People in the News - News Updates
DCEG staff members often receive scientific and professional society awards and recognition. In addition, they present their research at scientific conferences and participate in other events.
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In Memorium: Professor Dame Valerie Beral
Professor Dame Valerie Beral made tremendous contributions to the field of cancer epidemiology. She will be deeply missed by her colleagues and friends in DCEG.
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2022 HHS Hubert H. Humphrey Award for Service to America
Six DCEG staff were recognized by the department for their service at the southern border as part of Operation Artemis and Operation Allies Welcome, initiatives run by the Office of Refugee and Resettlement.
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2022 DCEG Cancer Health Disparities Award Winners
Drs. Jongeun Rhee and Charles Breeze, and Akemi Wijayabahu received funding for their projects. The DCEG Cancer Health Disparities Award aims to expand cancer disparities research within the Division by encouraging postdoctoral trainees to initiate new and highly innovative cancer disparity and/or minority health research projects that they will continue into their independent research careers.
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Summer 2022 Fellow Awards
During the early summer of 2022, many fellows in DCEG were recognized for their outstanding research efforts. Dr. Cameron Haas received the Intramural AIDS Research Fellowship and Drs. Brittany Lord and Wayne Lawrence received the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program 2022 Merit Award. Several postdoctoral fellows received the Fellows Award for Research Excellence.
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Lesley Chapman Hannah and Brittany Lord Receive Eddie Méndez Scholar Award
Lesley Chapman Hannah, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow and iCURE scholar in the Clinical Genetics Branch, and Brittany Lord, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch, have been selected as members of the fourth cohort of Eddie Méndez awardees by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The award recognizes outstanding postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds that are underrepresented in science.
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Marianne Henderson Receives 2022 ISBER Pioneer’s Award
Marianne K. Henderson, M.S., CPC, Senior Advisor for Division Resources received the 2022 Pioneer’s Award from the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). She was recognized for providing outstanding leadership to the founding, support, and incorporation of ISBER as an international biobanking society, and for playing a critical role in developing and executing ISBER’s vision and mission.
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Amy Berrington Appointed Vice Chair of the National Academies Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
In April 2022, Dr. Berrington was appointed as the Vice-Chair of the National Academies Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board.
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2022 Intramural Research Awards
DCEG Intramural Research Awards are competitive funding opportunities designed to foster creative, high-impact research by fellows and tenure-track investigators.
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Federal Cervical Cancer Collaborative for Safety-net Settings of Care
DCEG has partnered with the Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies and offices to bring cervical cancer prevention and management guidelines into safety-net settings of care, an offshoot of the Cancer Moonshot.
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2022 NCI Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician Retreat
In April 2022, staff scientists and staff clinicians from DCEG, the NCI Center for Cancer Research, and Frederick National Laboratory, gathered virtually for their 18th annual scientific retreat on “Fostering innovation in cancer research, path from discovery to therapy.”
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2022 NIH Postbac Poster Day Presentations
Postbaccalaureate fellows in DCEG presented their research at the virtual 2022 NIH Postbac Poster Day, sponsored by the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education.
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Wendy Wong Joins DCEG as a Senior Bioinformatician
Dr. Wong will develop, implement, and provide key bioinformatics leadership, expertise, and support to the Division, and serve as the head for a newly established DCEG Bioinformatics Virtual Core (BVC).
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2021 Outstanding Mentor Awards
Four investigators were recognized for outstanding mentorship in 2021: Jonas Almeida, Megan Clarke, Rena Jones, Minkyo Song. Read excerpts from the nominations prepared by their trainees.
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2022 ICIS Mentoring Award Goes to Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson received the 2022 International Cytokine & Interferon Society Mentorship Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of immunity and cancer genetics and training, nurturing, and guiding the next generation of scientists.
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2022 AACR Annual Meeting Features DCEG Research
DCEG investigators and fellows presented their research at the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting.
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Shahinaz Gadalla Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In April 2022, Shahinaz Gadalla, Ph.D., M.B.Bch., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch. Dr. Gadalla is a highly collaborative, internationally recognized physician scientist with expertise in cancer epidemiology and clinical medicine. She investigates the role of genetic factors in cancer etiology and explores elements that may modify disease risk among high-risk individuals.
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Sam Mbulaiteye Named 2022 Scientist of the Year by the Lymphoma Foundation of America
Dr. Mbulaiteye, senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, was recently recognized by the Lymphoma Foundation of America with their 2022 Scientist of the Year Award. As a part of this award, he directed a donation from the foundation to a study site in Uganda for medical care for children with Burkitt lymphoma.
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2022 CCR-DCEG Flex Awards Announced
Three projects were funding through the Flex Award Program, including two investigations of health disparities. Investigators from DCEG: Drs. Jiyeon Choi, Maria Teresa Landi, Tongwu Zhang, Gretchen Gierach, Aimée R. Kreimer, Lisa Mirabello, and Mark Schiffman.
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Laura Beane Freeman Re-elected to Second Term as Women Scientist Advisor
Dr. Beane Freeman has been re-elected by her peers to a second term as DCEG Women Scientist Advisor (WSA).
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President’s Cancer Panel Addresses Gaps in Cancer Screening for All Americans
In February 2022, the Panel released their report “Closing Gaps in Cancer Screening: Connecting People, Communities, and Systems to Improve Equity and Access,” in which they identify more effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening as a significant opportunity for the National Cancer Program, to accelerate the decline in cancer deaths and, in some cases, prevent cancer through detection and removal of precancerous lesions.