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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DCEG Seminar on the Fourth Edition of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
On June 6, 2018, DCEG hosted a half-day session with several editors and contributors to the fourth edition of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, published by Oxford University Press in November 2017.
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Winners Announced for the 2018 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge
DCEG announced six winners of the 2018 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge, a competitive funding program that supports innovation to enhance epidemiological methods, data collection, analysis, and other research using modern technology and informatics.
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Margaret Tucker Retires from DCEG
In June 2018, Margaret Tucker, M.D., Director of the DCEG Human Genetics Program, retired after 40 years of service to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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Sharon Savage Appointed DCEG Clinical Director
Dr. Sharon Savage, Chief, Clinical Genetics Branch, has been named as the new Clinical Director for DCEG. In this role she will ensure patient safety, research integrity, and responsible stewardship of research funding for all DCEG clinical activities.
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Robert Burk Gives Inaugural Wacholder Lecture
In April 2018, DCEG welcomed Robert Burk, M.D., as the inaugural Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecturer in Quantitative Health Sciences. The lectureship is named in memory of Dr. Sholom Wacholder, who worked at the intersection of quantitative reasoning and science.
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Nicolas Wentzensen Receives ASCCP Distinguished Scientific Award
Nicolas Wentzensen Receives ASCCP's highest honor for his role in leading the Colposcopy Standards project. This important work will have immediate and lasting benefits for the millions of women in the United States and around the world who undergo cervical cancer screening.
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DCEG Participates in 2018 AACR Annual Meeting
DCEG Participates in 2018 AACR Annual Meeting
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Martha Linet Recognized with HHS Career Achievement Award
Martha Linet Recognized with HHS Career Achievement Award
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Paul Albert Invited to Give Robert W. Makuch Distinguished Lecture in Biostatistics
In April 2018, Paul Albert, Ph.D., was honored with the Robert W. Makuch Distinguished Lecture in Biostatistics by the University of Connecticut Department of Statistics.
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Manila Hada Selected for Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship for 2018
Dr. Manila Hada was awarded the Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship for 2018. The SRK program is designed to better equip NCI female postdoctoral fellows to transition to independent biomedical research careers.
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Talia Wegman-Ostrosky Selected for Diversity Career Development Program for 2018
Dr. Talia Wegman-Ostrosky was selected for the Diversity Career Development Program for 2018.
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Laufey Amundadottir Presents NIH Director’s Seminar
Dr. Laufey Amundadottir presented a lecture titled “From germline genetics to function: Making sense of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for pancreatic cancer risk” for the prestigious NIH Director’s Seminar Series.
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Bondy Delivers 2018 Visiting Scholar Seminar on Glioma Etiology
In March 2018, Melissa Bondy, Ph.D., M.S., Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, spent two days at DCEG as a Visiting Scholar.
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Fraumeni Recognized by NIH Scientific Directors
In February 2018, Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., M.D., received special recognition from his fellow Scientific Directors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Prokunina-Olsson Named Acting Chief of LTG
Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Ph.D., was appointed Acting Chief of the DCEG Laboratory of Translational Genomics (LTG) in February 2018.
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DCEG Mourns Biostatistician Jun-mo Nam
Mr. Jun-mo Nam, formerly a biostatistician in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, passed away on January 4, 2018.
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DCEG Mourns Charles Land, Internationally Acclaimed Statistician and Former Principal Investigator
Charles E. Land, Ph.D., an internationally acclaimed statistical expert on radiation risk assessment, died January 25, 2018. Dr. Land will be remembered not only for his pioneering work in modern radiation dose-response analysis and modeling of low-dose cancer risk, but also as a delightful humble man who loved his family, Japan, music, and his work.
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Sir David Cox Delivers Statistics Lecture Hosted by DCEG
DCEG hosted a lecture in late January by the eminent statistician Sir David Cox, Ph.D. Speaking to a large audience via videoconference from his office in Oxford, England, Sir David presented his thoughts on broad unifying principles and new challenges in statistics.
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Mark Purdue Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Mark Purdue was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH in December 2017
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Kreimer guest editor of September 2017 HPV World
In September 2017, HPV World, the only scientific newsletter on HPV research in the world, published its third edition, focusing on questions related to single-dose efficacy of the HPV vaccines.