Amanda J. Cross

Dr. Cross received a B.Sc. in Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. in 1997 and a Ph.D. in nutrition and cancer from the University of Cambridge, U.K. in 2002. She joined the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) of NCI as a post-doctoral fellow in 2003 and became a research fellow in 2005 and an investigator in 2006. Dr. Cross is principal investigator (PI) of the CONCeRN study and of the Polyp Prevention Trial. She established and leads a colorectal cancer working group and is a member of the Office of Education Advisory Group and a mentor for the Yale University–NCI Partnership Training Program. In 2010, she received an NCI Mentor of Merit award, as well as an NIH award for Leadership of an Innovative Multidisciplinary Research Program.