Program Director
NIH, National Cancer Institute
Dr. Tanya Agurs-Collins is a Program Director in the Health Behaviors Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute (NCI). In this capacity, she is responsible for directing, coordinating, and managing a research grant portfolio in diet and weight loss behavioral interventions for cancer prevention and control. Dr. Agurs-Collins’ research focuses on race and ethnic disparities in dietary intake and obesity outcomes. She is also interested in understanding individual genetic variation in response to obesity treatment. Dr. Agurs-Collins has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences and an M.S. in Public Health Nutrition from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. She also holds a B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Howard University, Washington, DC. She is a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.