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…

Emily A. Hanlen, MEd, MPH, Program Coordinator

Emily A. Hanlen, M.Ed., MPH joined the Translational Research Program (TRP) in February 2025 as a Program Coordinator and Grants Management Executive Contractor. 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…

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…

Kim J. Witherspoon, BS, MS, MBA, Grant Specialist Contractor

Kim J. Witherspoon, MS, MBA joined the Translational Research Program (TRP) in September 2024 as a Grant Specialist Contractor. More…