Research Program & Funding
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Staff Contacts
Extramural Grants Department
(404) 329-7558
grants@cancer.org

Office of Vice President of Extramural Grants
Council for Extramural Grants (COUN)
John Stevens, MD, Vice President of Extramural Grants
(404) 329-7550
john.stevens@cancer.org

Tawanna Brooks, Executive Assistant
(404) 329-7537
tawanna.brooks@cancer.org

The fax number for Extramural Grants Administration is (404) 417-5974.


Program Offices and Peer Review Committees

Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry of Cancer
DNA Mechanisms in Cancer (DMC)
RNA Mechanisms in Cancer (RMC)
Tumor Biochemistry and Endocrinology (TBE)

Michael H. Melner, PhD, Program Director
(404) 327-6528
michael.melner@cancer.org

Terise Lang, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5752
terise.lang@cancer.org

Cancer Cell Biology And Metastasis
Cell Cycle and Growth Control (CCG)
Cell Structure and Metastasis (CSM)
Development, Differentiation, and Cancer (DDC)

Charles (Karl) Saxe, PhD, Program Director
(404) 929-6919
charles.saxe@cancer.org

Rosolynn Barron, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-7548
rosolynn.barron@cancer.org

Preclinical and Translational Cancer Research
Cancer Drug Discovery (CDD)
Microbial Pathogenesis and Cancer (MPC)
Tumor Biology and Genomics (TBG)

William Phelps, PhD, Program Director
(404) 929-6835
william.phelps@cancer.org

Kenly Belt, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-7968
kenly.belt@cancer.org

Carcinogenesis, Clinical Cancer Research and Immunology
Clinical Research, Cancer Control, and Epidemiology (CCE)
Carcinogenesis, Nutrition, and the Environment (CNE)
Leukemia, Immunology, and Blood Cell Development (LIB)

William Chambers, PhD, Program Director
(404) 329-7552
william.chambers@cancer.org

Janet Harris, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-7543
janet.harris@cancer.org

Cancer Control and Prevention Research
Cancer Control and Prevention: Psychosocial and Behavioral Research (CPPB)
Cancer Control and Prevention: Health Policy and Health Services (CPHPS)
Palliative Care and Symptom Management Research (PCSM)

Ronit Elk, PhD, Program Director
(404) 417-5957
ronit.elk@cancer.org

Kim A. Smith, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5740
kim.a.smith@cancer.org


Health Professional Training in Cancer Control*
Primary Care Physician Awards
Physician Training in Preventive Medicine
Scholarships in Oncology Nursing
Oncology Social Work Training

*see Types of Grants Awarded for specific Health Professional Training Grants

Virginia Krawiec, MPA, Program Director
(404) 329-7612
ginger.krawiec@cancer.org

Danielle Alsander, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5734
danielle.alsander@cancer.org

Institutional Research Grants (IRG)
David Ringer, PhD, MPH, Managing Director of Operations
Program Director
(404) 329-7540
david.ringer@cancer.org

Sonia Pearce, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-7539
sonia.pearce@cancer.org

Operations Office
David Ringer, PhD, MPH, Managing Director of Operations
Program Director
(404) 329-7540
david.ringer@cancer.org

Sonia Pearce, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-7539
sonia.pearce@cancer.org

Aida Bernald, Grants Manager
(404) 329-7551
aida.bernald@cancer.org

Annette Jordan, Grants Specialist
(404) 329-7546
annette.jordan@cancer.org

Shannon Mejri, Operation Systems Specialist
(404) 329-7605
shannon.mejri@cancer.org

Research Business Office
Mary LeMahieu, Research Business Manager
(404) 329-7534
mary.lemahieu@cancer.org

Karen Johnson, Research Grants Specialist
(404) 329-7658
karen.johnson@cancer.org

Research Promotion and Communication
Donella Wilson, PhD, Scientific Director
(404) 329-7717
donella.wilson@cancer.org

Christa Webb, Research Promotion Assistant
(404)329-5754
christa.webb@cancer.org

Keona Chaney, Research Program Specialist
(404)329-7579
keona.chaney@cancer.org

Cheri Richard, Research Program Analyst
(404) 329-7587
cheri.richard@cancer.org

Latoya Johnson, PhD, Science Writer/Editor
(404) 329-7941
latoya.johnson@cancer.org

Office of Information Management
T.J. Koerner, PhD, Director
(404) 329-7702
TJ.Koerner@cancer.org

National Vice President of Research
Victor G. Vogel, MD, MHS

Deputy National Vice President of Research
Margaret (Kenny) Offermann, MD, PhD

Cheryl Wright, Executive Assistant
(404)329-5749
cheryl.wright@cancer.org