Cindy D. Davis, PhD

Dr. Cindy D. Davis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Maryland, USA
Dr. Davis received her B.S. degree with Honor?s in nutritional sciences from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and her Ph.D. in nutrition with a minor in human cancer biology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute where her research focused on the cardiotoxicity and carcinogenicity of heterocyclic amines found in cooked meat. She then joined the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA, as a research nutritionist. Her research focused on the effect of trace minerals, particularly selenium and copper, on cancer susceptibility. She was the 2000 USDA Early Career Scientist of the Year and also received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and six invited book chapters. She is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Nutrition and Experimental Biology and Medicine. Dr. Davis is currently a Program Director in the Nutritional Sciences Research Group at the National Cancer Institute. This group plans, develops, directs and coordinates extramural research programs in diet, nutrition and cancer as it relates to cancer prevention. Her current research focuses on the role of selenium in colon cancer prevention.