People in the News - News Updates
Find out the latest news about DCEG Staff: awards and recognition, hirings and promotions, and engagement at scientific conferences.
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Gierach Appointed Deputy Chief, ITEB
Dr. Gretchen Gierach has been appointed Deputy Chief of the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch.
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Understanding the Etiology of Gynecologic Cancers: Profile of Tenure-Track Investigator Britton Trabert
Tenure-track investigator Britton Trabert, Ph.D., M.S., studies the epidemiology of ovarian cancer and the hormonal etiology of gynecologic cancers.
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Regina Ziegler Retires from DCEG
In October 2018, Regina G. Ziegler, Ph.D., M.P.H., retired after nearly 40 years of service to the National Cancer Institute.
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Sandler Delivers 2018 Visiting Scholar Seminar on Prospective Studies of Environment and Health
Dr. Dale Sandler, Chief of the Epidemiology Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was a DCEG Visiting Scholar. Her seminar was entitled, “Prospective Studies of Environment and Health.”
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Redesign of NCI Risk Assessment Tools for Breast and Colorectal Cancers
The DCEG communications team and scientific staff upgraded the user interface of NCI risk assessment tools that allow health professionals to quickly assess patients’ risk of developing breast or colorectal cancer.
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Kreimer Receives NIH Director’s Award
In August 2018, Aimée R. Kreimer, Ph.D., senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, received the NIH Director’s Award in the Scientific/Medical category in recognition of her outstanding achievements in human papillomavirus (HPV) cancer research and leadership in the Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial.
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Kevin Brown Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In October 2018, Kevin Brown, Ph.D., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics.
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Douglas Lowy and John Schiller Appointed DCEG Adjunct Investigators
In August 2018, Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., and John T. Schiller, Ph.D., were appointed as Adjunct Investigators in the DCEG Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program.
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AuthorArranger Tool Helps Quickly Format Manuscript Title Pages
Free web tool designed to help authors of research manuscripts generate correctly formatted title pages for manuscript journal submission in a fraction of the time it takes to create the pages manually.
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DCEG Biostatisticians Participate in the Joint Statistical Meeting 2018
DCEG fellows and staff members presented exciting new statistical methods developed to solve important analytic problems in cancer epidemiology and genetics at the Joint Statistical Meeting in Vancouver, Canada From July 28- August 2, 2018
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DCEG Joins the NCI Clinical Investigator Development Program
DCEG joins the NCI Clinical Investigator Development Program (CIDP). This training opportunity is intended for clinically-focused investigators seeking to develop a research program in cancer etiology and prevention.
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Morton re-elected to a second term as WSA
In summer 2018, Lindsay Morton, Ph.D., was re-elected by her peers to serve a three-year term as one of the Women Scientist Advisors (WSAs).
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Pfeiffer Delivers Mildred Scheel Lecture
Ruth Pfeiffer, Ph.D., senior investigator in the Biostatistics Branch, delivered the 8th Mildred Scheel Lecture in Heidelberg, Germany, titled, “Breast Cancer Risk Model Requirements for Counseling, Prevention, and Screening.” 2018
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Dr. Gary Wu Delivers 2018 Arthur Schatzkin Distinguished Lecture in Nutritional Epidemiology
Dr. Gary Wu of the University of Pennsylvania delivered the sixth Arthur Schatzkin Distinguished Lecture in Nutritional Epidemiology, entitled “Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and its Metabolome in Health and Disease.”
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2018 DCEG Intramural Research Awards
DCEG Intramural Research Awards (IRAs) are competitive funding opportunities designed to foster creative, high-impact research by fellows and tenure-track investigators. Proposals are evaluated on their potential for significant scientific or public health impact, innovation, interdisciplinary nature, ability to achieve the objectives within the proposed time frames and with the proposed resources, and programmatic relevance to DCEG’s mission.
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DCEG's Spring Town Hall Meeting 2018
In June 2018, DCEG Director Stephen Chanock, M.D., welcomed staff to the spring town hall meeting to talk about new developments in the Division, and to recognize accomplishments over the past six months. He gave special tribute to staff who have made substantial scientific contributions and service to the Division.
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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.