Rashmi Sinha

Rashmi Sinha is a nutritional and cancer epidemiologist who researches diets, cancer risk, and the microbiome. She is a senior investigator in the metabolic epidemiology branch of the National Cancer Institute.

Life Sinha received a B.S. with honors and M.Sc. in biochemistry from the University of Stirling. She began work at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the laboratory of cellular carcinogenesis and tumor promotion in 1987. She is a senior investigator in the metabolic epidemiology branch. Sinha conducts interdisciplinary research to elucidate the dietary exposures and biological mechanisms associated with cancer risk, including the role of the microbiome.