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Nutritional Sciences

Promotes and supports studies establishing a comprehensive understanding of the role of diet and food components in cancer risk and tumor behavior. Supports basic, translational, and clinical studies to understand the interplay between nutrition and the microbiome, underlying cancer prevention mechanisms, and the interaction between genetics, gene expression, and dietary intake.

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Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Emenaker, Nancy J., Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
nancy.emenaker@nih.gov
240-276-7125
5E548 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Greco, Marsha
marsha.greco@nih.gov
240-276-7031
5E502 Program Specialist | Nutritional Science
Nutritional Science
Kim, Young, Ph.D.
young.kim2@nih.gov
240-276-7115
5E546 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Kumar, Amit, Ph.D.
amit.kumar@nih.gov
240-276-7617
5E554 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Riscuta, Gabriela, M.D., CNS
gabriela.riscuta@nih.gov
240-276-7118
5E560 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Shoemaker, Robert, Ph.D.
robert.shoemaker@nih.gov
240-276-7077
5E454 Co-Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Acting Chief | Nutritional Science

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Acciavatti, Raymond Joseph

University Of Pennsylvania
United States

Next-Generation Tomosynthesis Pilot Study 5R37CA273959-04 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Acharya, Munjal M

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Stem cell-derived exosomes to ameliorate chemobrain 5R01CA262213-03 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Acoba, Jared

University Of Hawaii At Manoa
United States

The Hawaii Minority/Underserved NCORP 3UG1CA189804-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Adams-Campbell, Lucile Lauren

Georgetown University
United States

National Capital Area (NCA) NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) 3UG1CA239758-06S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Adebamowo, Clement Adebayo

University Of Maryland Baltimore
United States

Baltimore CASCADE Study Site (BaCSS Project) 5UG1CA284883-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Afshar-Kharghan, Vahid

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Novel Biomarkers Predicting Blood Clots in Ovarian Cancer 5R01CA275762-03 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Ah, Diane Marie Von

Ohio State University
United States

Cognitive Training for Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial 5R01CA276222-03 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Ahn, Jiyoung

New York University School Of Medicine
United States

The Oral Mycobiome and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer 5U01CA250186-04 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Ahn, Eun Hyun

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Engineered biomimetic collective cancer invasion models for screening chemotherapeutic agents 5R01CA279948-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Alambeigi, Farshid

University Of Texas At Austin
United States

A Novel Framework for Sensitive and Reliable Early Diagnosis, Topographic Mapping, and Stiffness Classification of Colorectal Cancer Polyps 5R21CA280747-02 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Alexandrov, Ludmil B

University Of California, San Diego
United States

Mapping immuno-genomic drivers of the head and neck precancer invasive-disease transition 5U01CA290479-03 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Allen, Peter J

Duke University
United States

Biomarker validation for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas 5R01CA182076-08 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Amuta, Ann Oyare

University Of Texas Arlington
United States

Development of Tailored, Multilevel Cervical Cancer Interventions for Ethnically Diverse Black Women 1R15CA294297-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Anderson, Daniel M

Healthpartners Institute
United States

Metro-Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium (MMCORC) 3UG1CA189863-12S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Anderson, Garnet L.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

NCI Cancer Screening Research Network: Coordinating and Communication Center 3UG1CA286954-02S1 Elyse LeeVan, M.D., M.P.H.