Research
Programs

Aging and Energy Balance (Developing Program)

Program Leaders

Nathan A. Berger, MD
Director, Center for Science, Health and Society
Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
nab@case.edu

Program Themes | Program Information | Program Members

Program Themes

Investigations in the Aging and Energy Balance Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will concentrate on these high priority thematic areas:

Cancer Treatment Efficacy and Tolerance
Effects of Comorbidities on Cancer Incidence, Screening and Therapy
Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer in the Elderly
Biology of Aging and Cancer

Program Information

As a result of pilot projects, other research activities stimulated during the past three years, and interdisciplinary aging-cancer conferences, we have developed six aging-cancer focus area initiatives listed below. By strategically awarding new aging-cancer pilot projects in these areas, the six focus area initiatives serve as the platforms for continued enhancement of aging-cancer research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. These focus area initiatives are listed below:

Chromosomal Breakage and DNA Repair in Aging and Cancer
Age Dependent Changes in Brain Tumor Biology
Obesity Signaling Mechanisms in Age Related Cancers
Impact of Comorbidities on Cancer in the Elderly
Treatment Efficacy and Tolerance in Older Patients with Cancer and Age Bias
Psychosocial, Health Services and Survivorship Research in Aging and Cancer

Program Members

Nathan A. Berger, MD
Director, Center for Science, Health and Society
Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
nab@case.edu

Karen F. Bowman, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Sociology
karen.bowman@case.edu

Henri Brunengraber, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Nutrition
henri.brunengraber@case.edu

Colleen M. Croninger, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutrition
cmc6@case.edu

Barbara J. Daly, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Nursing
barbara.daly@case.edu

Gary T. Deimling, PhD
Professor, Sociology
gtd@case.edu

Anne L. Flamm, JD
Associate Staff, Bioethics
flamma@ccf.org

Abdo S. Haddad, MD
Assistant Professor, Solid Tumor Oncology
haddada@ccf.org

Richard W. Hanson, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry
rwh@case.edu

Eva F. Kahana, PhD
Professor, Sociology
exk@case.edu

Siran M. Koroukian, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
sxk15@case.edu

Jung-Won Lim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Jung-won.lim@case.edu

Polly M. Mazanec, PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
pmm@case.edu

Susan R. Mazanec, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Nursing
susan.mazanec@case.edu

Nora L. Nock, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
nln@case.edu

Elizabeth E. O'Toole, MD
Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics, Bioethics
exo5@case.edu

Cynthia Owusu, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
cynthia.owusu@case.edu

Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
mxp42@case.edu

Ofer Reizes, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology
reizeso@ccf.org

Julia Hannum Rose, PhD
Professor, Medicine, Geriatrics and Bioethics
jhr8@case.edu

Dale R. Shepard, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Solid Tumor Oncology
shepard@ccf.org

Kathleen A. Smyth, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Memory and Aging
kxs11@case.edu

Aloen L. Townsend, PhD
Professor, Applied Social Sciences
aloen.townsend@case.edu