Susan L. Neuhausen

City of Hope

Full Professor(heuristic)

BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Genetics

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h-index113
i10-index362
Publications766
Citations59,640

Grants

11 total · 2 active

NIH #R01MD021367

Germline variation in homologous recombination repair genes in Hispanic/Latina women to predict breast cancer risk and response to treatment

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2025-09-01 → 2029-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #R01ES033514

Environmental Chemical Body Burden and Prospective Breast Cancer Risk in the Cancer Prevention Study-3 Cohort

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2022-07-20 → 2027-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

NIH #U01ES026137

Menopausal transition - a window of susceptibility for the promotion of breast cancer by environmental exposures

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2015-09-30 → 2020-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

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All Grants

11 total · 2 active

NIH #R01MD021367

Germline variation in homologous recombination repair genes in Hispanic/Latina women to predict breast cancer risk and response to treatment

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2025-09-01 → 2029-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #R01ES033514

Environmental Chemical Body Burden and Prospective Breast Cancer Risk in the Cancer Prevention Study-3 Cohort

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2022-07-20 → 2027-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

NIH #U01ES026137

Menopausal transition - a window of susceptibility for the promotion of breast cancer by environmental exposures

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2015-09-30 → 2020-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

NIH #R01CA184585

Germline and Tumor Genomic Analyses of Breast Cancer in Latinas

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2014-09-08 → 2019-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

NIH #R01DK081645

Genome-Wide Association Study in Celiac Disease

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2009-08-17 → 2013-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R56DK089184

Celiac Disease: Identifying Causal Variants from GWAS

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2010-09-30 → 2011-10-31
PIs
2

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

NIH #R01CA116494

The IGF Signaling Pathway and Breast Cancer Risk

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2007-03-12 → 2011-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R21DK080490

Celiac Disease: From Genetic Risk to Disease Development

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2008-07-01 → 2010-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R01CA074415

Genetic Epidemiology of Breast Cancer: BRCA1 and BRCA2

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
1998-03-01 → 2008-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R01DK050678

MAPPING AND CLONING OF NON-HLA GENES FOR CELIAC DISEASE

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
1996-09-16 → 2006-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #P30CA033572

Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Amount
<$100K
Period
— → —
PIs
1

Awarded at BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Supplementary Table 7 from Immigration and Social Factors, Tumor Stage, and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer in Asian American and Hispanic Women2026-06-19
  2. New NIH award: Germline variation in homologous recombination repair genes in Hispanic/Latina women to predict breast cancer risk and response to treatment2025-09-01
  3. New preprint: Genetic and Cellular Architecture of Breast Cancer Risk Across Ancestries2025-08-24

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