Mukesh Verma


	Mukesh Verma, Ph.D. Program Director Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute 6130 Executive Blvd. Room 5104 Bethesda, MD 20892-7324 PHONE 301-594-7344 FAX 301- 402-4279 EMAIL: vermam@mail.nih.gov Dr. Verma has been the AERB Program Director for the Program Announcements on Small Grants for Cancer Epidemiology and Cohort Studies in Cancer Epidemiology, and co-Program Director for initiatives in gene-environment interactions, including the Breast and Prostate Cancer and Hormone-Related Variants Cohort Consortium. In addition he is active in developing new initiatives in epigenetics. Before joining EGRP in June 2004, Dr. Verma was with NCI’s Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), where he was a Program Director providing direction in the areas of biomarkers, early detection, risk assessment, and prevention. He also was Coordinator of DCP’s Small Business Programs (SBIR/STTR Programs). Dr. Verma has developed concepts (PA and RFA) on exfoliated cells and circulating DNA and their application in cancer detection and risk assessment. Dr. Verma holds a M.Sc. from Pantnagar University, Ph.D. in the field of host-virus interaction from Banaras Hindu University, and did postdoctoral research at George Washington University. Mukesh also was a faculty member at Georgetown University where he pioneered research in the field of tracheobronchial mucin, which is a glycoprotein that is abnormally expressed in lung cancer. He has published more than 80 research articles in major peer-reviewed journals and has edited two books, Molecular Signatures of Infectious Agents in Cancer and Epigenetics and Cancer Prevention. Dr. Verma also serves on the Editorial Board of Applied Genomics and Proteomics.

Mukesh Verma, Ph.D.

Program Director

Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

National Cancer Institute 6130 Executive Blvd. Room 5104 Bethesda, MD 20892-7324

PHONE 301-594-7344 FAX 301- 402-4279 EMAIL: vermam@mail.nih.gov

Dr. Verma has been the AERB Program Director for the Program Announcements on Small Grants for Cancer Epidemiology and Cohort Studies in Cancer Epidemiology, and co-Program Director for initiatives in gene-environment interactions, including the Breast and Prostate Cancer and Hormone-Related Variants Cohort Consortium. In addition he is active in developing new initiatives in epigenetics.

Before joining EGRP in June 2004, Dr. Verma was with NCI’s Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), where he was a Program Director providing direction in the areas of biomarkers, early detection, risk assessment, and prevention. He also was Coordinator of DCP’s Small Business Programs (SBIR/STTR Programs). Dr. Verma has developed concepts (PA and RFA) on exfoliated cells and circulating DNA and their application in cancer detection and risk assessment.

Dr. Verma holds a M.Sc. from Pantnagar University, Ph.D. in the field of host-virus interaction from Banaras Hindu University, and did postdoctoral research at George Washington University. Mukesh also was a faculty member at Georgetown University where he pioneered research in the field of tracheobronchial mucin, which is a glycoprotein that is abnormally expressed in lung cancer. He has published more than 80 research articles in major peer-reviewed journals and has edited two books, Molecular Signatures of Infectious Agents in Cancer and Epigenetics and Cancer Prevention. Dr. Verma also serves on the Editorial Board of Applied Genomics and Proteomics.