Personnel

Toby T. Hecht, Ph.D., Associate Director

Dr. Toby T. Hecht earned a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She did her post-doctoral research at Yale University before coming to the NIH. More…

Peter Ujhazy, M.D., Ph.D., 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…

Julia T. Arnold, Ph.D., Program Director

Dr. Arnold serves as a Program Director managing translational research SPORE grant portfolios in brain, skin, and ovarian cancers. More…

Andrew Hruszkewycz, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director

Dr. Hruszkewycz serves as a Program Director managing translational research SPORE grant portfolios in prostate and bladder cancers. More…

Leah Hubbard, Ph.D., Program Director

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

Igor A. Kuzmin, Ph.D., Program Director

Igor A. Kuzmin, Ph.D. 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, Ph.D., Program Director

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

JoyAnn Phillips Rohan, Ph.D., Program Director

JoyAnn Phillips Rohan, Ph.D. is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) managing Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in breast cancer. More…

Sharna Tingle, M.P.H., Program Coordinator

Sharna Tingle, M.P.H. is a Program Coordinator at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). More…

Terese Trent, B.A., Program Support

Ms. Terese Trent earned her B.A. 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, M.P.A., M.H.A., Program Coordinator

Tamara Walton, M.P.A., M.H.A. 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…