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Chemopreventive Agent Development

Designs, develops, implements, and monitors research on interventions that may block, reverse, or delay the early stages of cancer. Investigates nutrients, micronutrients, natural products, pharmacologic agents, biomolecules, and vaccines from preclinical to early-phase I clinical studies. Helps investigators to bridge the gaps between biology and identifying potential targets, and between discovery of targets and agents and clinical testing in people.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Asefa, Wosene
 wosene.asefa@nih.gov
240-276-6422 		5E504 Program Support Assistant | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Biswas, Kajal, Ph.D.
 kajal.biswas2@nih.gov
240-276-5614 		5E540 Program Officer | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Cholewa, Brian, Ph.D.
 brian.cholewa@nih.gov
240-276-7545 		5E446 Deputy Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Clifford, John, Ph.D.
 john.clifford@nih.gov
202-235-4482 		5E430 Program Officer | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Gunasekharan, Vignesh, Ph.D.
 vignesh.gunasekharan@nih.gov
240-276-5814 		5E438 Program Officer | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Mohammed, Altaf, Ph.D.
 altaf.mohammed@nih.gov
240-276-6082 		5E542 Deputy Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Nalli, Ancy, Ph.D., M.S.
 ancy.nalli@nih.gov
202-276-5265 		5E536 Program Officer | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Sei, Shizuko, M.D.
 shizuko.sei@nih.gov
240-276-5005 		5E452 Co-Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Shoemaker, Robert, Ph.D.
 robert.shoemaker@nih.gov
240-276-7077 		5E454 Co-Chief | Chemopreventive Agent Development
Acting Chief | Nutritional Science
Vlad, Anda, M.D., Ph.D.
 anda.vlad@nih.gov
240-276-6422 		5E538 Program Officer | Chemopreventive Agent Development

Grants

PI Name PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Wang, Thomas D

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

 Peptide multimer for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma 5R01CA285303-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Warner, Erica T

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

 Aspirins legacy on cancer and overall benefit: risk balance over a 15-year horizon 3U01CA301988-02S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Washington, Karla

Washington University
United States

 Problem-Solving Therapy for Cancer Caregivers: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Outpatient Palliative Care 5R01CA258311-05 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Watt, Gordon Patrick

Netherlands Cancer Institute
United States

 Quantitative background parenchymal enhancement, measured on contrast-enhanced mammogram, as a novel marker of breast cancer risk 3R37CA284134-03S1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
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
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
Wei, Lei

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp
United States

 Advancing skin cancer prevention by tackling UV-induced clonogenic mutations 5R01CA255242-05 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Welsh, Joellen

State University Of New York At Albany
United States

 Vitamin K: Body Pools and Function in Breast Cancer 5R01CA258231-05 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Whitman, Eric

Atlantic Health System, Inc.
United States

 The Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium Community Oncology Research Program (AHCC Corp) 3UG1CA239772-06S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Wildman-Tobriner, Benjamin

Duke University
United States

 AI for Differentiation of Low vs High Risk Thyroid Nodules on Ultrasound 1R01CA297227-01A1 Wendy Wang, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Wilkin, Timothy J.

University Of California, San Diego
United States

 Partnership for advancing cervical cancer prevention in women living with HIV (CASCADE - Research Hub) 5UG1CA275414-05 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Williams, Paige L

Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School Of Public Health
United States

 Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) 2020 3P01HD103133-05S1 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Winer, Rachel L.

University Of Washington
United States

 The CASCADE CLIMB: Cervical cancer prevention in women Living with HIV research Mobilization Base 5UG1CA275402-04 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Winger, Joseph Giles

Duke University
United States

 Engage: A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Efficacy of a Telehealth-Delivered Psychosocial Intervention to Decrease Symptom Interference in Patients with Advanced Cancer 5R01CA291768-02 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Winters-Stone, Kerri M

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

 Patterns and predictors of symptoms, falls, and functioning across treatment and recovery in patients treated with neurotoxic chemotherapy for cancer 5R01CA248059-05 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.