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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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.
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Payal Khincha Appointed First Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in DCEG
In October 2023, Payal Khincha, M.B.B.S., M.S.H.S., was appointed the first Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in DCEG, a tenure-track position in the CGB. She is an internationally recognized expert in diagnostic methods and clinical management of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.
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Alexandra Harris Receives Research Awards
Alexandra Harris receives two intramural research funding awards: the Center for Cancer Research Health Disparities Award and the Transdisciplinary Fellowship Research Award Supplement.
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Paul Albert Elected to Regional Leadership of International Biometrics Society
Paul Albert, senior investigator and Director of the Biostatistics Branch, was elected as President of the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometrics Society. His three-year term begins in 2024.
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Fellows Receive AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards for Health Disparities Meeting
Drs. Courtney Dill, Alexandra Harris, and Jessica Madrigal received the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scholar-in-Training Award for the 2023 AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.
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2023 Informatics Tool Challenge Winners Announced
Three projects were funded through the 2023 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge.
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Tongwu Zhang Appointed Earl Stadtman Investigator
Tongwu Zhang has been appointed as an Earl Stadtman investigator in the Biostatistics Branch. Dr. Zhang studies the genetics and genomics of cancer risk and etiology using the tools of computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, and mathematics.
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Steve Moore Appointed Principal Investigator of PLCO Cohort Study
Steven Moore has been appointed as DCEG’s principal investigator for the Prostate, Lung, Colon, and Ovary (PLCO) Cohort Study.
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Sarah Jackson Selected for NIH Distinguished Scholars Program
Sarah Jackson, Earl Stadtman investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, was selected for the competitive 2023 NIH Distinguished Scholars Program.
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Jacqueline Vo Selected for NIH Distinguished Scholars Program
Jacqueline Vo, assistant clinical investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, was selected for the competitive 2023 NIH Distinguished Scholars Program.
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Risk of Liver Cancer Declines for People with HIV, But Rates Remains Elevated
Using data from the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study, Dr. Jennifer McGee-Avila and colleagues determined that for people with HIV, the risk of liver cancer has declined in recent years, but the rate of liver cancer compared to the general population remains elevated.
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STRIDES Research Team Meets in Bethesda to Review Progress, Plan Next Steps
A team of nurses, data analysts, and experts in health promotion from Mississippi visited the NCI last week—the first in-person meeting of the STRIDES study team in three years. STRIDES: Studying Risk and Improving Disparities of Cervical Cancer in Mississippi is led by Megan Clarke, Ph.D., M.H.S., Earl Stadtman investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch, and partners at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Catch-Up HPV Testing May Help Prevent Cervical Cancer in Some Over 65
It may be worthwhile for some individuals between ages 65 and 69 to get tested for HPV, findings from a Danish study suggest. Specifically, the testing may help prevent cervical cancer among those who haven’t had cervical cancer screening for at least 5 years.
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Sandy Dawsey Retires from NCI After 35 Years
Sanford Dawsey retired in August 2023 after 35 years of service to the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Dawsey is best known for his research on methods of prevention and control of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), including etiologic studies of ESCC in high-risk populations and the development of clinically useful techniques for the early detection and treatment of ESCC precursor lesions and early invasive tumors.
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Oscar Florez-Vargas Named Human Genetics Scholar by American Society of Human Genetics
Dr. Oscar Florez-Vargas, research fellow in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics was selected as a 2023-2025 Human Genetics Scholar by the American Society of Human Genetics.