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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
Young, Steven L

Duke University
United States

Collaborative Center to Develop Improved Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Endometriosis 5P01HD106485-05 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Yu, Dihua

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Exploring novel strategies for immunoprevention of estrogen receptor negative breast cancer 5R01CA270010-03 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Yu, Anthony Francis

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Intensive Blood Pressure Control During Cardiotoxic Breast Cancer Treatment (PROTECT) Trial 5R37CA273923-03 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.
Yu, Danxia

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
United States

Gut microbiota-related mechanisms that impact colorectal cancer risk after bariatric surgery 5R01CA275864-03 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.
Yuan, Ying

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Coordinating and Data Management Center for Translational and Basic Science Research in Early Lesions 5U24CA274212-04 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Zarrinpar, Amir

University Of California, San Diego
United States

Engineering Native E. coli to Detect, Report, and Treat Colorectal Cancer 5U01CA265719-05 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Zeng, Melody Yue

Weill Medical Coll Of Cornell Univ
United States

Dissecting the interplay between immunoglobulin G and the gut microbiome in cancer progression and metastasis 5R21CA270998-02 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Zhang, Zhen

Johns Hopkins University
United States

A multidisciplinary BCC for ovarian cancer early detection: translating discoveries to clinical use with a by-design approach 5U2CCA271891-04 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Zhao, Yingqi

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Developing methods for advancing the early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma leveraging electronic medical records data 1R01CA289668-01A1 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Zhao, Hua

University Of Virginia
United States

Homologous recombination repair capacity in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a breast cancer risk factor 4U01CA260731-04 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Zheng, Yingye

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Precompetitive Collaboration on Liquid Biopsy for Early Cancer Assessment: Data Management and Coordinating Unit 5U24CA288185-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Zheng, Qin

Johns Hopkins University
United States

Determining the function of medium to large diameter sensory neurons in paclitaxel-induced pain via large-scale in vivo DRG imaging 1R01CA291906-01A1 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.
Zheng, Yingye

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

The Early Detection Research Network: Data Management and Coordinating Center 5U24CA086368-25 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Zhou, Xianghong Jasmine

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Detecting and locating cancer for patients with CT-detected lung nodules 4R01CA264864-04 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Zhou, Xianghong Jasmine

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Multi-cancer early detection using cell-free DNA methylome analysis 5U01CA285010-03 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.