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Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers

Conducts and supports prevention and early detection research for colorectal, esophageal, liver, pancreatic, and hematolymphoid cancers. Supports development of new approaches for clinical prevention studies, including cancer immunoprevention.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Della'Zanna, Gary, D.O., M.Sc.
gary.dellazanna@nih.gov
240-276-7042
5E234 Program Officer | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Garvey, Rodshae
garveyrj@nih.gov
240-276-5764
5E220 Program Support Assistant | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Program Support Assistant | Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Rodriguez, Luz Maria, M.D., FACS
luz.rodriguez@nih.gov
240-276-7039
5E228 Program Officer | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Umar, Asad, D.V.M., Ph.D.
asad_umar@nih.gov
240-276-7038
5E226 Chief | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
United States

Systematic Light Exposure Effects on Circadian Rhythms Entrainment, Inflammation, Neutropenic Fever and Symptom Burden among Multiple Myeloma Patients undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation 5R01CA260961-04 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Veiseh, Omid

Rice University
United States

Bioengineered lymphatic regenerating platform for treatment of breast cancer related lymphedema 1R01HL179534-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Velculescu, Victor E.

Johns Hopkins University
United States

DNA evaluation of fragments for early interception (DELFI) of Lung cancer 5U01CA271896-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Vijayvergia, Namrata

Research Inst Of Fox Chase Can Ctr
United States

Exploring the Neuroprotective Potential of CBD in Preventing Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathy: A Prospective Study 1R21CA292276-01A1 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Villanueva, Augusto

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
United States

Liquid biopsy and radiomics for liver cancer surveillance 4U01CA283931-03 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Vinciguerra, Vincent P

Feinstein Institute For Medical Research
United States

Northwell Health NCORP 3UG1CA189850-11S2 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Wagner, Lynne I.

Ecog-Acrin Medical Research Foundation
United States

ECOG-ACRIN NCORP Research Base 3UG1CA189828-11S2 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Wallace, Douglas C

Children'S Hosp Of Philadelphia
United States

Anti-tumor immunity and intestinal microbiota are modulated by mitochondrial DNA 5R01CA259635-04 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Wang, Tza-Huei Jeff

Johns Hopkins University
United States

A low-cost, multiplexed digital high resolution melt platform for DNA methylation-based detection and identification of cancers in liquid biopsies 5R33CA272321-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
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.
Wang, Jing

New York University School Of Medicine
United States

Optimizing the use of ketamine to reduce chronic postsurgical pain 3UH3CA261067-05S1 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Wang, Linghua

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Center for Gastric Pre-Cancer Atlas of Multidimensional Evolution in 3D (GAME3D) 4U01CA294518-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Wang, Thomas D

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor
United States

Early detection of colorectal cancer in the traditional and serrated pathways 5R01CA249851-05 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Wang, Tza-Huei Jeff

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Development of a low-cost epigenetic screening assay for Pap specimen-based detection of early-stage ovarian cancer in high-risk women 5R01CA260628-05 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Wang, Kai

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Dietary prevention for colorectal cancer: targeting the bile acid/gut microbiome axis 4R00CA283146-03 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.