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Meira Epplein

Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
DUMC 2715, Durham, NC 27710
2424 Erwin Road, Suite 602, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


IMAGINE: Intestinal Metaplasia And Gastritis INtErception Study

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

Delineating the underlying reasons for the racial disparity in gastric cancer incidence in the United States

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2022 - 2027

Duke Preparing Research Scholars in Biomedical Sciences- Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

Duke Training Grant in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1988 - 2027

Duke ACS Institutional Research Grant

ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2024 - 2026

Understanding and Addressing Cancer Disparities Among American Indians in North Carolina: Gastrointestinal Cancers

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University · 2024 - 2025

Viral Oncology Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1980 - 2025

DIRECT - Diversifying Research and Experiential Learning in Cancer Training

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Project Leader · Awarded by Emerson Collective · 2021 - 2024

Helicobacter pylori blood biomarker for gastric cancer risk in East Asia

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2020

Helicobacter pylori protein-specific antibodies and colorectal cancer risk

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2020

External Relationships


  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Stand Up To Cancer

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