DCEG News Updates
The latest news and research findings from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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Power of Cohorts: Public Health Advances from Prospective Cohort Studies
Prospective cohort studies have informed our understanding of cancer, directing scientific inquiries in basic and clinical laboratory science, as well as translational studies and treatment trials, and led to the development of guidelines and regulatory actions to protect public health. Learn about the different DCEG cohort studies based in the United States and the major accomplishments they have achieved to date.
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"A Fatal Inheritance" Author Larry Ingrassia Discusses His New Book
Lawrence “Larry” Ingrassia talked about the evolution of his book, "A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Medical Mystery," and his engagement with LFS researchers, including Dr. Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. The seminar at the National Cancer Institute drew an audience full of leading researchers in cancer epidemiology and genetics.
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DCEG Welcomes First Cancer Research Transatlantic Development and Skills Enhancement Awardee
Dr. Fiona Malcomson has joined DCEG as part of the first cohort of the Cancer Research Transatlantic Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award.
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Mosaic Loss of Chromosome X in Older Women Influenced by Inherited Factors
NCI Media Advisory features DCEG research which identified inherited genetic variants that may predict loss of X chromosome in older women (mLOX).
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Cancer Currents Blog Post on Anal Cancer Screening Features DCEG Researchers
An NCI Cancer Currents blog post on advances in anal cancer screening features DCEG researchers in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology and Clinical Genetics Branches.
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Gen X Projected to Experience Greater Increases in Cancer Incidence than Previous Generations
In age-period-cohort modeling of SEER data, researchers led by Philip Rosenberg in the Biostatistics Branch projected that Generation X will experience larger per-capita increases in the incidence of leading cancers combined than any prior generation.
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Jill Barnholtz-Sloan Named CBIIT’s Acting Director
Dr. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan is CBIIT’s new acting director following Dr. Tony Kerlavage’s retirement. In addition to this role, Dr. Barnholtz-Sloan maintains her responsibility as associate director for the Informatics and Data Science Program and senior investigator in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Trans-Divisional Research Program.
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Mitchell Machiela Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In June 2024, Mitchell Machiela was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch. He is an internationally recognized expert on the genetic architecture of cancer and genetic mosaicism.
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2024 Informatics Tool Challenge Winners Announced
Three projects were funded. Two support data processing for the Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort. The third will facilitate the development and evaluation of polygenic risk scores across diverse populations.
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Lisa McReynolds Appointed Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
In June 2024, Lisa McReynolds was appointed Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, a tenure-track position in the Clinical Genetics Branch. She is an expert in hematopoiesis, bone marrow failure, and predisposition to myeloid malignancies.
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Jacqueline B. Vo Appointed to Tenure Track in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Jacqueline B. Vo has been promoted to the role of tenure-track investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB). In 2022, she was the first nurse at the NCI appointed to the role of assistant clinical investigator, also in REB.
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Jacqueline B. Vo Interviewed on IRP Speaking of Science Podcast
Dr. Vo was interviewed for the NIH IRP Podcast, Speaking of Science, where she discussed dismantling the myth of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander populations as a monolith.
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Inside Cancer Careers Podcast Features DCEG Fellows
Jazmyn Bess, Patricia Erickson, Wayne Lawrence, Deborah Tadesse, and Sonam Tulsyan gave interviews to the Inside Cancer Careers Podcast host Oliver Bogler live at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. They shared their science, career path, and thoughts on attending the AACR annual meeting.
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Think Tank on Advancing Gastric Cancer Prevention
On May 17th at the Shady Grove Campus, the NCI hosted the first Think Tank on Advancing Gastric Cancer Prevention, a forum for a multidisciplinary group of gastric cancer experts to review the state of the science and collaboratively identify critical knowledge gaps.
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Breast Cancer Survivors Treated with Anthracyclines and/or Trastuzumab Have Long-term Increase in Cardiovascular Disease Risk
In the NCI-Kaiser Permanente Breast Cancer Survivors Cohort, DCEG experts observed increased risk of cardiovascular disease that breast cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab that persisted 10+ years after diagnosis and was heightened for women diagnosed before age 65, compared to women who did not receive chemotherapy.
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Laura Beane Freeman Re-elected as Chair of EPICOH Management Group
Laura Beane Freeman was re-elected to a second three-year term as chair of the Management Group of the Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH), the largest occupational epidemiologic society in the world.
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Fellows Present at 2024 NIH Postbac Poster Day
Postbaccalaureate fellows in DCEG presented scientific posters on their research at the 2024 NIH Postbac Poster Day, sponsored by the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education.
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2024 Fellows Symposium Focuses on Ethics and Equity in Genetics Research
The 16th Annual DCEG Fellows’ Symposium was entitled "GenEthics: advancing ethics and equity across the genetics landscape." Invited speakers included NCI Director Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell, Dr. Melissa B. Davis, Director, Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Kevin Davies, Executive Editor, The CRISPR Journal and GEN Biotechnology.
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NIH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Blog Features Post by Jongeun Rhee
The NIH Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion featured Jongeun Rhee, Sc.D., M.S., research fellow in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, for her research and commitment within the Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) community. The blog post aims to spotlight research efforts and introduce AA & NHPI researchers at NIH.
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2024 Staff Scientist, Staff Clinician Retreat for CCR and DCEG
“Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Cancer Research” was the theme of the 20th Annual Staff Scientist, Staff Clinician Retreat.