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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
Matin, Khalid

Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

VCU Massey Cancer Center Minority/Underserved NCI Community Oncology Research Program 3UG1CA189869-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Mcguire, Andrew

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Rational Vaccine Design to prevent HIV-Associated Lymphoma 5R01CA285227-02
Mclouth, Laurie

University Of Kentucky
United States

Pathways, a Hope-Based Intervention to Support Personal Goal Pursuit, Mental Health, and Quality of Life during Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment 5R01CA283929-03 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Md, Nicholas Dibella

Western States Cancer Research Ncorp
United States

NCORP: Colorado Cancer Research Program 3UG1CA189805-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Meghani, Salimah H.

University Of Pennsylvania
United States

Cannabis use and outcomes in ambulatory patients with cancer: A 12-month cohort study 3R01CA270483-04S1 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Mehrara, Babak J

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedema 5R01CA278599-03
Mehta, Anand S.

Medical University Of South Carolina
United States

Glycan Biomarkers for Cholangiocarcinoma 1R01CA289381-01A1 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Melemedjian, Ohannes Kevork

University Of Maryland Baltimore
United States

Identification of novel targets for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy 4R01CA249939-02 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Mello-Thoms, Claudia R

University Of Iowa
United States

Satisfaction of Search in Breast Cancer Detection 5R01CA259048-05
Metzger, Gregory John

University Of Minnesota
United States

Computer Aided Diagnostic System for Prostate Cancer Detection Using Quantitative Multiparametric MRI 4R01CA241159-05 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Milanovich, Samuel J.

Sanford Research/Usd
United States

Sanford Community Cancer Program of the North Central Plains (NCORP) 3UG1CA189825-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Milbury, Kathrin

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Dyadic yoga Program for Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Family Caregivers 4R37CA231522-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Miyano, Masaru

Beckman Research Institute/City Of Hope
United States

Evaluating the ELF5 Clock as a Biomarker in Breast Cancer Prevention Trials 1R03CA300614-01 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Morilak, David A

University Of Texas Hlth Science Center
United States

Therapy-induced cognitive impairment in a rat model of prostate cancer 5R01CA285183-03 John Clifford, Ph.D.
Morin, Olivier

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

Development of a Personalized Voxel-wise Prediction of Brain Metastases using Multi-Parametric MR Imaging to Reduce Treatment Toxicity 1R01CA292043-01A1 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.