Extramural Grants Department Staff Contacts
Office of Senior Vice President of Extramural Research
William H. Chambers, PhD, Senior Vice President of Extramural Research
William C. Phelps, PhD, Vice President of Extramural Research
Department Contact Information
(404) 329-7558
Fax (404) 417-5974
grants@cancer.org
Sonia Pearce, Senior Administrative Assistant
(404) 329-7539
sonia.pearce@cancer.org
Kim A. Smith, Manager, Administrative Services
(404) 329-7537
kim.a.smith@cancer.org
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
contact: Christa Whitaker, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5754
christa.whitaker@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
contact: Rosolynn Barron, Grant Program Supervisor
(404) 329-7548
rosolynn.barron@cancer.org
Translational Cancer Research
- Cancer Drug Discovery (CDD)
- Microbial Pathogenesis and Cancer (MPC)
- Tumor Biology and Genomics (TBG)
William Phelps, PhD, Program Director
contact: Leigh Hoffner, CRA, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-4360
leigh.hoffner@cancer.org
Clinical Cancer Research, Nutrition, and Immunology
- Clinical Cancer Research and Epidemiology (CCE)
- Leukemia, Immunology, and Blood Cell Development (LIB)
- Nutrition, the Environment, and Immunology (NEC)
Susanna Greer, PhD, Program Director
contact: 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)
Elvan C. Daniels, MD, MPH, Program Director
contact: Chanda Felton, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5740
chanda.felton@cancer.org
Health Professional Training in Cancer Control
- Physician Training Awards in Cancer Control
- Primary Care Physician Awards
- Scholarships in Oncology Nursing
- Oncology Social Work Training
- Institutional Research Grants
Virginia Krawiec, MPA, Program Director
contact: Stella Jones, Program Coordinator
(404) 329-5734
stella.jones@cancer.org
Research Business Office
Mary LeMahieu, Research Business Manager
(404) 329-7534
mary.lemahieu@cancer.org
Sherae Gillespie, Grants Specialist
(404) 929-6803
sherae.gillespie@cancer.org
Research Integration
Joya Harris, MPH, Director
(404) 417-8048
joya.harris@cancer.org
Sherial Thornton, Specialist
(404)329-5783
sherial.thornton@cancer.org
Research Special Funding
Zachary Morris, Manager
404-929-6821
zachary.morris@cancer.org
Constituent Engagement
Joseph Cotter, Manager
(404) 329-5773
joseph.cotter@cancer.org
Office of Operations
Debbie McCoy-Massey, Manager of Operations
(404) 329-6439
debbie.mccoy-massey@cancer.org
Annette Jordan, Grants Application Specialist
(404) 329-7546
annette.jordan@cancer.org
Greta McShan, Grants Analyst
(404) 329-7536
greta.mcshan@cancer.org
Shannon Pair, Operation Systems Specialist
(404) 329-7605
shannon.pair@cancer.org
Office of Research Information Management
T.J. Koerner, PhD, Director
(404) 329-7702
TJ.Koerner@cancer.org