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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
Moscicki, Anna-Barbara

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Real-world effectiveness of HPV vaccine in women living with HIV and its impact on cervical cancer screening accuracies 5R01CA281293-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Moses, John Edward

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
United States

Discovery of Natural Products and Natural Product Derivatives as Inhibitors of KLK6 to Prevent the Progression of Preneoplastic Ductal Pancreatic Cancer 1UG3CA290364-01A1 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Mosher, Catherine E

Indiana University Indianapolis
United States

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Patient Fatigue Interference and Caregiver Burden in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer 5R01CA289486-02
Mu, Ping

Yale University
United States

Unveiling the Role of UBE2J1 as the E2 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme in Androgen Receptor Degradation 5R01CA292949-03 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Mugo, Nelly Rwamba

Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri)
United States

KEMRI-PHRD UG1 CASCADE NETWORK UNIT: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV RESEARCH 3UG1CA285132-03S1 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Muller, Carolyn Y

University Of New Mexico Health Scis Ctr
United States

The NCI Community Oncology Research Program: The New Mexico NCORP 3UG1CA189856-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Mungo, Chemtai

Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
United States

Feasibility of artesunate to improve HPV and cervical precancer treatment outcomes among HIV positive women in LMICs 3R34CA284983-03S2 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Mungo, Chemtai

Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
United States

Expanded Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Adjuvant 5-Fluorouracil Following Thermal Ablation to Improve HPV Treatment Outcomes in Women with HIV in Africa 3R37CA306827-01S2 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Murenzi, Gad

Research For Development
United States

Rwanda CASCADE Clinical Trials Site for cervical cancer prevention 5UG1CA284908-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Mustian, Karen M.

University Of Rochester
United States

URCC NCORP Research Base 3UG1CA189961-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Muzumdar, Mandar Deepak

Yale University
United States

Targeting pancreatic endocrine-exocrine signaling in cancer development with incretin mimetics 1R01CA296916-01
Mwesigwa, Betty

Makerere University Walter Reed Project
United States

Implementing HIV/Cervical Cancer Prevention CASCADE Clinical Trials in Uganda (CASCADE UGANDA) 5UG1CA275412-04 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Nabavi, Sheida

University Of Connecticut Storrs
United States

SCH: Robust Multimodal Longitudinal AI for Enhanced Breast Cancer Screening 5R01CA297855-02 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Naicker, Nivashnee

Centre/Aids Programme/Res/South Africa
United States

CAPRISA CASCADE Clinical Trials Network Clinical Research Site 5UG1CA284671-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Nappi, Lucia

Provincial Health Services Authority
United States

Integrating investigational miR371a-3p with conventional radiology imaging for earlier and more precise detection of active germ cell malignancy: A BCC/SWOG/S1823 secondary use of data collaboration. 5R37CA264798-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.