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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
Schenker, Yael

University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh
United States

Patient-centered and efficacious advance care planning in cancer: the PEACe comparative effectiveness trial 5R01CA235730-06 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Schmidt, Christian Maximillian

Indiana University Indianapolis
United States

Longitudinal Proteomic and Metabolomic Predictors of Pancreatic Cyst Malignant Progression and Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer 5U01CA239522-05 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Schmit, Stephanie L.

Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru
United States

Variation in tumor-associated immune profiles and colorectal cancer outcomes 5R01CA248931-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Schoen, Robert E.

University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh
United States

Blood-Based Testing for Advanced Adenoma 5U01CA271884-04 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Schroeck, Florian R

Veterans Education/Res/Assn/North/Ne
United States

Replacing Invasive Cystoscopy with Urine Testing for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Surveillance 5R37CA275916-03 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Schuetze, Scott Michael

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

Early Phase Clinical Cancer Prevention Consortium 2UG1CA242632-06 Donald Johnsey
Sears, Rosalie C

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

An atlas of pancreatic tumorigenesis in the context of altered DNA repair occurring in high-risk individuals 4U01CA294548-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Sears, Rosalie C

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

Validation of novel imaging and molecular tests for early detection of pancreatic cancer through risk-stratified community engagement programs 5U01CA278923-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Sedrak, Mina S

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Using Senolytics to Improve Physical Function in Older Breast Cancer Survivors 5R21CA277660-03 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Sedrak, Mina S

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Targeting Senescence to Mitigate Chemotherapy-induced Functional Decline 5R01CA280088-03 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Segal, Leopoldo Nicolas

New York University School Of Medicine
United States

Microbial and host biomarker development for detection and prognosis of early stage non-small cell lung cancer 5U2CCA271890-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Segata, Nicola

University Of Trento
United States

PROSPECT - Microbiome Studies. (PATHWAYS, RISK FACTORS, AND MOLECULES TO PREVENT EARLY-ONSET COLORECTAL TUMOURS) 1OT2CA297205-01 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca Anne

Texas A&M Agrilife Research
United States

Deep in the Heart for Women: A Community-Engaged Intervention Study to Catalyze a Culture of Health in Rural South Texas 1R01HL179449-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Semmes, Oliver John

Old Dominion University
United States

Virginia-UCLA-Toronto Biomarker Characterization Center 5U2CCA271894-05 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Sempere, Lorenzo

Michigan State University
United States

Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer 5R01CA258314-04 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.