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Cancer Biomarkers

Promotes research to identify, develop, and validate biological markers for early cancer detection, risk prediction, and prevention. Supports development of collaborative databases and informatics systems, advancement of new technologies, and refinement of existing technologies.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Evans Williams, Felicia, M.B.A.
felicia.evanslong@nih.gov
240-276-5076
5E636 Program Analyst | Cancer Biomarkers
Fu, Sidney, M.D.
sidney.fu@nih.gov
240-276-6669
5E134 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers
Hodges, Nicholas, Ph.D.
nick.hodges@nih.gov
240-276-7844
5E616 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers
Kohaar, Indu, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
indu.kohaar@nih.gov
240-620-0875
5E612 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers
Krueger, Karl, Ph.D. [V]
karl.krueger@nih.gov
Volunteer | Cancer Biomarkers
Marquez, Guillermo, Ph.D.
guillermo.marquez@nih.gov
240-276-7035
5E132 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers
Orr, Susan
susan.orr@nih.gov
240-276-5001
5E626 Program Support Assistant | Cancer Biomarkers
Patriotis, Christos, Ph.D., M.Sc.
christos.patriotis@nih.gov
240-276-7134
5E614 Deputy Chief | Cancer Biomarkers
Petruzzelli, Angie
angie.petruzzelli@nih.gov
240-276-5076
5E624 Program Support Assistant | Cancer Biomarkers
Srivastava, Sudhir, Ph.D., M.P.H.
sudhir.srivastava@nih.gov
240-276-7028
5E136 Chief | Cancer Biomarkers
Villanueva, Juan Miguel
juan.villanueva@nih.gov
5E630 Program Analyst | Cancer Biomarkers
Wang, Wendy, Ph.D., M.Sc.
wendy.wang@nih.gov
240-276-7117
5E566 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers
Young, Matthew, Ph.D.
matthew.young@nih.gov
240-276-5846
5E610 Program Officer | Cancer Biomarkers

Grants

PI Name PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Dhakal, Soma

Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

Single-Molecule High-Confidence Detection of miRNA Cancer Biomarkers 5R61CA278445-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Sears, Rosalie C

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

Validation of novel imaging and molecular tests for early detection of pancreatic cancer through risk-stratified community engagement programs 5U01CA278923-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Oskeritzian, Carole A

University Of South Carolina At Columbia
United States

Novel modalities for prostate cancer screening: mast cells as predictors of disease, disease aggressiveness and marks of disease disparity 5R21CA274021-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Sukumar, Saraswati

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Development of an automated, point of care DNA methylation cartridge blood test for colorectal cancer detection in LMICs- an academic-industrial partnership 3R01CA278816-03S1 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Shah, Sohrab P

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Exploiting markers of genomic instability in high-risk pre-invasive ovarian cancer 5R01CA281928-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Chan, Daniel Wanyui

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Development of a panel of multiplex biomarkers for the early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and high-risk lesions 5U01CA274514-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Zhu, Yazhen

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Click Chemistry-Mediated Surface Protein Assay for Quantifying Subpopulations of Hepatocellular Carcinoma-associated Extracellular Vesicles 5R01CA277530-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Yaghjyan, Lusine

University Of Florida
United States

Stromal contributions to breast carcinogenesis 5R01CA277817-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Alambeigi, Farshid

University Of Texas At Austin
United States

A Novel Framework for Sensitive and Reliable Early Diagnosis, Topographic Mapping, and Stiffness Classification of Colorectal Cancer Polyps 5R21CA280747-02 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Sidransky, David

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Racial differences in Immunogenetic Tumorigenesis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma 5R01CA265975-04 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Lampe, Paul D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Autoantibodies to tumor-derived neoepitopes as biomarkers and immunoPET agents for the early detection of small cell lung cancer 5R01CA281801-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Anderson, Karen Sue

Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
United States

Southwest EDRN Clinical Validation Center for Head and Neck Cancer 5U01CA281660-03 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Thakur, Mathew Laxman

Thomas Jefferson University
United States

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

Beckman Research Institute/City Of Hope
United States

Exosomal biomarkers for the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma 5R01CA271443-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Labaer, Joshua

Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
United States

Multiplex In-Solution Protein Array (MISPA) for high throughput, quantitative, early profiling of pathogen-induced head and neck 5R33CA281802-03 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.