[FG] Katapodi Maria

Research Focus

Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health & Health Systems

Area of Research

Personalized health care, cancer prevention and control, digital and public health interventions with a focus on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and Lynch syndrome. Founder and Chair of the Swiss CASCADE Consortium (Swiss Cancer Predisposition Cascade Genetic Screening) and Founder of the International Nursing Cascade Consortium. Project Management: Integration of digital tools and artificial intelligence for management of hereditary cancer risk.

Approved Research Projects

The following are selected research projects. For the full list please see CV.

Focus: Cancer Genetics

• 2018-2027

CASCADE cohort: A family-based, open-ended cohort for investigating the use and impact of genetic testing and the development of comprehensive interventions for HBOC and Lynch syndromes in Switzerland. (NCT03124212) (BASEC 2016-02052)

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding: Swiss Cancer Research Foundation KFS-5293-02-2021 & KFS-6088-02-2024; Swiss Cancer League KLS-4294-08-2017; University of Basel, Office Vice Rector of Research, Strategic Projects (2016) 

• 2019-2023

DIALOGUE study: Using digital health to improve care for families with genetic predisposition to cancer, (NCT04214210; PRR1-10.2196/26264) (BASEC 2021-01160)

Role: Principal Investigator, Bilateral Collaboration: S. Korea

Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation – IZKSZ3_188408/1

Focus: Artificial Intelligence

• 2020-2022

Machine learning techniques for personalized breast cancer prognosis - Swiss BCpro

Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Ming, C.)

Funding: Swiss Cancer League - HSR-5222-11-2020

• 2021-2023

Comparing Natural Language Processing (NLP) with qualitative research methods to understand coping mechanisms of HBOC-affected women Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Schweighoffer, R.)

Funding: University of Basel, Office Vice Rector of Research

Focus: Family Caregiving

• 2023-2027

Non-pharmacological interventions for family caregivers of patients with cancer

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding: University of Basel, Structural Funds 

Collaborations

National Collaborations

·        Dr. Souria Aissaoui, Department Genetics & Health, Genesupport AG

·        PD Dr. med. Nicole Bürki, Fachbereich Frauenklinik, University Hospital Basel

·        Dr. Maria Caiata-Zufferey, Departement of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)

·        Prof. Em. Pierre Olivier Chappuis, Department of Oncology and Department of Diagnosis, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (HUG)

·        Muriel Fluri, Medizinische Onkologie, Inselspital Bern

·        Dr. med. Rossella Graffeo, Instituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI), Bellinzona

·        Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Karl Heinimann, Department Biomedizin DBM, University Hospital Basel

·        Prof. Dr. Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Gynecological Oncology, University Hospital Basel

·        Dr. Helen Koechlin, Klinische Psychologie und Psychoterapie, Psychologische Fakultät, Universität Basel

·        PD Dr. Christian Kurzeder, PhD, Brustzentrum, Universitätsspital Basel

·        Asley Machen, Brustzentrum, Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes

·        Dr. Christian Monnerat, Department Oncology, Hôpital du Jura

·        Carla Pedrazzani, Drd., Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Basel

·        Prof. Dr. Nicole Probst-Hensch, MPH, Swiss TPH

·        Dr. med. Manuela Rabaglio, Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Onkologie, Inselspital Bern

·        Prof. Simon Wieser, Gesundheitsökonomie, ZHAW

·        Dr. med. Ursina Zürrer-Härdi, Brustzentrum, Kantonsspital Winterthur

·        Arianna Elena Maria Bonfanti, Department Genetique Medicale, Institut central hôpital valais (ICHV)

·        Dr. Fulvia Brugnoletti, Oncogenetics Unit, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)

·        Dr. Chang Ming, Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel

·        Dr. med. Sandra Schmid, Department Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital Luzern

·        MD Catrina Uhlmann-Nussbaum, Onkologiezentrum, Kantonsspital Olten

·        Dr. med. Camille Kumps, Service de médicine génétique, CHUV Lausanne

International Collaborations

• Sivia Barnoy, Nursing Department, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
• Efrat Dagan, The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
• Tarsha Jones, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
• Sue Kim, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Meghan L. Underhill-Blazey, School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
• Melissa K. Uveges, School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA, United States
• William F. Connell, School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA, United States
• Andrew A. Dwyer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Center for Reproductive Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

Ongoing Research Projects

CASCADE Cohort https://swisscascade.ch/en/