People in the News - DCEG 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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Weinberg Delivers 2019 Wacholder Lecture
Clarice Weinberg delivered the 2019 Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecture on Evidence for Familial Clustering of Breast Cancer Age at Onset.
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Borrego and Davis Lynn Become Independent Research Scholars
David Borrego and Brittny Davis Lynn were inducted into the inaugural cohort of the Independent Research Scholar Program in the NIH Office of Intramural Research in August 2019.
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Catherine Schairer Retires from DCEG
Catherine Schairer, Ph.D., M.S., senior staff scientist in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, retired from DCEG in September 2019, after 37 years of service.
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Sir John Burn Delivers Seminar on Prediction and Prevention of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Lynch Syndrome
In July 2019, Sir John Burn spent two days with DCEG staff and fellows as a Visiting Scholar during which time he delivered an informative seminar on prediction and prevention of colorectal cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome.
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Trabert Granted DoD Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Britton Trabert received a Department of Defense Investigator-Initiated Research Award for her proposal titled “Making the CASE: Chemopreventive use of ASpirin for ovarian cancer—integrating Epidemiological data to evaluate population subgroups and tumor expression.”
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Summer Intern on Volunteering at Camp Fantastic
Frank Colon-Matos, a summer intern in DCEG, shares his experience at Camp Fantastic 2019 as a childhood cancer survivor and first-time volunteer.
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2019 Camp Fantastic
In August 2019, DCEG staff and fellows spent a week in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, volunteering at Camp Fantastic, a summer camp for children affected by cancer.
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Lisa J. McReynolds Becomes the First Assistant Clinical Investigator of DCEG
In July 2019, Lisa J. McReynolds was appointed the first Assistant Clinical Investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch.
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Area Students Learn from DCEG Volunteers at NIH High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program
Students in the 2019 NIH High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program (HiSTEP) learned about the influence of technology on various groups and created public health campaign videos to educate target audiences about the risks and consequences of technology with the guidance of DCEG staff and fellows.
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2019 Summer Intern Poster Event
The 2019 Summer Intern Program culminated in a poster session displaying students' research that took place on August 9, 2019.
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Service and Science Recognized at NIH Director’s Awards
DCEG investigators received NIH Director’s Awards in July 2019 for their service to Camp Fantastic, the Agricultural Health Study, and the Women Scientist Advisors Executive Committee.
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Hatch Retires from DCEG
Dr. Maureen Hatch, senior staff scientist in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch retired from DCEG in July 2019.
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Mirabello Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In June 2019, Lisa Mirabello, Ph.D., M.S., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch.
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Stewart Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In June 2019, Douglas Stewart, M.D., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Clinical Genetics Branch.
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The Unique Role of Staff Clinicians in DCEG Research
Staff clinicians operate at the intersection of clinical care and research on natural history studies of families with cancer predisposition syndromes like Inherited Bone Marrow Failure (IBMFS) and Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS).
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Mille Receives Bernard Wheatley Award
In May 2019, Matthew Mille received the Bernard Wheatley Award for best submitted paper to the Journal of Radiological Protection.
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2019 Winners Announced for DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge
In May, Stephen Chanock announced four winners of the 2019 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge, a competitive funding program that supports innovative approaches to enhance epidemiological methods, data collection, and analysis using modern technology and informatics.
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2019 Spring Town Hall Meeting
The spring town hall meeting was held in May 2019 to talk about recent scientific achievements and new and ongoing research efforts, and to recognize accomplishments and contributions of staff.
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Future of Low-Dose Radiation Research in the US: 2019 Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium
The 2019 Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium focused on the future of low-dose radiation research and the need for a long-term strategy to guide low-dose radiation research in the United States.
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Eleventh Annual Fellows' Training Symposium 2019
In April 2019, the annual Fellows’ Training Symposium was held at the NIH main campus. The theme was “The Training Trio: Seeking to examine the importance of developing research skills and collaborations in the population science disciplines of: Biostatistics/Bioinformatics, Clinical/Molecular Science, and Epidemiology.”