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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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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
Cantuaria, Guilherme

Northside Hospital Atlanta
United States

Georgia NCI Community Oncology Research Program (GA NCORP) 3UG1CA189997-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Cao, Yin

Washington University
United States

PROSPECT-Global Consortium and Risk Factor Discovery 3OT2CA297576-01S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cao, Shugeng

University Of Hawaii At Hilo
United States

Discovery of novel natural TEAD inhibitors for the chemoprevention of liver tumors 5UG3CA290375-02 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Cao, Yin

Washington University
United States

Obesity, sedentary behaviors, and diet quality for prevention and early detection of early-onset colorectal neoplasia 4R37CA246175-06 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cao, Weidan

Ohio State University
United States

Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity Risk Prediction for Breast Cancer Patients with a Multimodal AI-based System 1R01CA301579-01 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.
Carlson, Jay W

Ozark Health Ventures, Llc
United States

Ozark Health Ventures LLC dba Cancer Research for the Ozarks (CRO) 3UG1CA189822-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Carson, Tiffany Lashaun

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst
United States

Determining the structural- and functional-level effects of diet-specific interventions on the gut microbiota of a diverse sample of Southern United States adults 5R01CA253219-06 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Castilla, Lucio H.

Univ Of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester
United States

Study of tyrosine kinase inhibitors as preventive therapy in RUNX1-FPD 1U01CA296350-01 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Castro, Cesar M

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Composing CODAs to cervical cancer screening through an integrated CRISPR and fluorescent nucleic acid approach 3U01CA279858-03S2 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Caulin, Carlos

University Of Arizona
United States

Genetic Alterations That Confer High Risk to Oral Premalignant Lesions 5R01CA274857-04
Caywood, Emi H

Nemours Children'S Hospital, Delaware
United States

Nemours NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) 3UG1CA189958-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Chak, Amitabh

Case Western Reserve University
United States

Pathways of Injury and Repair in Barrett's Carcinogenesis 5P01CA269019-03 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chan, Alexandre

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Neurotrophic strategy to mitigate chemotherapy-related brain injury 5R01CA276212-03 John Clifford, Ph.D.
Chan, Andrew T

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

MGH- PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors 3OT2CA297680-01S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chan, Daniel Wanyui

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Development of a panel of multiplex biomarkers for the early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and high-risk lesions 5U01CA274514-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.