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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

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Emenaker, Nancy J., Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
nancy.emenaker@nih.gov
240-276-7125
5E548 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Greco, Marsha
marsha.greco@nih.gov
240-276-7031
5E502 Program Specialist | Nutritional Science
Nutritional Science
Kim, Young, Ph.D.
young.kim2@nih.gov
240-276-7115
5E546 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Kumar, Amit, Ph.D.
amit.kumar@nih.gov
240-276-7617
5E554 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Riscuta, Gabriela, M.D., CNS
gabriela.riscuta@nih.gov
240-276-7118
5E560 Program Officer | Nutritional Science
Shoemaker, Robert, Ph.D.
robert.shoemaker@nih.gov
240-276-7077
5E454 Co-Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Acting Chief | Nutritional Science

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Hecht, Stephen S

University Of Minnesota
United States

High resolution mass spectrometric profile analysis of carcinogen-DNA adducts in oral cells of cigarette smokers and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck 5R01CA263084-05 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Heine, John J

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst
United States

Quantitative Imaging Clinical Validation Center at Moffitt Cancer Center 5U01CA200464-08 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Herman, James G.

University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh
United States

Optimizing Ultrasensitive DNA methylation detection for lung cancer and other malignancies 5U2CCA271885-04 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Herrmann, Joerg

Mayo Clinic Rochester
United States

TrAstuzumab Cardiomyopathy Therapeutic Intervention with Carvedilol (TACTIC) Trial 5R01CA233610-06 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.
Hilakivi-Clarke, Leena A.

University Of Minnesota
United States

Effect of maternal obesity on breast cancer among offspring: role of the gut microbiota 5R01CA276775-03 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Hill, Joshua Aiden

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy and Infectious Complications After CD19-Targeted CAR-T-Cell Therapy 5R01CA276040-03 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Hitchins, Megan P

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst
United States

Discovery and verification of methylated circulating tumor DNA markers for the detection of colorectal cancer in subjects under 50 years of age 7R01CA252042-05 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Hollingsworth, Michael A.

University Of Nebraska Medical Center
United States

Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium 5U01CA210240-09 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Hoshida, Yujin

Ut Southwestern Medical Center
United States

Therapeutic modulation of a proteomic HCC risk signature with statins in patients with liver cirrhosis 4U01CA288375-03 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Houghton, A Mcgarry

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Tumor-specific autoantibodies for SCLC early detection 5R01CA243328-06 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Howitt, Brooke E

Stanford University
United States

Unraveling heterogeneity in endometrial cancer via integrated single cell genotype-phenotype mapping 1R37CA303960-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Hruska, Carrie B

Mayo Clinic Rochester
United States

Density MATTERS Clinical Trial 5R01CA239200-05 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Hsu, Li

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Statistical Methods for Precision Prevention 1R01CA297681-01 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Hu, Shuiying

Ohio State University
United States

Targeting neuronal transport to ameliorate vincristine neurotoxicity 5R01CA272254-03 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Hu, Jim

Weill Medical Coll Of Cornell Univ
United States

Pelvic fascia spARing radical prostatectomy TrIAL (PARTIAL) 5R01CA259173-04 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.