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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Ian Buller, Ph.D., Erping Long, M.D., Ph.D., Zeni Wu, Ph.D., M.P.H., Tongwu Zhang, Ph.D., and Wei Zhao, Ph.D., received the 2022 NCI Director’s Innovation Awards, designed to support development of highly innovative approaches and technology aimed at significant cancer–related problems.
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Jonathan Hofmann, Ph.D., M.P.H., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch. He is an internationally recognized leader in using molecular approaches to study the etiology of kidney cancer, multiple myeloma, and other malignancies.
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Postdoctoral fellows Burak Altintas, M.D., in the Clinical Genetics Branch, Brittany Lord, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., and Waruiru Mburu, Ph.D., M.P.H., in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch, Omonefe Omofuma, Ph.D., M.S., in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, and Elisa Pasqual, Ph.D., in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch were selected for the 2022 NCI Career Development Program (CDP).
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Roni Falk, M.S., staff scientist in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch (MEB) retired after 38 years of service to the NCI. Ms. Falk made critical contributions to epidemiologic studies on endogenous hormones and cancer risk.
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Dr. Cheung was appointed Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in the Biostatistics Branch. Dr. Cheung studies the etiology and natural history of cancer, particularly focusing on the development, implementation, and translation of statistical methodology to understand cancer progression and to construct actionable guidelines for the prevention and early detection of disease.
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Dr. Liu investigates the role of infection and immune response in the etiology of virus-related cancers. Utilizing high-throughput omics technologies and other cutting-edge techniques, as well as classical epidemiologic methods, Dr. Liu seeks to identify opportunities for prevention and screening and to clarify the role of host genetics in disease progression.
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In November 2021, Dr. Stephen Chanock announced numerous awards received by DCEG staff for their research excellence, mentoring, and service, including the NIH Director’s Awards, NCI Outstanding Mentor Awards, and 2022 DCEG Fellows Awards for Research Excellence (DFARE).
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In May 2021, several experts from DCEG participated in the workshop “Breast Cancer and the Environment: Controversial and Emerging Exposures,” cohosted by the NCI and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The workshop was co-chaired by Monserrat García-Closas and Dr. Dale Sandler of NIEHS.
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New guidelines for screening and clinical management of cervical precancer from the American Cancer Society, a U.S. consensus committee, and the World Health Organization, are based on research by DCEG investigators. These guidelines utilize a risk-based approach and focus on HPV testing for primary screening. Paired with vaccination against HPV, they support the global effort to accelerate cervical cancer control.
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Laura Beane Freeman, Ph.D., senior investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch (OEEB), was elected chair of the Management Committee of Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference (EPICOH), the largest occupational epidemiologic society.
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Dr. Stephen Chanock welcomes the newest director-level scientist to NCI, Dr. Katrina Goddard, and reflects on DCEG’s participation in numerous collaborations across the NCI divisions which have yielded research innovations and foundational resources.
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The global COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino individuals in the United States, causing more deaths by population size, both directly and indirectly, in these groups compared with White or Asian individuals. The findings, from a large surveillance study led by Meredith Shiels, Ph.D., appeared October 5, 2021, in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D., Joseph Fraumeni, Jr., M.D., Francine S. Baker, M.S., and Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Ph.D., and Frank J. Colón-Matos, B.S., share their research and personal experiences as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act.
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The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) recognized the work of Corey Young, M.S., and Brittany Lord, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., with financial support to attend the 2021 AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.
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Four projects were funded through the 2021 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge that seek to advance research on the microbiome, expand our knowledge of descriptive and molecular cancer epidemiology, identify target genes and pathways from GWAS, and improve harmonization of heterogenous data.
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Dr. Choonsik Lee delivered the prestigious Dade Moeller Lectureship and Dr. Matthew Mille was recognized with the 2021 Elda Anderson Award for excellence in research/development, discovery/invention, devotion to health physics, and significant contributions to the profession of health physics. Both were given at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting.
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Dr. Simon was recognized for his career publication record and contributions to the science of radiation protection with the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award.
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Dr. Simon was recognized for his career publication record and contributions to the science of radiation protection with the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award.
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Dr. Barnholtz-Sloan is a biostatistician with multi-disciplinary training in epidemiology, population genetics, human genetics, and bioinformatics/informatics. She joined the NCI in summer 2021 as Associate Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology with a joint appointment in DCEG.
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Dr. Chapman, postdoctoral fellow in the Clinical Genetics Branch was selected for the two-year program with the goal of increasing diversity and inclusion in the field of human genetics provided by the American Society of Human Genetics, in partnership with industry leaders and the National Human Genome Research Institute.