Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
A542 Crabtree Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Voice: 412-624-3467
Fax: 412 624-7397
E-mail: bunkerc@pitt.edu


Research Interests

• Prostate Cancer, ovarian cancer
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Obesity
• Blood Pressure
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Birth outcome

Research Interests

Principal Investigator


• Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Tobagonians (1999-2010) NCI
• Inflammation and Ovarian Cancer (2009-2010) NCI
• Investigation of multifactorial risk for low birth weight in rural Indian cohort (2009-2011)

Education & Training

• Wellesley College - A.B. Zoology, 1961
• Johns Hopkins University - M.P.H. Epidemiology, 1980
• University of Pittsburgh - Ph.D. Epidemiology, 1984
• University of Pittsburgh - Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, 1985

Selected Publications

Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Konety BR, Dhir R, Brufsky AM, Vivas CA, Becich MJ, Trump DL, Kuller LH. High prevalence of screening-detected prostate cancer among Afro-Caribbeans: The Tobago Prostate Survey. Cancer Epidemiol Biomark Prev 2002;11:726-729.

Shea PR, Ferrell RE, Patrick AL, Kuller LH, Bunker CH. ELAC2 and prostate cancer risk in Afro-Caribbeans of Tobago. Hum Genet 2002;111:398-400.

Raikkonen K, Matthews KA, Kondwani KA, Bunker CH, Melhem NM, Ukoli FAM, Asogun A, Jacob RG. Does nondipping of blood pressure at night reflect a trait of blunted cardiovascular responses to daily activities? Annals Behav Med 2004;27(2):131-7.

Hoffman LJ, Bunker CH, Pellett PE, Trump DL, Patrick AL, Dollard SC, Keenan HA, Jenkins FJ. Elevated seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) among men with prostate cancer. J Infect Dis 2004;189:15-20.

Miljkovic-Gacic I, Bunker CH, Ferrell RE, Kammerer CM, Evans RW, Patrick AL, Kuller LH. Lipoprotein subclass and particle size differences in Afro-Caribbeans, African Americans, and white Americans: associations with hepatic lipase gene variation. Metabolism Clin Experiment 2006;55(1):96-102.

Bunker CH, Zmuda JM, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Weissfeld JL, Kuller LH, Cauley JA. High bone density is associated with prostate cancer in older Afro-Caribbean men. Cancer Causes & Control 2006;17(10):1083-1089.Ragin CCR, Wheeler VW, Wilson JB, Bunker CH, Gollin SM, Patrick AL, Taioli E: Distinct distribution of HPV types among cancer-free Afro-Caribbean women from Tobago. Biomarkers, 2007; 1-13 (electronic) URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13547500701340384.

Wang X. Kammerer CM. Wheeler VW. Patrick AL. Bunker CH. Zmuda JM. Genetic and environmental determinants of volumetric and areal BMD in multi-generational families of African ancestry: the Tobago Family Health Study. J Bone Mineral Research 2007; 22:527-36.

Miljkovic-Gacic I. Wang X. Kammerer CM. Bunker CH. Wheeler VW. Patrick AL. Kuller LH. Evans RW. Zmuda JM. Genetic determination of adiponectin and its relationship with body fat topography in multigenerational families of African heritage. Metabol: Clin Exper 2007; 56:234-8.

Bunker CH, McDonald AC, Evans RW, de la Rosa N, Boumosleh JM, Patrick AL. A Randomized Trial of Lycopene Supplementation in Tobago Men with High Prostate Cancer Risk. Nutr Cancer 2007; 57:130-7.

Miljkovic-Gacic I, Wang X, Kammerer CM, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Kuller LH, Evans RW, Zmuda JM. Sex and genetic effects on upper and lower body fat and associations with diabetes in multigenerational families of African heritage. Metabolism. 2008 Jun;57(6):819-823.

Miljkovic-Gacic I, Wang X, Kammerer CM, Gordon CL, Goodpaster BH, Bunker CH, Kuller LH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Evans RW, Zmuda JM. Fat Infiltration in Muscle: New Evidence for Familial Clustering and Associations with Diabetes. Obesity 2008;16:1854-60.

Sheu Y, Cauley JA, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Kammerer CM, Zmuda JM. Natural History and Correlates of Hip Bone Loss Among Men of African Ancestry: The Tobago Bone Health Study. J Bone Miner Res 2009; Mar 3.