EGRP's Research Areas

NCI's Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) provides opportunities for investigators to increase understanding of cancer causes and prevention in human populations. Our research is organized into five areas that oversee and facilitate cancer epidemiology research.

Explore Our Research Areas

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

Clinical and Translational Epidemiology

Research areas include

cancer survivor research
- adverse events and late effects
- diet/lifestyle factors
- predictive, prognostic and genomic factors
- pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacogenomics
clinical epidemiology and risk prediction

Environmental Epidemiology

Research areas include

chemical and physical agents
climate change
geospatial approaches in cancer control and population sciences
infectious agents and co-infections and cancer
lifestyle factors
social determinants

Genomic Epidemiology

Research areas include

bioethics and ethical, legal, and social implications related to genomic epidemiology
data sharing, leveraging existing data resources and sophisticated analysis methods
functional genomics
gene-environment interaction
identification of common and rare genetic variants which influence cancer risk
increasing diversity of populations represented in genomics data and research
systems epidemiology

Methods and Technologies

Research areas include

development and adaptation of laboratory and technical approaches for large studies in human populations

Risk Factor Assessment

Research areas include

diet, physical activity, and sleep metrics
methods, tools, technologies, and resources for risk factor assessment
obesity policy research

Last Updated: 15 Mar, 2023