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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
Boutros, Paul Christopher

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Germline Determinants of Prostate Cancer Evolution 5R01CA270108-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Bower, Julienne E

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Mindfulness Meditation for Younger Breast Cancer Survivors: Testing Digital Interventions in Clinical and Community Settings 5R01CA282416-02 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Boyer, Thomas G

University Of Texas Hlth Science Center
United States

Pathological reprogramming of the m6A epitranscriptome in uterine fibroids 5R01HD106285-05 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Brand, Randall

University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh
United States

Validation of biomarkers for risk prediction and early diagnosis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma 5U01CA200466-08 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Brinkman, Tara M

St. Jude Children'S Research Hospital
United States

Culturally adapted mobile treatment of chronic pain in adolescent survivors of pediatric bone sarcoma 4R33CA280978-02 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Brown, Austin L

Baylor College Of Medicine
United States

A Systems Epidemiology Approach for Predicting Methotrexate Neurotoxicity in Pediatric Acute Leukemia 5R01CA272981-03 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Bruner, Deborah Watkins

Nrg Oncology Foundation, Inc.
United States

NRG Oncology NCORP Research Base-BIQSFP 3UG1CA189867-11S2 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Bryan, Angela

University Of Colorado
United States

Cannabis for Palliative Care in Cancer: A Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial of Full Spectrum Hemp-derived CBD/THC 5R01CA284860-03 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Buczynski, Matthew Wallace

Virginia Polytechnic Inst And St Univ
United States

Anti-nociceptive actions of CART II in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy 5R01CA284075-03 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Buis, Lorraine R

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

MyGI Diet for Colorectal Cancer Prevention 5R01CA255743-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Burgess, Mark Thomas

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Clinical assessment of radiotherapy-induced vaginal toxicity with multiparametric ultrasound imaging 5R21CA290252-02 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Buszczak, Michael

Ut Southwestern Medical Center
United States

Developing ribosome biogenesis inhibitors for the prevention of cancer 5UG3CA290312-02 Kajal Biswas, Ph.D.
Butler, Kathleen Yost

Corewell Health
United States

Cancer Research Consortium of West Michigan (CRCWM) 3UG1CA189860-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Butryn, Meghan

Drexel University
United States

Efficacy of a multi-level intervention designed to promote adherence to WCRF/AICR dietary guidelines for cancer prevention 1R01CA288323-01A1 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Cai, Long

California Institute Of Technology
United States

Understanding the role of tumor microenvironment in low grade glioma progression to malignancy 4U01CA294551-02 Sidney Fu, M.D.