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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Neal Freedman, Rashmi Sinha, Mary Ward Elected to AES
Drs. Freedman, Sinha, and Ward were elected to the American Epidemiological Society (AES), an honorary society dedicated to epidemiology.
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Staff Recognized for Excellence at Town Hall Meeting
Several awards were announced at the February hybrid Town Hall Meeting. They included Unsung Hero, Distinguished Scientific Service, Outstanding Paper for a Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician and Outstanding Paper for a Fellow.
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2023 NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation Awards
NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation awards support development of highly innovative approaches and technology aimed at significant cancer–related problems. Winners received one-time awards to be used in fiscal year 2023.
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2022 NIH Director's Awards
2022 NIH Director’s Award recognized DCEG staff for their efforts in administering NIH COVID vaccines.
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Jonine Figueroa Appointed Senior Investigator in Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch
Dr. Figueroa has rejoined DCEG as a tenured, senior investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch to research risk factors associated with breast cancer incidence and mortality in diverse populations.
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Eric Engels Elected 2022 AAAS Fellow
Dr. Eric Engels, senior investigator and director of the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, was recognized as a 2022 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is one of 505 scientists, engineers, and innovators elected for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers.
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2023 NCI Career Development Program Selections
Drs. Oscar Florez-Vargas and Eleanor L. Watts were selected for the 2023 NCI Career Development Program which seeks to empower talented postdoctoral trainees to achieve their full potential as research scientists.
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Growing the Field: NCI Fellowship Opportunities in Data Science
The NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) posted to their Cancer Data Science Pulse blog on training opportunities at the NCI for data scientists. “Growing the Field—NCI Fellowship Opportunities in Data Science” describes different programs across the Institute, including the DCEG Data Science Research Group, and features a quote from Dr. Monjoy Saha, Research Fellow in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch.
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Lindsay Morton Appointed Director of Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Dr. Morton is an international expert on cancer risks among individuals exposed to ionizing radiation, mechanisms of radiation carcinogenesis, and the etiology and outcomes for patients with hematologic malignancies.
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6th Li Fraumeni Syndrome Association Symposium Convenes Researchers, Clinicians, and Patients
The 6th International Li Fraumeni Syndrome Association Symposium was held at in Maryland October 13-16, 2022.
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2022 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship Recipients
Drs. Batel Blechter, Jennifer McGee-Avila, Lola Étiévant, and Courtney Dill were selected for the 2022 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship program. The program helps prepare female postdoctoral fellows for the transition to independent biomedical research careers.
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Jacqueline B. Vo Appointed Assistant Clinical Investigator
Dr. Jacqueline B. Vo was appointed assistant clinical investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch. She is the first assistant clinical investigator nurse in NCI.
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Mustapha Abubakar Appointed Earl Stadtman Investigator
Dr. Mustapha Abubakar was appointed Ealr Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch in September 2022. He integrates computational pathology methods with epidemiological studies to better understand the role of tissue ecosystem disruption in screen-detectable cancers.
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Inaugural Intramural Health Disparities Workshop
The Center for Cancer Research Health Disparity Steering Committee, DCEG Cancer Health Disparities Working Group, and Fellows Cancer Health Disparities Interest Group co-organized a workshop to communicate expectations of health disparity research, identify research resources, highlight opportunities for collaborations, and outline future directions.
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Sharon Savage Recognized by Her Undergraduate and Medical Schools
Dr. Sharon Savage received awards from her two alma maters, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine.
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Haoyu Zhang Appointed Earl Stadtman Investigator
Appointed in August 2022, Dr. Zhang will develop scalable statistical methods and software to analyze large-scale multi-ancestry genetic data to address questions related to health disparities and to advance genetic research in diverse populations.
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Stephen Chanock Recognized at Special Love Gala
Dr. Chanock received the Randy Schools Light of Love Award "in grateful recognition of his nearly 30 years as Camp Fantastic medical director and his commitment and compassion to the children and families of Special Love."
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Diptavo Dutta Appointed Earl Stadtman Tenure-track Investigator
Diptavo Dutta, Ph.D., joined DCEG as an Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch and affiliate member of the Biostatistics Branch. Dr. Dutta will integrate genetic and ‘omics’ data to understand the contribution of ancestry and genetic factors to cancer etiology.
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Alexander Keil Appointed Earl Stadtman Investigator
Dr. Keil was appointed Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch in May 2022. He studies occupational and environmental exposures that consider exposure across the life course as well as the complex interactions between exposures and health.
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2022 IARC/NCI Joint Workshop on HIV and Cancer
Joint meeting of experts from IARC and the NCI to discuss HIV and cancer. Topics ranged from the state of the science, gaps in research, opportunities for future studies, and barriers and challenges in the field.