Research Program Contacts
Find NCI Program Director Contacts for the following Divisions, Centers, and Offices.
NCI Divisions
Find NCI Staff and Program Director contacts for the following NCI Divisions.
Division of Cancer Biology (DCB)
DCB supports and coordinates research projects in basic cancer biology at universities, hospitals, research foundations, and businesses across the United States and abroad.
DCB Staff Directory
Cancer Cell Biology
Dr. Rihab Yassin
240-276-6230
yassinr@mail.nih.gov
Cancer Immunology, Hematology and Etiology
Dr. Kevin Howcroft
240-276-6200
howcrofk@mail.nih.gov
DNA and Chromosome Aberrations
Dr. Judy Mietz
240-276-6250
mietzj@mail.nih.gov
Structural Biology and Molecular Applications
Dr. Jennifer Couch
240-276-6210
couchj@mail.nih.gov
Tumor Biology and Microenvironment
Dr. Jeffery Hildesheim
240-276-6220
hildesheimj@mail.nih.gov
Tumor Metastasis
Dr. Joanna Watson
240-276-6220
watsonjo@mail.nih.gov
Cancer Systems Biology Consortium
Dr. Shannon Hughes
240-276-6180
shannon.hughes@nih.gov
Physical Sciences Oncology Network
Dr. Nastaran Zahir
240-276-7610
nas.zahir@nih.gov
Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences (DCCPS)
DCCPS supports a comprehensive program of genomic, epidemiologic, behavioral, social, and surveillance cancer research.
Implementation Science
Dr. David Chambers
240-276-5090
dchamber@mail.nih.gov
Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Deborah Mayer
240-276-5121
deb.mayer@nih.gov
Health Disparities Research
Dr. Shobha Srinivasan
240-276-6938
Ss688k@nih.gov
Environmental Epidemiology
Dr. Gary Ellison
240-276-6783
ellisong@mail.nih.gov
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology
Dr. Andrew Freedman
240-276-6697
freedmaa@mail.nih.gov
Genomic Epidemiology
Dr. Elizabeth Gillanders
240-276-6764
lgilland@mail.nih.gov
Methods and Technologies (Epidemiology & Genomics)
Dr. Mukesh Verma
240-276-6889
vermam@mail.nih.gov
Risk Factor Assessment
Dr. Amy Subar
240-276-6695
subara@mail.nih.gov
Data Quality, Analysis, and Interpretation
Dr. Serban Negoita
240-276-5409
serban.negoita@nih.gov
Surveillance Informatics
Steve Friedman
240-276-6138
friedmast@mail.nih.gov
Data Analytics
Dr. Angela Mariotto
240-276-6698
Angela_mariotto@nih.gov
Statistical Research and Applications
Dr. Eric J. "Rocky" Feuer
240-276-6772
feuerr@exchange.nih.gov
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences
Dr. Paige Green
240-276-6899
mcdonalp@mail.nih.gov
Health Communication and Informatics
Dr. William M. Klein
240-276-6972
kleinwm@mail.nih.gov
Health Behaviors
Dr. Susan Czajkowski
240-276-5871
susan.czajkowski@nih.gov
Tobacco Control
Dr. Michele Bloch
240-276-6878
blochm@mail.nih.gov
Healthcare Assessment Research
Dr. Paul Doria-Rose
240-276-6904
doriarop@mail.nih.gov
Health Systems and Interventions Research
Dr. Sarah Kobrin
240-276-6931
kobrins@mail.nih.gov
Outcomes Research
Dr. Ashley Wilder Smith
240-276-6714
smithas@mail.nih.gov
Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)
DCP supports research to determine and reduce a person's risk of developing cancer, as well as research to develop and evaluate cancer screening procedures.
