CCLS

Doctors and research staff from 16 hospitals in California participate in this study

Treatment for childhood leukemia has significantly improved but we don't know enough about what causes this disease.

More than 3000 families have joined the California Childhood Leukemia Study since it started

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Meet Our Team

Catherine Metayer

Principal Investigator

Catherine Metayer is a physician trained in France who worked in departments of pediatrics and oncology where she developed an interest in cancer research. More...

Patricia A. Buffler, PhD

Study Founder

Dr. Patricia Buffler, a Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the University of California Berkeley (UCB), is an internationally known epidemiologist. She is responsible for the overall scientific direction of our research program. More...

Pagan Morris

Project Manager

Pagan Morris is the project manager for the California Childhood Leukemia Study at UC Berkeley, School of Public Health. She received her MPH from San Jose State University. More...

Questions? Call the study office: 1-888-510-2257

About the Study

The California Childhood Leukemia Study was started in 1995 by Dr. Patricia Buffler at the University of California Berkeley. This study is a case-control study of childhood leukemia. More...

Your Privacy

The University of California, Berkeley is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of your confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law. More...