EGRP's Organizational Structure

Our organization consists of the Office of the Associate Director (OAD) and five Branches that oversee and facilitate research to understand the determinants of cancer occurrence and outcomes in human populations.

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Choose a branch from the chart below for examples of EGRP’s interests in these areas, contacts for scientific program directors, and ongoing activities.

1. Office of the Associate Director

   1. Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Branch

   2. Environmental Epidemiology Branch

   3. Genomic Epidemiology Branch

   4. Methods & Technologies Branch

   5. Risk Factor Assessment Branch

Leadership

The Office of the Associate Director (OAD) develops and implements the mission and scientific and strategic agenda of the Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program (EGRP). The OAD integrates and coordinates the activities of the component Branches by establishing program priorities, allocating resources, staff, and assignments; and manages scientific activities and portfolios that cross Branch boundaries.

Siegel, Erin M., PhD, MPH
Associate Director
Office of the Associate Director

erin.siegel@nih.gov

Srinivas, Pothur R., PhD, MPH
Deputy Associate Director
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-7620
pothur.srinivas@nih.gov

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Freedman, Andrew N., PhD, FISPE
Branch Chief
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6697
freedmaa@mail.nih.gov

Contact for questions about:

• Prediction models for cancer outcomes
• Benefit/risk indices for oncology drugs
• Clinical, epidemiologic, and pharmacogenomic factors related to cancer treatment outcomes
• Cannabis and cancer outcomes

Gillanders, Elizabeth M., PhD
Branch Chief
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6764
lgilland@mail.nih.gov

Contact for questions about:

• Genetic epidemiology of cancer
• Innovative methods for genetic epidemiology
• Genetic architecture of cancer across populations
• Genetic heterogeneity of high-risk cancer families
• Secondary analyses of genetic data
• Patient engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing

Lam, Tram K., PhD, MPH
Branch Chief
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6967
lamt@nih.gov

Contact for questions about:

• Infectious agents
• Lifestyle factors
• Environmental exposures
• Health disparities and health equity

Reedy, Jill, PhD, MPH, RDN
Branch Chief
Risk Factor Assesment Branch

240-276-6812
reedyj@mail.nih.gov

Contact for questions about:

• Dietary patterns, guidance, and surveillance
• Assessment of modifiable risk factors
• Food environment and food/nutrition insecurity
• Obesity and policy research
• Time-sensitive opportunities for health research

Verma, Mukesh, PhD
Branch Chief
Methods and Technologies Branch

240-276-6889
vermam@mail.nih.gov

Contact for questions about:

• Assays for biomarkers of risk
• Epigenetics and epidemiology methods
• High throughput technologies in epidemiology
• Carcinoma-associated infectious agents
• Multi-Omics technologies (proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, microbiome)