Sheri D. Schully, Ph.D.
Program Director, Host Susceptibility Factors Branch
Contact Information
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Blvd., Rm. 5138, MSC 7393
Bethesda, MD 20892-7393
(For express delivery, use Rockville, MD 20852)
telephone: (301) 435-4911
fax: (301) 435-5477
e-mail: schullys@mail.nih.gov
Interest Areas
Translation of genome-based knowledge and technologies to improve population health and the use of biospecimens in research.
Degrees
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University
B.S. - Zoology, with a minor in Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Biography
Dr. Schully is a Program Director in the Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program's (EGRP) Host Susceptibility Factors Branch (HSFB). Her responsibilities include management of a portfolio of grants related to factors that influence personal susceptibility to cancer, such as genetic and hormonal factors. Dr. Schully is also the Program Officer for the Breast and Colon Cancer Family Registries (CFRs) and Co-Program Officer for the CFR Informatics Support Center.
She coordinates the Trans-NIH Public Health Genomics Interest Group (PHGIG). The PHGIG is leading the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), NCI, and NIH in Public Health Genomics training, workshops, and initiatives with the hope of translating genomic discoveries into actions that reduce the population burden of cancer in the United States. She is also a DCCPS representative to the NCI-wide Biospecimen Coordinating Committee (BCC). The mission of BCC is to coordinate efforts to improve the availability and quality of human specimens needed for research supported by NCI throughout all its programs.
Dr. Schully joined NCI in 2005 as a Presidential Management Fellow through which she completed several rotations in various NCI Divisions and Offices, including with EGRP, the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), and the Small Business Innovation Research Program within the Office of the Director. During these rotations, Dr. Schully worked with the Cancer Family Registries (CFRs) and organized activities for the Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility Initiative. During her time as a Presidential Management Fellow, Dr. Schully also served as an intern with C-Change, a non-profit organization comprised of the nation's key cancer leaders from government, business, and non-profit sectors.
