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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 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