The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) has created the DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series to highlight nominated early career scientists who are advancing research within the areas supported by DCP. The overall goal of this ongoing seminar series is to increase visibility and provide recognition to these DCP Early Career Scientists.
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Key information
- Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- Time: 11:00am EDT to 12:00pm EDT
- Location: Virtual via WebEx
Registration Information
Registration is required.
Speakers
ONC201 for Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Alexander Raufi, MD
Director, Clinical Research, Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Brown University Health Cancer Institute
Biography
Alexander G. Raufi, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. As a hematologist/oncologist at Brown University Health Cancer Institute, he specializes in Gastrointestinal Oncology and serves as the Director of the Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Program. Dr. Raufi received his medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of California, Irvine in Orange, California, and his fellowship training in hematology/oncology at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian in New York, New York. Dr. Raufi conducts both laboratory and clinical research at Brown University’s Legorreta Cancer Center and Brown University Health.
His research interests include the development of novel immunotherapy combinations in gastrointestinal malignancies and preventive strategies for gastrointestinal cancers. He is a recipient of a 2019 Young Investigator Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation/American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Better Together: Advancing Cancer Survivorship Through Dyadic Lifestyle Interventions
Meghan Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ
Biography
Dr. Meghan Skiba is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing and a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Prior, Dr. Skiba completed graduate training at the University of Arizona, a dietetic internship through the University of Houston, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Oregon Health & Science Knight Cancer Institute. A registered dietitian nutritionist, Dr. Skiba's research focuses on promoting healthy aging in cancer survivors and their caregivers through culturally and regionally tailored diet and physical activity interventions.
Her work integrates of caregivers into survivorship care and employs both community engagement strategies as well as digital health technologies to enhance reach and impact. She currently leads projects investigating the effects of dyadic lifestyle interventions on physical and psychosocial outcomes in cancer survivors and their caregivers.