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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
Tennis, Meredith A

University Of Colorado Denver
United States

Persistence and regression in lung premalignant lesions 1R01CA289576-01A1 Malgorzata Wojtowicz, M.D.
Terry, Kathryn L.

Brigham And Women'S Hospital
United States

Changing Contraceptive Patterns and Ovarian Cancer Risk 5R01CA258679-05 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Tewari, Ashutosh K

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
United States

Artificial intelligence enabled Stroma-Weighted Automated Grading system to improve risk stratification in Black Men 1R01CA290438-01A1 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Thakur, Mathew Laxman

Thomas Jefferson University
United States

Noninvasive, Uniplex, Molecular, Pathomic Urinary Assay for Detection of Prostate Cancer 5R01CA249921-05
Thangaraju, Muthusamy

Augusta University
United States

Bacteria-derived xenobiotics in colon cancer prevention: Link to GPR109A and colonic ketogenesis 5R01CA275840-03
Thompson, Patricia Ann

University Of Arizona
United States

University of Arizona Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network 2UG1CA242596-07 Donald Johnsey
Thompson, Patricia Ann

State University New York Stony Brook
United States

Three-Arm randomized trial comparing the effect of aspirin, sulindac or no treatment control on breast density in patients with elevated breast cancer risk 5R01CA235720-05 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.
Tollefsbol, Trygve O

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Combinatorial epigenetic-based prevention of breast cancer 5R01CA178441-10 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Tong, Frank

Vanderbilt University
United States

Learning the visual and cognitive bases of lung nodule detection 5R01CA240274-05
Toriola, Adetunji T

Washington University
United States

Targeting RANK Pathway in Mammographic Density and Primary Breast Cancer Prevention 5R37CA235602-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Torres, Keila Enitt

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Use of Noninvasive Biomarkers and Advanced MRI for early detection of NF1-associated MPNSTs 5R01CA285980-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa

University Of Illinois At Chicago
United States

Effects of Time-restricted Eating versus Daily Continuous Calorie Restriction on Body Weight and Colorectal Cancer Risk Markers among Adults with Obesity 5R01CA257807-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa

University Of Illinois At Chicago
United States

Effects of Time-restricted Eating versus Daily Continuous Calorie Restriction on Body Weight and Colorectal Cancer Risk Markers among Adults with Obesity 5R01CA257807-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Ulrich, Cornelia M

University Of Utah
United States

Adipose tissue-colorectal tumor cross-talk: new targets for breaking the obesity-cancer link 5R01CA254108-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Upshaw, Jenica

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
United States

A randomized trial of cardioprotective strategies in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and pre-existing cardiomyopathy or prior anthracycline exposure 1R37CA300969-01 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.