Mission
The Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB) leads and collaborates on research and disseminates evidence-based findings to prevent, treat, and control tobacco use in order to create a world free of tobacco use and related cancer and suffering. TCRB is within the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Behavioral Research Program (BRP), in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS).
Scientific Priorities
TCRB considers tobacco to include the range of products on the market, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), hookah, nicotine pouches, and other products.
- Marketing of tobacco products
- Epidemiology of tobacco use behaviors and attitudes
- Determinants of tobacco use, nicotine dependence, and co-use with other substances
- Global tobacco control
- Use of media and policies to reduce tobacco exposure
- Secondhand smoke exposure
- Interventions for populations that experience tobacco-related health disparities
- Tobacco industry documents
- Multilevel interventions for tobacco use prevention and cessation
- Health risks of tobacco products
- Tobacco use and cessation in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship
News and Highlights
- New commentary in AJPM highlighting patterns of emerging tobacco products using 2019 and 2022 waves of TUS-CPS data
- View this archived webinar by Dr. Farhad Islami on the epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and cancer.
- View the recording from the recent NIH and FDA Joint Meeting on Advancing Smoking Cessation here.
- FDA Proposes Rule Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes – Cancer Currents Blog
- Smokefree.gov celebrates 20 years! View and share our social media toolkit and short video.
Featured Funding Announcement
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity, PAR-25-240 (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Grant Portfolio and Funding Opportunities
Featured Grantees
Stella A. Bialous, DrPH, FAAN
Understanding how tobacco industry's target marketing, co-option of civil and political leaders, and misinformation provide a road map to develop policies and programs that can effectively counter these activities and address disparities.”Stella A. Bialous, DrPH, FAAN
Daniel P. Giovenco, PhD, MPH
Tobacco use is now unjustly concentrated among socially and economically disadvantaged populations and poses one of the most urgent threats to public health and social justice. I am deeply motivated to continue this line of work until tobacco use no longer poses a major threat to population health and society. ”Daniel P. Giovenco, PhD, MPH
Sterling M. McPherson, PhD
I came into the area tobacco control by way of observing that a high percentage of our participants in clinical trials of alcohol, methamphetamine and opioid use smoke.”Sterling M. McPherson, PhD
Resources
Meet Our Staff
Our team of accomplished scientists and research associates, fellows, and administrators is dedicated to advancing behavioral science research in cancer prevention and control.
TCRB Staff