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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
Anderson, Garnet L.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

NCI Cancer Screening Research Network: Coordinating and Communication Center 3UG1CA286954-02S1 Elyse LeeVan, M.D., M.P.H.
Arnold, Corey Wells

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Computational Feature Profiling and Modeling for Prostate Cancer Detection and Risk Stratification 5R01CA279666-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Atigadda, Venkatram Reddy

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Development of Potent and non-toxic rexinoids to prevent non-melanoma skin cancer 5R01CA276683-03
Backman, Vadim

Northwestern University At Chicago
United States

Optical hyperspectral nanoscale chromatin analysis for colon cancer risk-stratification 1R01CA289294-01A1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Badu-Tawiah, Abraham

Ohio State University
United States

Multiplexed Paper-Based Blood Test for Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Screening 5R21CA270727-02 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Badve, Sunil S.

Emory University
United States

Early prediction of lethal phenotypes in triple negative breast cancer using multiscale, multi-modality platforms 5R01CA281932-02 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Bae-Jump, Victoria Lin

Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
United States

Obesity-driven Metabolic and Molecular Biomarkers of Metformin Response in Endometrial Cancer 5R37CA226969-07 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Baghdadi, Tareq Al

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
United States

Michigan Cancer Research Consortium NCORP 3UG1CA189971-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Balaj, Leonora

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Standardized Molecular Analyses of Glioma EVs 5R01CA237500-05 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Balskus, Emily Patricia

Harvard University
United States

PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors 3OT2CA297577-01S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Balu, Mihaela

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Fast, large area, multiphoton exoscope (FLAME) for improving early detection of melanoma 4R01CA259019-04 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Banerjee, Imon

Mayo Clinic Arizona
United States

Multimodal AI Fusion Model for Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer 5R01CA289249-02 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Bao, Ting

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
United States

Yoga for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (YCT) Trial 5R01CA251470-06 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Bao, Ting

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
United States

Acupuncture for Chemothrapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (ACT) Trial 5R37CA248563-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Barber, Glen N.

Ohio State University
United States

Development of A HTLV-1 Vaccine 7R01CA252049-05 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.