Biometry
Dr. Victor Kipnis
240-276-7019
kipnisv@mail.nih.gov
Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Dr. Brandy Heckman-Stoddard
240-276-7048
heckmanbm@mail.nih.gov
Cancer Biomarkers
Dr. Sudhir Srivastava
240-276-7028
srivasts@mail.nih.gov
Chemopreventive Agent Development
Dr. Robert Shoemaker
240-276-7077
shoemakr@mail.nih.gov
Community Oncology & Prevention Trials
Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens
240-276-7075
mccaskiw@mail.nih.gov
Early Detection
Dr. Paul Pinsky
240-276-7014
pinskyp@mail.nih.gov
Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Dr. Asad Umar
240-276-7038
umara@mail.nih.gov
Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Dr. Eva Szabo
240-276-7011
szaboe@mail.nih.gov
Nutritional Science
Dr. Harold Seifried
240-276-7123
seifrieh@mail.nih.gov
Prostate and Urologic Cancer
Dr. Howard Parnes
240-276-7045
parnesh@mail.nih.gov
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)
DCTD supports the translation of promising research areas into improved diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for cancer patients.
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Dr. Lyndsay Harris
240-276-6327
Lyndsay.harris@nih.gov
Cancer Imaging Program
Dr. Janet F. Eary
240-276-5135
janet.eary@nih.gov
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Dr. Meg Mooney
240-276-6515
mooneym@mail.nih.gov
Developmental Therapeutics Program
Dr. Jerry Collins
240-276-5903
jc181p@mail.nih.gov
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Dr. Jeffrey D. White
240-276-6595
jeffreyw@mail.nih.gov
Radiation Research Program
Dr. C. Norman Coleman
240-276-5690
coleman@mail.nih.gov
Translational Research Program
Dr. Toby Hecht
240-276-5683
hechtt@mail.nih.gov
NCI Centers, Offices, and Programs
Find NCI Program Director contacts for the following NCI Centers, Offices, and Selected Programs.
Center for Cancer Training (CCT)
CCT provides funding to support training and career development for cancer researchers working at institutions nationwide and also manages intramural training programs offered at NCI laboratories and offices.
Dr. Oliver Bogler
240-276-5911
oliver.bogler@nih.gov
Center for Global Health (CGH)
CGH facilitates global collaboration by leveraging research resources with U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, non-government organizations, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Dr. Satish Gopal
240-276-5810
satish.gopal@nih.gov
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
CRCHD supports the reduction of cancer health disparities in diverse populations through research, training, and partnerships.
Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI)
CSSI creates opportunities for researchers through the development of new science initiatives, tools, and public resources to accelerate progress in cancer research.
The Center for Cancer Genomics (CCG) manages TCGA and OCG
OCG supports programs that will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cancer.
Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research
OCCPR supports programs in clinical proteomics and proteogenomics that will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cancer.
Dr. Henry Rodriguez
240-781-3370
rodriguezh@mail.nih.gov
Office of Nanotechnology Research
OCNR directs the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer program that supports the application of nanotechnology to all aspects of cancer research.
Dr. Piotr Grodzinski
301-594-6345
grodzinp@mail.nih.gov
Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies Program (IMAT)
IMAT is a NCI initiative that supports the development of novel technologies that support clinical, laboratory, and epidemiology cancer research.
Dr. Tony Dickherber
301-547-9980
anthony.dickherber@nih.gov
Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancies (OHAM)
OHAM coordinates HIV/AIDS research throughout the NCI, including programs in AIDS-related cancer.
Dr. Robert Yarchoan
301-496-0328
yarchoan@helix.nih.gov
Provocative Questions Program (PQ)
PQ is a NCI initiative that intends to assemble a list of important questions, or problems that are paradoxes in cancer research that will stimulate research communities to use laboratory, clinical, and population sciences in new, effective, and imaginative ways.
Sean Hanlon
240-781-3310
sean.hanlon@nih.gov
Small Business & Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
SBIR and STTR programs seek to increase small business and private sector participation to develop and commercialize novel technologies to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Michael Weingarten
240-276-5238
weingartenm@mail.nih.gov