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Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers

Conducts and supports research on the prevention and early detection of lung, head, and neck cancers. Supports new approaches to clinical prevention studies, including cancer immunoprevention and chemoprevention.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Bengtson, Lisa, RN, M.S.N., OCN
lisa.bengtson@nih.gov
240-276-7661
5E206 Nurse Consultant | Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Garvey, Rodshae
garveyrj@nih.gov
240-276-5764
5E220 Program Support Assistant | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Program Support Assistant | Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Johnsey, Donald
donald.johnsey@nih.gov
240-276-7029
5E224 Program Analyst | Office of the Associate Director for Clinical Research
Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Wojtowicz, Malgorzata, M.D.
malgorzata.wojtowicz@nih.gov
240-276-7012
5E104 Program Officer | Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Oskeritzian, Carole A

University Of South Carolina At Columbia
United States

Novel modalities for prostate cancer screening: mast cells as predictors of disease, disease aggressiveness and marks of disease disparity 5R21CA274021-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Ostrin, Edwin Justin

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Validation of blood-based biomarkers for risk assessment of lung cancer among individuals with no smoking history in the PLCO Cohort 1U01CA295902-01A1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Palefsky, Joel Michael

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

California-Mexico-Puerto Rico Partnership (CAMPO) Center for Prevention of HPV-related Cancer in HIV+ Populations 3U54CA242646-06S3 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Palesh, Oxana G

Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Related Insomnia 5R01CA239714-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Panda, Satchidananda

Salk Institute For Biological Studies
United States

Impact of Time-Restricted Feeding in Reducing Cancer Risk Through Optimizing Mitochondria Function 5R01CA258221-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Panda, Satchidananda

Salk Institute For Biological Studies
United States

Impact of Time-Restricted Feeding in Reducing Cancer Risk Through Optimizing Mitochondria Function 5R01CA258221-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Pandharipande, Pari Vijay

Ohio State University
United States

Precision Management of Cystic Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer 5R01CA237133-06 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Panigrahy, Dipak

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
United States

Control of cancer cachexia via stimulation of resolution of inflammation 5R01CA276107-02 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Panikkar, Rajiv

Geisinger Clinic
United States

Geisinger Cancer Institute - NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) 3UG1CA189847-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Papachristodoulou, Alexandros

Rutgers Biomedical And Health Sciences
United States

Investigating mitochondrial dysfunction in high-risk prostate cancer 4R00CA276713-03 Vignesh Gunasekharan, Ph.D.
Papadopoulos, Nickolas

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Multi-analyte Approach for Earlier Detection of Cancers in Non Plasma Biofluids 5U01CA230691-08 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Park, Youngkyu

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
United States

Preclinical Models for Cancer Therapeutic Development 5R50CA211506-10 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Paskett, Electra D.

Alliance Nctn Foundation
United States

Alliance NCORP Research Base 3UG1CA189823-11S3 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Paulovich, Amanda G

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Breast-cancer focused biomarker characterization center employing targeted mass spec assays in a CLIA environment 5U2CCA271873-03 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Paulson, Thomas G

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

The microbiome ecosystem of Barrett's esophagus and progression to cancer 5R21CA259687-02 Matthew Young, Ph.D.