Dr. Demark-Wahnefried is an Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control for the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as Professor and Webb Endowed Chair of Nutrition Sciences and an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor. Her research career has spanned basic science studies focused on determining mechanisms of action of food-related components on neoplastic progression, to clinical research that involves nutrition-related concerns of cancer patients, as well as determining effective lifestyle interventions that improve the overall health of cancer survivors and their families.