Research

Grants and Contracts

Nutrition, Deregulation of Imprinted Genes (NEST), R01-ES016772-01, NIH/NIEHS, PI - Catherine Hoyo, 4/1/2009−1/31/2014
Biobehavioral factors influencing Diabetes (D2T) in Mexican Americans, NIH/NCI, 9/30/2009−9/29/2011
Preeclampsia and Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk: Hormonal and Growth Factor Biomarkers: NIH/NCI, 7/01/2009-6/31/2011
Puberty in Mexican American and in African American girls (PUMA), NIH/NCI, 2003−present
CaBIG Population Sciences, Booz Allen Hamilton, 2006−2009
Diet and second hand smoke in lung cancer risk prediction, 1-RO3-CA135661 01, NIH/NCI, 7/1/2008−6/30/2010
Harris County Hospital University National Children's Study, NIH/NICHD, 9/26/2008−9/25/2012
Harris County Hospital University National Children's Study, NIH/NICHD, 9/27/2009−9/26/2013

Molecular Genetics of HNPCC, CA070759, NIH/NCI, PI - Marsha Frazier, 6/1/1997−4/30/2012
Genetic Instability and risk for esophageal carcinoma, RO1 CA111922A, NIH/NCI, PI - Xifeng Wu, 2008−2013
The effects of insulin and insulin-related characteristics, and short-term low glycemic and high glycemic carbohydrate intervention on breast cancer proliferation, CSR Foundation, Norway, 2009−2010

Bayesian hierarchial risk models: nutrition, genes and environment interactions, NCI, PI - Michael Swartz, PhD, 2007−2012
Bio-behavioral smoking profiles of Mexican origin youth, NIH/NCI, PI - Anna Wilkinson, 2008−2013
Early life factors and onset of puberty as a biomarker for breast and prostate cancer among Norwegian boys and girls, ages 10.8 and 11.8 years, R25-T CA57730, NIH/NCI, PI - Rosenie Thelus, 2008−present
Obesity, Exercise and Breast Cancer: The Role of p53, R25-T CA57730, NIH/NCI, PI - Karrie Wheatley, 2008−present
The Role of Obesity and IGF-1 in Pancreatic Cancer, R25-T CA57730, NIH/NCI, PI - Laura Lashinger, 2008−present
Treatment of Type-2 diabetes mellitus in the prevention of pancreatic cancer, R25-T CA57730, NIH/NCI, PI - Guermarie Valzquez-Torres, 2008−present