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Find out about all the people involved in the CUP and 2018 Third Expert Report, Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective
Kostas Tsilidis PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Doris Chan PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Teresa Norat PhD
Principal Investigator (to 2019)
Leila Abar MSc
Research Associate
Louise Abela
(2016 to 2017)
Research Associate
Dagfinn Aune PhD
(2010 to 2016)
Research Associate
Margarita Cariolou MSc
Research Assistant
Rosa Lau MSc
(2008 to 2010)
Research Associate
Neesha Nanu MSc
Research Assistant
Deborah Navarro-Rosenblatt MSc
(2011 to 2015)
Research Associate
Elli Polemiti MSc
(2015 to 2016)
Research Associate
Jakub Sobiecki MSc
Research Associate
Ana Rita Vieira MSc
(2011 to 2016)
Research Associate
Snieguole Vingeliene MSc
(2012 to 2017)
Research Associate
Christophe Stevens
(2013 to 2017)
Database Manager
Rui Viera
(2007 to 2011)
Data Manager
Darren Greenwood PhD
Statistical Adviser
University of Leeds, UK
Visiting trainees, researchers, scientists
Renate Heine-Bröring PhD
(2010, PhD training)
Wageningen University
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni PhD
(2012 to 2013, visiting scientist)
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Yahya Mahamat Saleh MSc
(2016, Masters training)
Bordeaux University
Bordeaux, France
Sabrina Schlesinger PhD
(2016, Postdoctoral researcher)
German Diabetes Center
Düsseldorf, Germany
Mathilde Touvier PhD
(2009, Postdoctoral researcher)
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit (UREN)
Bobigny, France
CUP peer reviewers are drawn from a range of appropriate backgrounds and from many different parts of the world. Two peer review stages are built into the process for the SLRs of updated evidence for the CUP – at the initial protocol stage and also when the updated SLRs were submitted in complete form.
Dr Christian Abnet , National Cancer Institute , US
Prof Peter Baade, Cancer Council Queensland, Australia
Dr Laura Baglietto, INSERM, France
Dr Franco Berrino, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Italy
Dr Patrick Bradshaw, University of California, US
Dr Cristina Bosetti, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Italy
Dr Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Gustave Roussy Institute, France
Dr Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) , Netherlands
Dr Ben Cairns, University of Oxford , UK
Ms Yin Cao, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, US
Prof İsmail Çelik, Hacettepe Üniversitesi , Turkey
Dr Ock Chun, University of Connecticut, US
Dr Francoise Clavel-Chapelon, INSERM , France
Dr Helen Coleman, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Prof Michael Coory, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia
Dr Brian Cox, University of Otago , New Zealand
Dr Amanda Cross, National Cancer Institute, US
Dr Meira Epplein, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, US
Dr Andrew Flood, University of Minnesota , US (until June 2010)
Prof Elizabeth Fontham, Louisiana State University , New Orleans, US
Dr Silvia Franceschi , International Agency for Research on Cancer, France
Dr Neal Freedman, National Cancer Institute , US
Dr Lisa Gallicchio, Mercy Medical Center, US
Dr Milan Geybels, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Dr Carlos Gonzalez, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Spain
Dr Darren Greenwood, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Laura Hardie, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Michelle Harvie , University of Manchester, UK
Dr Anette Hjartåker, University of Olso, Norway
Dr Farhad Islami, Mount Sinai School of Medicine , US
Dr Paula Jakszyn, Instituto Catalan de Oncología , Spain
Dr Eleanor Kane, University of York, UK
Dr Ruth Keogh, University of Cambridge, UK
Prof Tim Key, University of Oxford , UK
Prof Suminori Kono, Kyushu University, Japan
Dr Petra Lahmann, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr Johanna Lampe, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, US
Dr Susanna Larsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Prof Michael Leitzmann, Regensburg University Medical Center , Germany (until October 2012)
Dr Albert Lowenfels, New York Medical College , US
Dr Jay Lubin, National Cancer Institute, US
Dr Steven Mark, University of Colorado, US
Prof John Mathers, University of Newcastle, UK
