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Early Detection

Advances research to determine the effectiveness and clinical impact – harms and benefits – of cancer early detection technologies and practices, including imaging and molecular biomarker approaches. Fosters technological development, statistical modeling, and dissemination of scientific findings to promote early cancer detection practices.

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Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
LeeVan, Elyse, M.D., M.P.H.
elyse.leevan@nih.gov
240-276-7314
5E110 Program Officer | Early Detection
McCarty, Larae
larae.mccarty@nih.gov
240-276-5777
5E322 Program Specialist | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Early Detection
Miller, Eric, Ph.D.
eric.miller2@nih.gov
240-276-5336
5E212 Program Officer | Early Detection
Ong, Mary Jane
maryjane.ong@nih.gov
240-858-3296
5E120 Nurse Consultant | Early Detection
Pinsky, Paul, Ph.D.
paul.pinsky@nih.gov
240-276-7014
5E108 Chief | Early Detection
Saxena, Neeraj, Ph.D.
neeraj.saxena@nih.gov
240-276-6302
5E218 Program Officer | Early Detection
Zhu, Claire, Ph.D.
claire.zhu@nih.gov
240-276-7013
5E106 Program Officer | Early Detection

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Nicolson, Fay

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
United States

SESORRS endoscopy for the staging and evaluation of colorectal cancer 5R00CA266921-04
NINA, BHARDWAJ,

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
United States

Immune determinants modulating cancer development in Lynch Syndrome 1UG3CA290517-01
Nolan, Michael Warren

North Carolina State University Raleigh
United States

Evaluation of TRPM8-expressing neurons as novel regulators of acute radiotherapy-associated pain in patients with head and neck cancer 5R37CA248797-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Nyamathi, Adeline M

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Secondary Cervical Cancer Prevention of Vulnerable Women with HPV and HIV Co-infection in India 3R01CA285063-03S2 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Oberg, Ann Laura

Mayo Clinic Rochester
United States

Management and Data Coordination Unit for PCDC 5U24CA274496-04 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Ochoa, Augusto C.

Lsu Health Sciences Center
United States

Gulf South Clinical Trials Network (Gulf South NCORP) 3UG1CA189854-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Olopade, Olufunmilayo F.

University Of Chicago
United States

The Funding Mechanism of the Pilot Trial 5R01CA276652-03 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Ondrey, Frank G.

University Of Minnesota
United States

Pioglitazone-Metformin Combination Treatment for High Risk Oral Preneoplasia 5R01CA254270-04 Malgorzata Wojtowicz, M.D.
Onitilo, Adedayo A

Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
United States

Wisconsin NCI Community Oncology Research Program (WiNCORP) 3UG1CA189956-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Osarogiagbon, Raymond U

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Tipton
United States

Baptist Memorial Health Care/Mid South NCORP Consortium 3UG1CA189873-11S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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.
Ostrin, Edwin Justin

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Validation of blood-based biomarkers for risk assessment of lung cancer among individuals with no smoking history in the PLCO Cohort 1U01CA295902-01A1 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Palefsky, Joel Michael

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

California-Mexico-Puerto Rico Partnership (CAMPO) Center for Prevention of HPV-related Cancer in HIV+ Populations 3U54CA242646-06S3 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Palesh, Oxana G

Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Related Insomnia 5R01CA239714-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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