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Prostate and Urologic Cancers

Conducts and supports research on the prevention and early detection of prostate and bladder cancers. Develops and supports prevention trials and evaluation of new agents, surrogate biomarkers, and emerging technologies for identifying premalignant lesions.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Asefa, Mela
mela.asefa@nih.gov
240-276-6422
5E328 Program Support Assistant | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Program Support Assistant | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
House, Margaret, RN, B.S.N.
margaret.house@nih.gov
240-276-7047
5E306 Deputy Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
Parnes, Howard L., M.D.
howard.parnes@nih.gov
240-276-7045
5E302 Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Wang, Thomas D

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

Peptide multimer for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma 5R01CA285303-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Wang, Hsiao-Lan

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

A Motion Exergaming Approach to Promote Self-Managing Fatigue and Pain after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment 5R01CA244947-06 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Wang, Linghua

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Center for Gastric Pre-Cancer Atlas of Multidimensional Evolution in 3D (GAME3D) 4U01CA294518-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Wang, Tza-Huei Jeff

Johns Hopkins University
United States

A low-cost, multiplexed digital high resolution melt platform for DNA methylation-based detection and identification of cancers in liquid biopsies 5R33CA272321-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Wang, Jing

New York University School Of Medicine
United States

Optimizing the use of ketamine to reduce chronic postsurgical pain 3UH3CA261067-05S1 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Wang, Kai

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Dietary prevention for colorectal cancer: targeting the bile acid/gut microbiome axis 4R00CA283146-03 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Wang, Thomas D

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

Early detection of colorectal cancer in the traditional and serrated pathways 5R01CA249851-05 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Wang, Tza-Huei Jeff

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Development of a low-cost epigenetic screening assay for Pap specimen-based detection of early-stage ovarian cancer in high-risk women 5R01CA260628-05 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Warner, Erica T

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Aspirins legacy on cancer and overall benefit: risk balance over a 15-year horizon 3U01CA301988-02S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Washington, Karla

Washington University
United States

Problem-Solving Therapy for Cancer Caregivers: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Outpatient Palliative Care 5R01CA258311-05 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Watt, Gordon Patrick

Netherlands Cancer Institute
United States

Quantitative background parenchymal enhancement, measured on contrast-enhanced mammogram, as a novel marker of breast cancer risk 3R37CA284134-03S1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Webster, Nicholas J

Veterans Medical Research Fdn/San Diego
United States

The Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on the Efficiency of Chemo- and Hormonal-Therapy in Breast Cancer 5R21CA288777-02 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Webster, Nicholas J

University Of California, San Diego
United States

Time-restricted feeding and breast cancer 5R01CA196853-09 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Wei, Lei

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp
United States

Advancing skin cancer prevention by tackling UV-induced clonogenic mutations 5R01CA255242-05 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Welsh, Joellen

State University Of New York At Albany
United States

Vitamin K: Body Pools and Function in Breast Cancer 5R01CA258231-05 Young Kim, Ph.D.