Prof Susan Mayne, Yale School of Public Health, US
Prof Marjorie McCullough, American Cancer Society, US
Mr Sam McClinton, NHS Grampian , UK
Dr Katherine McGlynn, National Cancer Institute, US
Dr Dominique Michaud, Brown University, US
Prof Anthony Miller, University of Toronto , Canada
Dr Dirk Moore, University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey, US
Prof Liam Murray, Queens University, Belfast, UK
Dr Christina Nagle , Queensland Institute for Medical Research , Australia
Dr Catherine Olsen, Queensland Institute for Medical Research , Australia
Dr Nicola Orsini, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr Yikyung Park, National Cancer Institute , US
Dr Jerry Polesel , Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Italy
Dr Sabina Rinaldi, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France
Dr Kim Robien, University of Minnesota, US
Dr Cheryl Rock, University of California , US
Dr Matteo Rota, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Dr Sabrina Schlesinger, University of Kiel, Germany
Dr Leo Schouten, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Dr Jackilen Shannon, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, US
Prof Linda Sharp, University of Newcastle, UK
Dr Xiao-Ou Shu, Vanderbilt University, US
Dr Meir Stampfer , Harvard School of Public Health, US
Prof Jonathan Sterne, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, National Cancer Institute, US
Dr Susan Sturgeon, University of Massachusetts, US
Prof Keitaro Tanaka, Saga University, Japan
Dr Sera Tort, Cochrane Lung Cancer Group, Spain
Prof Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Harvard School of Public Health, US
Dr Shoichiro Tsugane, National Cancer Center, Japan
Dr Cornelia Ulrich, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Centre, US
Mrs Ros Wade, University of York, UK
Dr Penny Webb, Queensland Institute for Medical Research , Australia
Prof Elisabet Weiderpass Vainio, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Prof David Whiteman , Queensland Institute for Medical Research, Australia
Dr Elisabet Wirfalt , Lund University, Sweden
Dr Margaret Wright , University of Illinois, US
Dr Seiichiro Yamamoto, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan
Prof Weimin Ye, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr Kelly Yu, National Cancer Institute, US
Dr Jian-Min Yuan, University of Pittsburgh, US
Prof Maurice Zeegers, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr Antonella Zucchetto, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Italy
A special committee convened to provide advice on how the research evidence on cancer survivors could best be captured. With the help of this committee a new protocol was developed which was used to review the evidence on breast cancer survivors. The members of the committee continue their involvement with this work by acting as advisers. You can view the protocol for reviewing the evidence for breast cancer survivors here. The breast cancer survivors report was published in October 2014.
CHAIR – Lawrence H Kushi ScD
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA, US
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault MD PhD
INSERM, E3N-EPIC Group
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita MD MPH PhD
National Institute for Public Health
Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Josette Chor PhD MBBS FHKAM
School of Public Health and Primary Care
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried PhD RD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL, US
Michelle Harvie PhD RD
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
The Continuous Update Project (CUP) is managed by World Cancer Research Fund International on behalf of the WCRF network.
Marilyn Gentry
President
WCRF International
Kelly Browning
Executive Vice President
AICR
Kate Allen PhD
Executive Director
Science and Public Affairs
WCRF International
Deirdre McGinley-Gieser
Senior Vice President for Programs and Strategic Planning
AICR
Stephenie Lowe
Executive Director
International Financial Services
WCRF Network
Rachael Gormley
Executive Director
Network Operations
WCRF International
Nadia Ameyah
Director
Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds
The CUP Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day management of the CUP and reports to the World Cancer Research Fund network’s Executive Team.
