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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 Grant Number Program Official
Meghani, Salimah H.

University Of Pennsylvania
United States

 Cannabis use and outcomes in ambulatory patients with cancer: A 12-month cohort study 3R01CA270483-04S1 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Mehrara, Babak J

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

 Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedema 5R01CA278599-03
Mehta, Anand S.

Medical University Of South Carolina
United States

 Glycan Biomarkers for Cholangiocarcinoma 1R01CA289381-01A1 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Melemedjian, Ohannes Kevork

University Of Maryland Baltimore
United States

 Identification of novel targets for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy 4R01CA249939-02 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Mello-Thoms, Claudia R

University Of Iowa
United States

 Satisfaction of Search in Breast Cancer Detection 5R01CA259048-05
Metzger, Gregory John

University Of Minnesota
United States

 Computer Aided Diagnostic System for Prostate Cancer Detection Using Quantitative Multiparametric MRI 4R01CA241159-05 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Milanovich, Samuel J.

Sanford Research/Usd
United States

 Sanford Community Cancer Program of the North Central Plains (NCORP) 3UG1CA189825-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Milbury, Kathrin

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

 Dyadic yoga Program for Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Family Caregivers 4R37CA231522-07 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Miyano, Masaru

Beckman Research Institute/City Of Hope
United States

 Evaluating the ELF5 Clock as a Biomarker in Breast Cancer Prevention Trials 1R03CA300614-01 Sidney Fu, M.D.
Morilak, David A

University Of Texas Hlth Science Center
United States

 Therapy-induced cognitive impairment in a rat model of prostate cancer 5R01CA285183-03 John Clifford, Ph.D.
Morin, Olivier

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

 Development of a Personalized Voxel-wise Prediction of Brain Metastases using Multi-Parametric MR Imaging to Reduce Treatment Toxicity 1R01CA292043-01A1 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Moscicki, Anna-Barbara

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

 Real-world effectiveness of HPV vaccine in women living with HIV and its impact on cervical cancer screening accuracies 5R01CA281293-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Moses, John Edward

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
United States

 Discovery of Natural Products and Natural Product Derivatives as Inhibitors of KLK6 to Prevent the Progression of Preneoplastic Ductal Pancreatic Cancer 1UG3CA290364-01A1 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Mosher, Catherine E

Indiana University Indianapolis
United States

 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Patient Fatigue Interference and Caregiver Burden in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer 5R01CA289486-02
Mu, Ping

Yale University
United States

 Unveiling the Role of UBE2J1 as the E2 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme in Androgen Receptor Degradation 5R01CA292949-03 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.