DCEG News Updates
The latest news and research findings from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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2020 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship Recipients and Diversity Career Development Program Selections
Rebecca Hennessey and Daphnée Villoing received the 2020 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship. Rotana Alsaggaf, Marena Niewisch, and Christian Alvarez Privado selected for 2020 Diversity Career Development Program.
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Mitchell Gail and Robert Hoover Named NIH Distinguished Investigators
Mitchell H. Gail, M.D., Ph.D., and Robert N. Hoover, M.D., D.Sc., have been named NIH Distinguished Investigators in recognition of career achievements and impact on their respective scientific fields.
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Demetrius Albanes Receives NIH Honor Award
In November 2019, Demetrius Albanes, M.D., received the NIH Office of the Director Honor Award for his service on the Committee on Scientific Conduct and Ethics (CSCE)
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Amy Berrington Presents at Harvard Center for Radiation Sciences Annual Symposium
Amy Berrington, D.Phil., chief of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch presented on the health effects of early life exposure to medical radiation as part of ongoing efforts to build an interdisciplinary partnership with the Harvard JBL Center for Radiation Sciences.
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2019 Fall Town Hall Meeting
In November, Director Stephen Chanock, M.D., welcomed staff to the Fall 2019 Town Hall meeting to talk about new developments in the Division, and to recognize accomplishments over the past six months.
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Brittny Davis Lynn and Joe Shearer Receive Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award
Brittny Davis Lynn, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Joseph Shearer, Ph.D., M.P.H., received the 2020 Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award.
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Cari Kitahara Receives Van Meter Award from American Thyroid Association
Cari Kitahara receives the 2019 Van Meter Award from the American Thyroid Association.
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Horner elected Women Scientist Advisor
In October 2019, Marie-Josephe Horner, Ph.D., a staff scientist in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, was elected to serve as a Women Scientist Advisor (WSA) for a term of three years.
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Increased Risk of Treatment-related Breast Cancer after Childhood Cancer
Study finds combination radiotherapy and anthracycline chemotherapy to treat childhood cancer may increase risk of treatment-related breast cancer.
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Fellowship Experience at DCEG (Video)
In 2018, current and former DCEG fellows described their training experiences at the NCI.
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Obesity and Overweight Associated with Rise in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Rates
Overweight and obesity may have contributed to the rapid rise in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) incidence according to findings published Oct 22, 2019 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Life-Gained Approach to Lung Cancer Screening May Increase Life Expectancy
Life-gained approach to lung cancer screening resulted in the greatest increase in life expectancy compared to risk-based strategies and current guidelines, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine on October 22, 2019.
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Jiyeon Choi Appointed as Earl Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
In summer 2019, Jiyeon Choi, Ph.D., M.S., was appointed Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics.
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NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study Reaches Milestone
Nearly 25 years ago, NCI investigators mailed over three million members of the AARP a food frequency questionnaire to examine the relationship between diet, lifestyle, and cancer risk among older Americans. With the response of over half a million people, the NCI launched the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, a cohort that was, and remains, the largest prospective in-depth study on diet and health.
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Conversation with Former Fellow, Diana Merino, Ph.D., M.Sc.
A brief interview with former DCEG fellow, Diana Merino, Ph.D., M.Sc., about her work at Friends of Cancer Research and her time in DCEG.
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Molecular and Digital Pathology Laboratory Expands Capacity for DCEG Studies
The Molecular and Digital Pathology Laboratory is an extension of the Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory that integrates histological and molecular tissue profiling with analyses of environmental and genetic risk factors in epidemiologic studies.
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Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Risk Patterns Among Survivors of Hereditary Retinoblastoma
Long-term risk of bone and soft tissue sarcomas after treatment for hereditary retinoblastoma varies by age, location and sex, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on October 17, 2019.
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Cook Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Dr. Michael B. Cook was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch.
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Aspirin Use Associated with Increased Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
Aspirin use after biliary tract cancer (BTC) diagnosis was associated with increased patient survival, according to a study by DCEG investigators published in JAMA Oncology on October 17, 2019.
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New Reports Highlight the Critical Role of Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survival
Roundtable on Exercise and Cancer updates the evidence on physical activity for the prevention of multiple cancer types, and the importance of exercise for cancer patients and survivors to improve their physical and psychological health.