Dr. Edward Giovannucci graduated from Harvard University in 1980 and received a medical degree from University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He did his residency in anatomic pathology at the University of Connecticut, and then completed a doctoral degree in epidemiology from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) in 1992. Currently, he is a Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology at HSPH. He is also an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor. Over the past three decades, Dr. Giovannucci's work has been based largely in the Nurses' Health Study I & II and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. His research focuses on how nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle factors relate to various malignancies, especially those of the colorectum, other gastrointestinal cancers, and prostate cancer. A specific interest has been understanding etiologic mechanisms underlying the relation between nutritional factors and cancer. He has served on the expert panel member for the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research.

Dr. Nancy Emenaker is a Program Official in the Nutritional Science Research Group in the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, where she oversees a basic and clinical research portfolio in nutrition and cancer prevention. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University and completed both her Postdoctoral training and a Fellowship in GI & Surgical Oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is an original founder of the American Society of Nutrition Diet & Cancer Research Interest Group, later serving as Chair. Dr. Emenaker has served in leadership roles in several national organizational roles, including Chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Oncology Nutrition Dietetics Practice Group, AND Research Dietetics Practice Group, and National Nutrient Databank Conference. She served on study section panels for the NCI, Department of Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs Administration (VA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as private foundations, including the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Dr. Emenaker has numerous peer reviewed abstracts, papers, and invited national and international presentations. Prior to joining NIH, she was an Associate Research Scientist in Physiology & Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. Her research in translocating metastatic colonic and breast cancer cells earned her full memberships in the Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Malignancies, Carcinogenesis, and Prevention & Control Programs. 

Heather Mackey is the Senior Director, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection for the Prevent Cancer Foundation®, the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. In her role, she helps set strategic priorities for the organization and serves as the internal clinical subject matter expert for the Foundation, ensuring that programming, educational materials and communications advance evidence-based strategies and address health equity and disparities. Heather is an oncology nurse practitioner with experience across the cancer care trajectory including primary and secondary cancer prevention management for women at elevated risk for breast cancer in a Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program prior to joining the Foundation. She received her Doctor in Nursing Practice from UNC-Greensboro; her Master of Science in nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill; her diploma in nursing from Watts School of Nursing; and her Bachelor of Science in biology from UNC-Chapel Hill. Heather maintains certifications as an advanced oncology certified nurse (AOCN®) and adult nurse practitioner (ANP-BC), and is an active volunteer with the Oncology Nursing Society where she served as Secretary and Director at Large of their Board of Directors.