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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
Tennis, Meredith A

University Of Colorado Denver
United States

Persistence and regression in lung premalignant lesions 1R01CA289576-01A1 Malgorzata Wojtowicz, M.D.
Terry, Kathryn L.

Brigham And Women'S Hospital
United States

Changing Contraceptive Patterns and Ovarian Cancer Risk 5R01CA258679-05 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Tewari, Ashutosh K

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
United States

Artificial intelligence enabled Stroma-Weighted Automated Grading system to improve risk stratification in Black Men 1R01CA290438-01A1 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Thakur, Mathew Laxman

Thomas Jefferson University
United States

Noninvasive, Uniplex, Molecular, Pathomic Urinary Assay for Detection of Prostate Cancer 5R01CA249921-05
Thangaraju, Muthusamy

Augusta University
United States

Bacteria-derived xenobiotics in colon cancer prevention: Link to GPR109A and colonic ketogenesis 5R01CA275840-03
Thompson, Patricia Ann

State University New York Stony Brook
United States

Three-Arm randomized trial comparing the effect of aspirin, sulindac or no treatment control on breast density in patients with elevated breast cancer risk 5R01CA235720-05 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.
Thompson, Patricia Ann

University Of Arizona
United States

University of Arizona Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network 2UG1CA242596-07 Donald Johnsey
Tollefsbol, Trygve O

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Combinatorial epigenetic-based prevention of breast cancer 5R01CA178441-10 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Tong, Frank

Vanderbilt University
United States

Learning the visual and cognitive bases of lung nodule detection 5R01CA240274-05
Toriola, Adetunji T

Washington University
United States

Targeting RANK Pathway in Mammographic Density and Primary Breast Cancer Prevention 5R37CA235602-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Torres, Keila Enitt

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Use of Noninvasive Biomarkers and Advanced MRI for early detection of NF1-associated MPNSTs 5R01CA285980-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
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
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
Ulrich, Cornelia M

University Of Utah
United States

Adipose tissue-colorectal tumor cross-talk: new targets for breaking the obesity-cancer link 5R01CA254108-05 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Upshaw, Jenica

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
United States

A randomized trial of cardioprotective strategies in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and pre-existing cardiomyopathy or prior anthracycline exposure 1R37CA300969-01 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.