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TRP Personnel

Toby T. Hecht, Ph.D., 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 the NIH. At the NIH, she has worked in three Institutes–NIDCR, NIAID, and the NCI–over 44 years. Read 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. Read more…

Naveena Basa Janakiram, Ph.D., Program Director

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

Bradley Scroggins, Ph.D., Program Director

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

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