DCEG News Updates
The latest news and research findings from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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First Direct Comparison of Screening Methods for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigators in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, led by Dr. Zhiwei Liu, tenure-track investigator, compared two approaches for Epstein-Barr virus screening for early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: antibody and DNA-based approaches. Their findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Sarah Jackson Appointed Earl Stadtman Investigator in IIB
Dr. Sarah Jackson was appointed Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch in July 2023. She studies sex differences in cancer incidence and survival as well as cancer risk, screening, and outcomes. Also in 2023, she was selected for the competitive NIH Distinguished Scholars Program.
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Sung Duk Kim Receives 2023 SPAIG Award
Sung Duk Kim, Ph.D., staff scientist in the Biostatistics Branch, and collaborators at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Merck, received the 2023 Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry & Government (SPAIG) award for the depth, breadth, and statistical rigor of their collaboration and its impact on the conduct of clinical trials.
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Aubrey Hubbard Featured in Community Story by NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative
Dr. Aubrey Hubbard, postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch, was featured in a community story by NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative.
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Cari Kitahara Receives Rosalind Franklin Society Award for Paper in Thyroid
Cari Kitahara, senior investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, received the 2nd Annual Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science for her publication entitled, Trends in the Management of Localized Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in the United States (2000–2018), published in Thyroid.
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Drug Overdose and Firearm Homicide Contributed Significantly to U.S. Mortality Rates from 1999-2020
Dr. Wayne Lawrence and colleagues found a rapid rise in death rates due to unintentional poisoning (drug overdoses) and firearm homicides in the U.S. from 1999-2020. Rates of death from external causes further accelerated in 2019 and 2020, after the onset of COVID-19.
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Blanche Alter Receives American Society of Hematology Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2023, Dr. Blanche Alter received the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology from the American Society of Hematology for her work which revolutionized research for inherited bone marrow failure syndromes.
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2022 DCEG Outstanding Mentor Award
Dr. Aimée Kreimer was recognized for outstanding mentorship in 2022. Read an excerpt from the nomination prepared by her trainees.
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Collaborations Around the World: DCEG Research in Latin America
Research projects in DCEG span the globe. Studies in Latin America have allowed us to develop data-rich and well-powered studies to investigate often highly lethal cancers that occur with lower frequency in the U.S. Studying populations in Latin America is particularly important for cancer prevention in the U.S., given the growing number of Americans who identify as Latino and the small proportion of Latino individuals within existing studies.
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Twelve Lung Adenocarcinoma Risk Variants Identified for East Asian Individuals
A genome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in a population of East Asian ancestry identified 12 novel susceptibility variants. The findings of this genome-wide association study were published May 26, 2023, in Nature Communications.
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NCI Hosts 17th International Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer
In May 2023, the NCI hosted the 17th International Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer (IMPAHC) at the Shady Grove campus.
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Bladder Cancer GWAS Reveals Novel Susceptibility Loci
A collaboration, led by Drs. Stella Koutros, investigator, and Nathaniel Rothman, senior investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, analyzed data from 32 bladder cancer genome-wide association studies, revealing novel genetic susceptibility loci and enabling the creation of a new polygenic risk score associated with bladder cancer risk.
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Inaugural In-person International Society of Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Meeting
After postponing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Society of Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry (ISoRED) had their first in-person meeting in 2023. Many scientists in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch presented at the meeting.
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Disparities in Mortality Rates Revealed by Disaggregating Data on Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Individuals
Anika Haque and Dr. Meredith Shiels in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch analyzed cancer death rates across racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. during 2018-2020, revealing substantial differences between Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals
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15th Annual Fellows’ Training Symposium: Summary of Day Two
The theme of the symposium was "It Takes a Village - The multifaceted approach to ending cancer as we know it.” During day two, fellows participated in career roundtable sessions.
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Disaggregating Data on Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations by Ethnicity Reveals Disparities in HPV-Associated Cancers
An analysis led by Drs. Jacqueline B. Vo in the Radiation Epidemiology branch and Jaimie Z. Shing in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch revealed disparities in incidence rates of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers in Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations when disaggregated by race and ethnicity.
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15th Annual Fellows’ Training Symposium: Summary of Day One
The theme of the symposium was "It Takes a Village - The multifaceted approach to ending cancer as we know it.” Speakers included Drs. Meredith Shiels, Robert Winn, and Monica Bertagnolli. Day two of the symposium will take place later in May.
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NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Interviews Shuai Xie on Connecting Engineering and Public Health
As an engineering student, she studied how indoor building materials may contribute to indoor air pollution. Now she uses her training to discover how pesticides used outdoors may enter homes, particularly in agricultural areas.
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Brittany Lord Selected as NIH Women Scientists Advisors (WSA) Scholar
Brittany Lord, postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch, was selected as one of three NIH Women Scientists Advisors (WSA) Scholars. She presented her research on breast cancer disparities at a symposium in April.
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Liz Ward, Distinguished Lecturer in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
Dr. Elizabeth M. Ward visited as a Distinguished Lecturer in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology. She gave a lecture to the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch entitled “Overview of World Trade Center Exposures and Cancer Studies.” As part of her visit, she also met with individual investigators and groups to exchange ideas and participated in a round table discussion with OEEB fellows to discuss issues related to career advancement.