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Last Updated: 01/08/24

Personnel

Toby T. Hecht, PhD, Associate Director

Toby T. Hecht has led the Translational Research Program (TRP) for over 15 years. She earned a PhD in viral immunology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and conducted her postdoctoral research at Yale University in somatic cell genetics before coming to NIH, where she worked in three Institutes–NIDCR, NIAID, and the NCI–over 44 years. More…

Peter Ujhazy, MD, PhD, Deputy Associate Director

Peter Ujhazy is the Deputy Associate Director of the Translational Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the National Cancer Institute. More…

Naveena Basa Janakiram, PhD, Program Director

Naveena B. Janakiram, PhD serves as a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Igor A. Kuzmin, PhD, Program Director

Igor A. Kuzmin, PhD is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Leah Hubbard, PhD, Program Director

Leah Hubbard, PhD is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Steven F. Nothwehr, PhD, Program Director

Steven F. Nothwehr, PhD is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Bradley Scroggins, PhD, Program Director

Bradley Scroggins, PhD is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Terese Trent, BA, Program Support

Ms. Terese Trent earned her BA in Sociology from the University of Maryland. She currently works at the Translational Research Program (TRP) in the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at NCI, providing program support and administrative expertise. More…

Tamara Walton, MPA, MHA, Program Coordinator

Tamara Walton, MPA, MHA joined the Translational Research Program as a Program Coordinator in 2008. Ms. Walton has worked with SPORE grantees to provide assistance on submission and management topics pertaining to their grant. More…

Mia Garret, MPH, Program Coordinator

Ms. Garrett joined the Translational Research Program in January 2021. She is responsible for providing guidance to SPORE applicants and grantees on NIH pre- award and post -award policies and procedures such as PAR specific requirements, data management and resource sharing, human subjects and clinical trial reporting, progress reports, carryover and budgeting. More…