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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Meredith Shiels Elected Women Scientist Advisor
Dr. Meredith Shiels, senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch was elected to serve as a DCEG Women Scientist Advisor for a term of three years.
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Rashmi Sinha Featured in NIH Intramural Research Program Blog
NIH Intramural Research Program highlights Dr. Sinha's research on the health effects and cancer risk associated with red meat.
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Bob Hoover Celebrated in Retirement Event
Colleagues, friends, and family gathered at NCI Shady Grove to celebrate the career achievements and retirement of Bob Hoover. The St. Patrick's Day-themed event featured scientific talks from several speakers.
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In Memoriam: Dr. Dilys Parry
Dr. Parry’s clinical-based medical genetics research focused on mapping and clinical studies of neurofibromatosis 2 and genetic studies of chordoma, a rare bone tumor derived from the notochord, and adult brain tumors. She was deeply committed to mentoring and training fellows in medical genetics and developed and directed the interdisciplinary cancer genetics fellowship program in DCEG.
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Susan Hankinson Delivers Seminar on Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Research
As the 2023 Visiting Scholar, Dr. Hankinson presented her research and engaged with fellows and investigators at several roundtable discussions. As the first visiting scholar since returning to the physical workplace, Dr. Hankinson’s two-day visit was an important reminder of the vitality of collaboration and communion with scientists outside our institution.
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Zhiwei Liu, Former Tenure-Track Investigator in IIB, Departs DCEG
Zhiwei Liu, Ph.D., former tenure-track investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, will begin a new position in mid-January. He investigated the role of infection and immune response in the etiology of virus-related cancers—primarily Epstein-Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer, and hepatitis B virus and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Barry Graubard, Senior Investigator in Biostatistics, Retires from DCEG
Dr. Barry Graubard retired from DCEG at the beginning of 2024. He focused on developing new statistical methodologies at the interface between biostatistics and survey sampling with particular emphasis on cancer epidemiology, making fundamental contributions to the use of national population-based surveys to improve the representativeness of cohort, case-control, nested case-control, and cross-sectional studies.
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Douglas Stewart Elected a Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
In December 2023, Dr. Stewart, senior investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch, was elected a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies.
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Blanche Alter Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at 2023 ASH Annual Meeting
In December 2023, at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Dr. Blanche Alter received the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology, in recognition of her numerous accomplishments in bone marrow failure research.
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Intramural Research on Hispanic/Latino Populations Meeting
The NIH Intramural Research on Hispanic/Latino Populations Meeting was held in December to promote trans-NIH research collaborations to address health disparities among Hispanic/Latino populations, who are underrepresented in health research. Drs. Constanza Camargo and Katherine McGlynn were two of the meeting organizers.
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AACR Video Features Stephen Chanock: A Career Committed to Defeating Cancer
Stephen Chanock was featured as part of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Stories series in a video titled, "A Career Committed to Defeating Cancer."
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NIH Intramural Research Program Features Senior Investigator Shahinaz Gadalla
Shahinaz Gadalla, M.D., Ph.D., discusses her research on stem cell transplants and the path to improving survival for the NIH Intramural Research Program's news column, "Research in Action."
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Bryan Valcarcel Selected for 2023 ASH Clinical Research Training Institute Program
Bryan Valcarcel, M.D., M.P.H., postdoctoral fellow in REB, was selected for the ASH's Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) program, whose goal is to produce innovative leaders in clinical hematology.
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Mary Lou McMaster, Senior Clinician Specialist, Retires from DCEG
Mary L. McMaster, M.D., senior clinical specialist in the clinical genetics Branch, and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, retired from DCEG in December 2023. Dr. McMaster devoted nearly 25 years to longitudinal studies of families with rare cancer predisposition syndromes.
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2024 DCEG Fellows Awards for Research Excellence
DFAREs recognize the outstanding scientific research performed by DCEG fellows and provides funding for travel to scientific meetings or conferences.
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Clinical Director’s Corner: New Infrastructure for Family Studies’ Data
Sharon Savage, M.D., DCEG Clinical Director, describes the new, modern infrastructure for Family Studies conducted by the Clinical Genetics Branch. CHARMS is an interactive patient- and provider-facing platform for the recruitment and management of participants in CGB studies. "Clinical Director's Corner" is a new, recurring feature of Linkage, DCEG's newsletter. It will alternate with updates from Pete Kraft, Ph.D., Director of the Trans-Divisional Research Program, and Jackie Lavigne, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of the Office of Education.
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2023 NCI Scientific Investigators Retreat
Constanza Camargo and Steve Moore presented their research; Mia Gaudet received the Women Scientist Advisors (WSA) Mentoring Award and investigators presented posters, engaged in small-group discussions, and learned about the research of their colleagues in the Center for Cancer Research.
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Health Equity Retreat: Opportunity to Envision DCEG Research Infrastructure
On October 6, 2023, investigators, fellows, and staff across DCEG met in person and online for a discussion of the future of health disparities and health equity research in the Division. A new video about this research portfolio was launched the same week.
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Staff Recognized for Excellence at Fall 2023 Town Hall Meeting
Several awards were announced at the Fall 2023 hybrid Town Hall Meeting. They included DCEG Appreciation Award; Distinguished Scientific Service, and Outstanding Paper by a Staff Scientist and by a Fellow.
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2024 NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation Awards
Jiyeon Choi, Haoyu Zhang, and Jessica Madrigal received 2024 NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation Awards, which supports the development of highly innovative approaches and technology aimed at significant cancer–related problems.