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Early Detection

Advances research to determine the effectiveness and clinical impact – harms and benefits – of cancer early detection technologies and practices, including imaging and molecular biomarker approaches. Fosters technological development, statistical modeling, and dissemination of scientific findings to promote early cancer detection practices.

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Major Programs

Resources

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
LeeVan, Elyse, M.D., M.P.H.
elyse.leevan@nih.gov
240-276-7314
5E110 Program Officer | Early Detection
McCarty, Larae
larae.mccarty@nih.gov
240-276-5777
5E322 Program Specialist | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Early Detection
Miller, Eric, Ph.D.
eric.miller2@nih.gov
240-276-5336
5E212 Program Officer | Early Detection
Ong, Mary Jane
maryjane.ong@nih.gov
240-858-3296
5E120 Nurse Consultant | Early Detection
Pinsky, Paul, Ph.D.
paul.pinsky@nih.gov
240-276-7014
5E108 Chief | Early Detection
Saxena, Neeraj, Ph.D.
neeraj.saxena@nih.gov
240-276-6302
5E218 Program Officer | Early Detection
Zhu, Claire, Ph.D.
claire.zhu@nih.gov
240-276-7013
5E106 Program Officer | Early Detection

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Anderson, Karen Sue

Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
United States

Southwest EDRN Clinical Validation Center for Head and Neck Cancer 5U01CA281660-03 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Arnold, Corey Wells

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Computational Feature Profiling and Modeling for Prostate Cancer Detection and Risk Stratification 5R01CA279666-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Atigadda, Venkatram Reddy

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Development of Potent and non-toxic rexinoids to prevent non-melanoma skin cancer 5R01CA276683-03
Backman, Vadim

Northwestern University At Chicago
United States

Optical hyperspectral nanoscale chromatin analysis for colon cancer risk-stratification 1R01CA289294-01A1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Badu-Tawiah, Abraham

Ohio State University
United States

Multiplexed Paper-Based Blood Test for Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Screening 5R21CA270727-02 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Badve, Sunil S.

Emory University
United States

Early prediction of lethal phenotypes in triple negative breast cancer using multiscale, multi-modality platforms 5R01CA281932-02 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Bae-Jump, Victoria Lin

Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
United States

Obesity-driven Metabolic and Molecular Biomarkers of Metformin Response in Endometrial Cancer 5R37CA226969-07 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Baghdadi, Tareq Al

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
United States

Michigan Cancer Research Consortium NCORP 3UG1CA189971-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Balaj, Leonora

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Standardized Molecular Analyses of Glioma EVs 5R01CA237500-05 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Balskus, Emily Patricia

Harvard University
United States

PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors 3OT2CA297577-01S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Balu, Mihaela

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Fast, large area, multiphoton exoscope (FLAME) for improving early detection of melanoma 4R01CA259019-04 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Banerjee, Imon

Mayo Clinic Arizona
United States

Multimodal AI Fusion Model for Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer 5R01CA289249-02 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Bao, Ting

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
United States

Acupuncture for Chemothrapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (ACT) Trial 5R37CA248563-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Bao, Ting

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
United States

Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (YCT) Trial 5R01CA251470-06 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Barber, Glen N.

Ohio State University
United States

Development of A HTLV-1 Vaccine 7R01CA252049-05 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.