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Prostate and Urologic Cancers

Conducts and supports research on the prevention and early detection of prostate and bladder cancers. Develops and supports prevention trials and evaluation of new agents, surrogate biomarkers, and emerging technologies for identifying premalignant lesions.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Asefa, Mela
mela.asefa@nih.gov
240-276-6422
5E328 Program Support Assistant | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Program Support Assistant | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
House, Margaret, RN, B.S.N.
margaret.house@nih.gov
240-276-7047
5E306 Deputy Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
Parnes, Howard L., M.D.
howard.parnes@nih.gov
240-276-7045
5E302 Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Sears, Rosalie C

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

An atlas of pancreatic tumorigenesis in the context of altered DNA repair occurring in high-risk individuals 4U01CA294548-02 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Sears, Rosalie C

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

Validation of novel imaging and molecular tests for early detection of pancreatic cancer through risk-stratified community engagement programs 5U01CA278923-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Sedrak, Mina S

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Targeting Senescence to Mitigate Chemotherapy-induced Functional Decline 5R01CA280088-03 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Segal, Leopoldo Nicolas

New York University School Of Medicine
United States

Microbial and host biomarker development for detection and prognosis of early stage non-small cell lung cancer 5U2CCA271890-03 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Segata, Nicola

University Of Trento
United States

PROSPECT - Microbiome Studies. (PATHWAYS, RISK FACTORS, AND MOLECULES TO PREVENT EARLY-ONSET COLORECTAL TUMOURS) 1OT2CA297205-01 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca Anne

Texas A&M Agrilife Research
United States

Deep in the Heart for Women: A Community-Engaged Intervention Study to Catalyze a Culture of Health in Rural South Texas 1R01HL179449-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Semmes, Oliver John

Old Dominion University
United States

Virginia-UCLA-Toronto Biomarker Characterization Center 5U2CCA271894-05 Indu Kohaar, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Sc.
Sempere, Lorenzo

Michigan State University
United States

Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer 5R01CA258314-04 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.
Sen, Subrata

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Circulating Biomarkers and Imaging for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer 5U01CA214263-07 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Shah, Sohrab P

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Exploiting markers of genomic instability in high-risk pre-invasive ovarian cancer 5R01CA281928-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Shain, Alan Hunter

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

Pre-cancer atlas of skin cancer 4U01CA294536-02 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Shalon, Tidhar Dari

Envivo Bio Inc
United States

Development and clinical evaluation of the CapScan gastrointestinal sampling device for metabolomics monitoring 5R33CA260665-04 Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
Shelby, Rebecca A

Duke University
United States

Improving outcomes for women experiencing premature or early menopause after cancer: development and pilot testing of a novel intervention 1R21CA301298-01 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Shelby, Rebecca A

Duke University
United States

Persistent Post-Mastectomy Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial of Targeted Pain Coping Skills Training (Targeted-PCST) with Mediational Analysis 5R01CA249959-05 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Shiozawa, Yusuke

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
United States

Contribution of cutaneous neuro-immune interactions to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy 1R21CA297068-01 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.