People in the News - News Updates
DCEG staff members often receive scientific and professional society awards and recognition. In addition, they present their research at scientific conferences and participate in other events.
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Blanche Alter and Robert Hoover Elected to Association of American Physicians
In February 2020, Blanche P. Alter and Robert N. Hoover were elected to the prestigious American Association of Physicians, a society of America’s leading physician-scientists.
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Elizabeth Platz Delivers Seminar on Trans-Disciplinary Epidemiology Research on Prostate Cancer
Elizabeth Platz, Sc.D., Deputy Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, spent two days at DCEG as a Visiting Scholar in December 2019. Learn more about her visit.
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Lindsay Morton Appointed Deputy Chief of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Lindsay Morton, Ph.D., has been appointed Deputy Chief of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch as of January 7, 2020.
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Martha Linet Retires from DCEG after 33 Years of Service to the NCI
Martha Linet, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Investigator and former Branch Chief in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), retired in January 2020 after 33 years of service to the National Cancer Institute.
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Ruth Kleinerman Retires From DCEG
Ruth A. Kleinerman, Ph.D., M.P.H., staff scientist and deputy chief in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB) will retire at the end of 2019 after 40 years of service. Dr. Kleinerman is widely recognized for her work on treatment-related second cancers.
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Mark Greene Retires From DCEG
Mark H. Greene, M.D., senior principal investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch retires from the National Cancer Institute after 33 years of distinguished service.
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NCI Director’s Award Ceremony 2019, DCEG Staff Recognized
At the NCI Director’s Awards ceremony on December 5, 2019, several deserving DCEG staff were recognized for outstanding mentorship, service, and scientific contributions.
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2019 Highly Cited Researchers includes three from DCEG
In November, the Web of Science Group named Drs. Neal Freedman, Mark Schiffman, and Nicolas Wentzensen, and their collaborators among the most Highly Cited Researchers in 2019.
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2020 Diversity Career Development Program Selections
Drs. Rotana Alsaggaf, Marena Niewisch, and Christian Alvarez Privado were selected for the 2020 Diversity Career Development Program. This program seeks to provide NCI postdoctoral trainees from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups with the tools necessary to develop as leaders in independent academic research careers.
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2020 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship Recipients
Rebecca Hennessey and Daphnée Villoing received the 2020 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.