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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

Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office ID
Emenaker, Nancy J., Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
nancy.emenaker@nih.gov
240-276-7125
5E580 Program Officer | Nutritional Science 562
Greco, Marsha
marsha.greco@nih.gov
240-276-7031
5E562 Program Specialist | Nutritional Science
Nutritional Science
648
Kim, Young, Ph.D.
young.kim2@nih.gov
240-276-7115
5E576 Program Officer | Nutritional Science 579
Kumar, Amit, Ph.D.
amit.kumar@nih.gov
240-276-7617
5E572 Program Officer | Nutritional Science 582
Riscuta, Gabriela, M.D., CNS
gabriela.riscuta@nih.gov
240-276-7118
5E560 Program Officer | Nutritional Science 614
Shoemaker, Robert, Ph.D.
robert.shoemaker@nih.gov
240-276-7077
5E454 Co-Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Acting Chief | Nutritional Science
624

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Rogers, Laura Q

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Role of gut microbe composition in psychosocial symptom response to exercise training in breast cancer survivors 5R01CA235598-06 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Rosenberg, Daniel William

University Of Connecticut Sch Of Med/Dnt
United States

Microbiota, Metabolites, and Colon Neoplasia 5R01CA252045-05 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Shalon, Tidhar Dari

Envivo Bio Inc
United States

Development and clinical evaluation of the CapScan gastrointestinal sampling device for metabolomics monitoring 5R33CA260665-03 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Shureiqi, Imad

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

ALOX15 regulation of colon cancer invasiveness via PI3P-linoleic acid metabolism 5R01CA266223-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Song, Ming

University Of Louisville
United States

Dietary fructose and NASH/HCC progression 5R21CA290420-02 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Stolley, Melinda R

Medical College Of Wisconsin
United States

Every Day Counts: A lifestyle program for women metastatic breast cancer 5R01CA258759-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Stolley, Melinda R

Medical College Of Wisconsin
United States

Men Moving Forward: A Lifestyle Intervention for African American Prostate Cancer Survivors 3R01CA229546-05S1
Tabung, Fred Kinyuy

Ohio State University
United States

Role of the inflammatory dietary pattern in gut and colon tissue microbiomes and impact on survival outcomes among colorectal cancer patients 1R21CA294050-01 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Tollefsbol, Trygve O

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Combinatorial epigenetic-based prevention of breast cancer 5R01CA178441-10 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa

University Of Illinois At Chicago
United States

Effects of Time-restricted Eating versus Daily Continuous Calorie Restriction on Body Weight and Colorectal Cancer Risk Markers among Adults with Obesity 3R01CA257807-04S1 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Wallace, Douglas C

Children'S Hosp Of Philadelphia
United States

Anti-tumor immunity and intestinal microbiota are modulated by mitochondrial DNA 5R01CA259635-04 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Webster, Nicholas J

University Of California, San Diego
United States

Time-restricted feeding and breast cancer 5R01CA196853-08 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Webster, Nicholas J

Veterans Medical Research Fdn/San Diego
United States

The Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on the Efficiency of Chemo- and Hormonal-Therapy in Breast Cancer 5R21CA288777-02 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Welsh, Joellen

State University Of New York At Albany
United States

Vitamin K: Body Pools and Function in Breast Cancer 5R01CA258231-05 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Wilson, Michael R

Wayne State University
United States

Does obesity influence protein quality control in endometrial cancer? 5R00CA252152-05 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.