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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 Sort descending Grant Number Program Official
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
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
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
Stolley, Melinda R

Medical College Of Wisconsin
United States

Every Day Counts: A lifestyle program for women metastatic breast cancer 5R01CA258759-05 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
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
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
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
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
Mana, Miyeko

Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
United States

Influence of developmental programming in adult stem cells and cancer 1R01CA301086-01 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Jobin, Christian

University Of Florida
United States

Interaction between dietary taurine and microbiota sulfur metabolism in the development of colorectal cancer 5R01CA296643-02 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Freedland, Stephen Jay

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
United States

Intermittent Fasting using a Fasting-Mimetic Diet to Improve Prostate Cancer Control and Metabolic Outcomes 3R01CA280081-03S1 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Flory, James H

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Managing metabolic disruption in pancreatic cancer to prevent weight loss and improve quality of life 5R21CA277464-02 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
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.
Rosenberg, Daniel William

University Of Connecticut Sch Of Med/Dnt
United States

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