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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 PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official Sort descending
Tabung, Fred Kinyuy

Ohio State University
United States

Role of the inflammatory dietary pattern in gut and colon tissue microbiomes and impact on survival outcomes among colorectal cancer patients 1R21CA294050-01 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Rosenberg, Daniel William

University Of Connecticut Sch Of Med/Dnt
United States

Microbiota, Metabolites, and Colon Neoplasia 5R01CA252045-05 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Nguyen, Sang Minh

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
United States

Gut Microbiome Profiles in Association with Breast Cancer Recurrence and Mortality 1R03CA292953-01 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Tollefsbol, Trygve O

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Combinatorial epigenetic-based prevention of breast cancer 5R01CA178441-10 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Marchand, Loic Le

University Of Hawaii At Manoa
United States

Effects of Intermittent Energy Restriction on Intra-Abdominal Fat and the Gut Microbiome: A Randomized Trial 5R01CA258179-05 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Rogers, Laura Q

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Role of gut microbe composition in psychosocial symptom response to exercise training in breast cancer survivors 5R01CA235598-06 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Hebert, James R

University Of South Carolina At Columbia
United States

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Metabolic Dysregulation in Obese Parent and Child Dyads and Risk of Colorectal Cancer 3U01CA272977-03S1 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Kong, Mei

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Using dietary glutamine supplementation for melanoma prevention and targeted therapy 5R01CA244360-05 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Lu, Junxuan

Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
United States

Early clinial trials for Angelica herbal supplements for prostate cancer interception 4R01CA260901-04 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Meghani, Salimah H.

University Of Pennsylvania
United States

Cannabis use and outcomes in ambulatory patients with cancer: A 12-month cohort study 3R01CA270483-04S1 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS