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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 PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Sen, Subrata

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

 Circulating Biomarkers and Imaging for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer 5U01CA214263-07 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Shah, Sohrab P

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

 Exploiting markers of genomic instability in high-risk pre-invasive ovarian cancer 5R01CA281928-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Shain, Alan Hunter

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

 Pre-cancer atlas of skin cancer 4U01CA294536-02 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Shalon, Tidhar Dari

Envivo Bio Inc
United States

 Development and clinical evaluation of the CapScan gastrointestinal sampling device for metabolomics monitoring 5R33CA260665-04 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Shelby, Rebecca A

Duke University
United States

 Improving outcomes for women experiencing premature or early menopause after cancer: development and pilot testing of a novel intervention 1R21CA301298-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Shelby, Rebecca A

Duke University
United States

 Persistent Post-Mastectomy Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial of Targeted Pain Coping Skills Training (Targeted-PCST) with Mediational Analysis 5R01CA249959-05 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Shiozawa, Yusuke

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
United States

 Contribution of cutaneous neuro-immune interactions to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy 1R21CA297068-01 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Shirwan, Haval

University Of Missouri-Columbia
United States

 Developing a novel agonist of CD137 for cancer immunoprevention 5UG3CA290305-02 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Shu, Xiao-Ou

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
United States

 Use of Circulating MicroRNAs for Early Detection and Risk Assessment for Pancreatic Cancer 5R01CA227133-05 Matthew Young, 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
Siddique, Shahzad

Commonspirit Health Research Institute
United States

 CIRI Oncology Research Alliance 3UG1CA189809-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Sidransky, David

Johns Hopkins University
United States

 Racial differences in Immunogenetic Tumorigenesis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 5R01CA265975-04 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Sieren, Jessica C

University Of Iowa
United States

 Lung cancer screening efficacy enhanced through radiomic and epigenetic biomarkers 5R01CA267820-03 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Sigel, Keith Magnus

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
United States

 The effectiveness of screening women with lower genital tract neoplasia or cancers for anal cancer precursors 4R01CA256660-05 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Simeone, Diane M

University Of California, San Diego
United States

 Biomarker Validation in Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms 5U01CA282272-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.