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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Keith Griffin and Sarah Irvin Receive NIH Graduate Student Research Award
Keith Griffin, M.S., and Sarah Irvin, M.S., received the NIH Graduate Student Research Award for their posters presented at the 17th Annual NIH Graduate Student Research Symposium.
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Christian Abnet and Lindsay Morton Elected to American Epidemiological Society
In March 2021, Christian Abnet and Lindsay Morton were elected to the prestigious American Epidemiological Society, an honorary society dedicated to epidemiology.
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Philip Castle Rejoins DCEG as a Senior Investigator
Dr. Castle was reinstated with scientific tenure by the NIH and rejoined DCEG as a senior investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch.
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Cari Kitahara Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Dr. Kitahara investigates the etiology of thyroid cancer and cancer risk in patients and medical personnel exposed to diagnostic and therapeutic medical radiation. She is now a senior investigator in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch.
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Building A Robust Community for Fellows in the COVID-19 Era
Jackie Lavigne, Ph.D., Diane Wigfield, and Cara Murray of the Office of Education have supported fellows during the work-from-home order. They have bridged the distance inflicted by COVID-19 through virtual events, on-line and telephone support, providing virtual professional development workshops, and more.
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Aimée Kreimer Elected Women Scientist Advisor
Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D., senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, was elected Women Scientist Advisor in January 2021 for a three-year term.
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Gretchen Gierach Appointed Chief of Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch
Gretchen Gierach, Ph.D., M.P.H., was appointed as Chief of the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch (ITEB) in January 2021. Dr. Gierach is an expert in the etiology of hormone-related female malignancies, with particular focus on breast cancer.
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NCI Director’s Award Ceremony 2020, DCEG Staff Recognized
Several DCEG staff were honored at the 2020 NCI Director’s Awards ceremony for their efforts in assessing radiation-related cancer risk at the Trinity site in New Mexico; for development of a suite of tools to streamline business processes in DCEG; and for years of continued service to the NCI.
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2021 Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award Granted to Six DCEG Fellows
Six DCEG postdoctoral fellows have received the 2021 William G. Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award for projects addressing disparities in cancer survivorship, breast cancer treatment, and exposure to air pollution.
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Sabine Naudin Selected for 2021 Diversity Career Development Program
Dr. Sabine Naudin of the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch was selected for the 2021 Diversity Career Development Program. The program seeks to provide NCI postdoctoral trainees from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups with the tools necessary to develop as leaders in independent academic research careers.
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2021 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship Recipients
Katelyn Connelly, Ilona Argirion, and Daniela S. Gutierrez Torres were selected for the 2021 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship program. The program helps prepare female postdoctoral fellows for the transition to independent biomedical research careers.
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Trans-Divisional Research Program (TDRP) Established
The mission of the TDRP is to conduct and facilitate trans-divisional research on cancer epidemiology, genetics, and prevention across DCEG. The Program is expected to increase cross-branch research initiatives, data sharing and analytics capacity.
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Allan Hildesheim Retires From DCEG
Allan Hildesheim, Ph.D., senior investigator and former chief of the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch (IIB) built a multidisciplinary research program focused on the interplay of infection, immunity, and inflammation on cancer risk and helped translate those findings into important advances in cancer prevention, risk stratification, and screening.
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Debra Silverman Receives 2020 EPICOH Lifetime Achievement Award
Over the past 48 years at the NCI, Dr. Silverman has made numerous seminal contributions to the field of occupational cancer epidemiology, including the evaluation of the carcinogenic effects of diesel exhaust.
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DCEG Staff Gather in Virtual Town Hall Meetings, 2020 Summer and Fall
Stephen Chanock introduced the Trans-Divisional Research Program (TDRP) and recognized recipients of the Kelly Government Distinguished Achievement Awards, 2021 NCI Director’s Innovation Awards and DCEG Fellows Award for Research Excellence (DFARE) at the 2020 DCEG summer and fall town hall meetings.
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Jon Hofmann and Mark Purdue Present DCEG research at NASEM meeting on PFAS
Jonathan Hofmann, Ph.D., tenure-track investigator, and Mark Purdue, Ph.D., senior investigator, in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, participated in the Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research, October 26-27, 2020, hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.
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Laboratories Move to NCI Shady Grove Campus, Unifying DCEG
The Laboratory of Translational Genomics, the Laboratory of Genetic Susceptibility, and the Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory joined the rest of the Division staff as occupants of a new constructed state of the art laboratory and staff building at Shady Grove.
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Neil Caporaso Retires from DCEG
Neil Caporaso studied genetic and environmental factors influencing lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and related familial hematologic disorders over his 37-year career at the National Cancer Institute.
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Branch Profile: Biostatistics
Underpinning nearly every research study conducted by DCEG is a collaboration with investigators in the Biostatistics Branch (BB). While highly trained and experienced epidemiologists can and do design their own analytic plans and calculate statistical power and other parameters, biostatisticians in BB ensure the statistical validity and strength of all DCEG research while actively engaging in the development of novel methods and tools.
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Allen Wilcox Delivers 2020 Wacholder Lecture
Dr. Wilcox, Scientist Emeritus in the Epidemiology Branch, Reproductive Epidemiology Group at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences delivered the Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecture on The Cost of False-Positive Results: A Personal History.