HEAD – Rachel Thompson PhD RNutr
(to May 2018)
Head of Research Interpretation
WCRF International
HEAD – Michelle McCully PhD
(May–November 2018)
Head of Research Interpretation
WCRF International
Kate Allen PhD
Executive Director
Science and Public Affairs
WCRF International
Emily Almond
(February 2017–September 2019)
Research Interpretation Assistant
WCRF International
Isobel Bandurek MSc RD
Science Programme Manager
(Research Interpretation)
WCRF International
Nigel Brockton PhD
Director of Research
AICR
Susannah Brown MSc
(November 2018–April 2020)
Head of Research Evidence and Interpretation
WCRF International
Stephanie Fay PhD
(2015 to 2016)
Science Programme Manager
(Research Interpretation)
WCRF International
Susan Higginbotham PhD RD
(2007 to 2017)
Vice President of Research
AICR
Mariano Kälfors
(November 2016–September 2018)
CUP Project Manager
WCRF International
Rachel Marklew MSc RNutr (2012 to 2015)
Science Programme Manager
(Communications)
WCRF International
Deirdre McGinley-Gieser
Senior Vice President for Programs and Strategic Planning
AICR
Giota Mitrou PhD
Director of Research Funding and Science External Relations
WCRF International
Amy Mullee PhD
(2014 to 2015)
Science Programme Manager
(Research Interpretation)
WCRF International
Prescilla Perera
(2011 to 2012)
Science Programme Manager
WCRF International
Malvina Rossi (2016)
CUP Project Manager
WCRF International
Martin Wiseman FRCP FRCPath FAfN
Medical and Scientific Adviser
WCRF International
Mechanisms authors
LEAD – Marc Gunter PhD
Section of Nutrition and Metabolism
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Lyon, France
Laure Dossus PhD
Section of Nutrition and Metabolism
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Lyon, France
Mazda Jenab PhD
Section of Nutrition and Metabolism
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Lyon, France
Neil Murphy PhD
Section of Nutrition and Metabolism
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Lyon, France
Policy Advisory Subgroup
WCRF International Policy Advisory Group
Heather Bryant MD PhD
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Anita George MPA
McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sir Trevor Hassell MD
Healthy Caribbean Coalition
Bridgetown, Barbados
Hasan Hutchinson PhD
Health Canada
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Knut-Inge Klepp PhD MPH
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Oslo, Norway
Shiriki Kumanyika PhD MPH RD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, US
Feisul Idzwan Mustapha MD
Ministry of Health
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Anna Peeters PhD
Deakin University
Geelong, VIC, Australia
Sandhya Singh
National Department of Health
Pretoria, South Africa
Other policy reviewers
David Jernigan PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, US
Jo Salmon PhD
Deakin University
Geelong, VIC, Australia
Lucy M Sullivan
1,000 Days
Washington, DC, US
Lucy Westerman MPH
NCD Alliance
London, UK
WCRF International Policy and Public Affairs
Louise Meincke MA FRSA
(April 2015–April 2019)
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Bryony Sinclair MPH
(April 2015–January 2019)
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Fiona Sing MSc
(August 2017–October 2019)
Policy and Public Affairs Officer
REVIEWERS
Cancer Prevention Recommendations
Annie S Anderson BSc PhD RD FRCP (Edin)
School of Medicine
University of Dundee
Dundee, UK
Francesco Branca MD PhD
World Health Organization (WHO)
Geneva, Switzerland
Graham A Colditz MD DrPH
Institute for Public Health
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO, US
The cancer process
Christian Abnet PhD MPH
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD, US
Ellen Kampman PhD
Division of Human Nutrition
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Dieuwertje EG Kok PhD
Division of Human Nutrition
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Matty P Weijenberg PhD
GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Survivors of breast and other cancers
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried PhD RD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL, US
Anne M May PhD
Department of Epidemiology
UMC Utrecht Julius Center
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Energy balance and body fatness
Susan Jebb PhD OBE
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Nicholas Finer MD FAfN FRCP FTOS
University College Hospital
London, UK
Scientific consultants
Kirsty Beck MSc
Kate Crawford PhD
Louise Coghlin MBiochem
Elizabeth Jones PhD
Rachel Marklew MSc RNutr
With thanks also to:
David McCandless, Information is Beautiful
Sally Ray, Anthem UK
Anton Khrupin, anttoniart@gmail.com