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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
Eibl, Guido Erwin Michael

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Chemoprevention and mechanisms of obesity-promoted pancreatic adenocarcinoma 5P01CA236585-05
Clapper, Margie L.

Research Inst Of Fox Chase Can Ctr
United States

Folic Acid Supplementation and Colitis-associated Colon Carcinogenesis 5R01CA262551-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Shureiqi, Imad

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

ALOX15 regulation of colon cancer invasiveness via PI3P-linoleic acid metabolism 5R01CA266223-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Hill, Joshua Aiden

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy and Infectious Complications After CD19-Targeted CAR-T-Cell Therapy 5R01CA276040-03 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
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
Daniel-Macdougall, Carrie

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Prebiotic diet intervention to enhance the microbiome and immunotherapy response in melanoma 5R01CA291965-02 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
Hartman, Terryl J.

Emory University
United States

Fiber-rich Foods to Treat Obesity and Prevent Colon Cancer 5R01CA245063-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Crowder, Sylvia

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst
United States

The MIND-BC Study: MIND diet for Breast cancer Cognition 1R01CA299480-01 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Panda, Satchidananda

Salk Institute For Biological Studies
United States

Impact of Time-Restricted Feeding in Reducing Cancer Risk Through Optimizing Mitochondria Function 5R01CA258221-05 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Butryn, Meghan

Drexel University
United States

Efficacy of a multi-level intervention designed to promote adherence to WCRF/AICR dietary guidelines for cancer prevention 1R01CA288323-01A1 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
Buis, Lorraine R

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

MyGI Diet for Colorectal Cancer Prevention 5R01CA255743-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Stolley, Melinda R

Medical College Of Wisconsin
United States

Every Day Counts: A lifestyle program for women metastatic breast cancer 5R01CA258759-04 Nancy J. Emenaker, Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND
Fitzgibbon, Marian L.

University Of Illinois At Chicago
United States

Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss: Targeting the Bile Acid/Gut Microbiome Axis to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk 5R01CA250390-05 Young Kim, Ph.D.