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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Mark Little Retires from the NCI
Mark Little is an internationally recognized expert in radiation biostatistics. He focused on the study of ionizing radiation and risk of cancer, cataracts, and cardiovascular disease, as well as and solar ultraviolet radiation and risk of basal cell carcinoma, hemopoietic malignancies and brain tumors.
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Stella Koutros Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In May 2025, Stella Koutros was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch. Dr. Koutros is an internationally recognized expert in the design and conduct of epidemiologic investigations to evaluate occupational causes of cancer. Her work examines the carcinogenicity of occupation- and industry-based exposures as well as the etiology of bladder cancer, a disease substantially influenced by occupational, environmental, and genetic factors.
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Kathleen Stine Retires from the Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Kathleen Stine, program analyst in the Radiation Epidemiology branch, retired after nearly 41 years of federal service. She provided mission-critical administrative management for the branch.
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Stephen Chanock Featured in NIH Intramural Blog
Dr. Stephen Chanock was featured in a post on the NIH Intramural Research Program "I Am Intramural" blog describing his research and celebrating his recent election to the National Academy of Medicine.
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Kiyohiko Mabuchi Retires from the NCI After 20 Years of Service
Kiyohiko Mabuchi, senior scientist in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, retired from the National Cancer Institute in early 2025 after more than 20 years of service. Dr. Mabuchi investigated cancer and chronic disease risks associated with exposure to ionizing radiation and how radiation-related risks are modified by modes of exposure and other factors.
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Charles Rabkin Retires After 35 Years of Service
Dr. Rabkin retired from the National Cancer Institute after 35 years of service. He received Public Health Service and Unit Commendation Medals for his studies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma and the Outstanding Service Medal for the molecular epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori and HIV-related malignancies.
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Michael Sargen Appointed Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
Michael Sargen, M.D., has been promoted to Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, a tenure-track position in the Clinical Genetics Branch in December 2024. He is an expert in the clinical, histopathologic, and genetic characteristics of melanoma-prone families. He also uses epidemiologic and molecular approaches to investigate risk factors for sebaceous carcinoma and other rare cutaneous malignancies in children and adults.
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Hispanic/Latino Population Researchers Convene to Advance Health Equity
The objectives of the meeting, organized by the NIH Hispanic Health Research Scientific Interest Group, were to learn about existing research projects across the NIH and to promote trans-NIH research collaborations to address health disparities and inequities among Hispanic/Latino populations.
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Constanza Camargo Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In December, Dr. Constanza Camargo was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch (MEB). Dr. Camargo is an internationally recognized expert on the epidemiology of gastric cancer, an understudied malignancy with high mortality coupled with substantial economic and social costs.
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Patricia Ganz Presents Research on Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Patricia Ganz presented an overview of her research investigating long-term and late effects of treatment for breast cancer in a talk entitled, “‘Not Just Tired’: The Biology of Fatigue and Cognitive Changes after Breast Cancer Treatment.” She then met with DCEG scientists at all levels to talk about opportunities, challenges, and strategic approaches to survivorship research.
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2025 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellows Announced
Drs. Emily Pearce, Jessica Scales, and Isabelle van der Velpen were selected for the 2025 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship program. The program prepares female postdoctoral fellows for the transition to independent biomedical research careers through mentoring and networking opportunities, and seminars and workshops designed to strengthen leadership, time management, and self-promotional skills.
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Mary Ward Retires from the NCI
Dr. Ward retired on October 31, 2024, after 30 years of federal service. She investigated environmental and occupational causes of cancer, with special emphasis on drinking water contaminants, pesticides, and other chemicals in relation to the etiology of childhood leukemia, gastrointestinal cancers, and thyroid cancer.
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2024 iCURE Scholars Welcomed to NCI and DCEG
Tawnjerae Joe and Douglas Monroe are the 2024 incoming NCI Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) Program Scholars.
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2024 NCI Principal Investigators Retreat
The 2024 NCI Principal Investigators Retreat gathered principal investigators from the two intramural divisions of NCI, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics and the Center for Cancer Research. The retreat was held at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, on October 15, 2024.
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2025 DCEG Fellows' Awards for Research Excellence
The 2025 DCEG Fellows' Award for Research Excellence (DFARE) recognizes the outstanding scientific research performed by DCEG fellows and provides funding for travel to scientific meetings or conferences.
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Rena Jones Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Dr. Rena Jones was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch in October 2024. She studies the effects of environmental exposures on cancer risk.
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2025 NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation Awards
Tongwu Zhang, Batel Blechter, Thong Luong, and Maya Spaur received 2025 NCI Director’s Intramural Innovation Awards, which support the development of highly innovative approaches and technology aimed at significant cancer–related problems.
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2024 Summer Internship Program in DCEG
In the summer of 2024, 30 interns from 11 states and the District of Columbia, came to do research in every branch of DCEG as well as in the Trans-Divisional Research Program.
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Debra Silverman to Retire from the NCI After Over 50 Years
Dr. Debra Silverman will retire from the NCI after over 50 years of service and 16 years leading the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch. She dedicated her career to investigating occupational, environmental, and host factors associated with cancers of the bladder, lung, and pancreas. In addition, Dr. Silverman paved the way for other women to enter the field of biostatistics and epidemiology, shepherding junior investigators to leadership roles.
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Mark Purdue Appointed Director of Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch
Dr. Purdue is an internationally recognized expert in the study of cancer associations with occupational and environmental exposures to chlorinated solvents, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other agents, and the etiology of kidney cancer.