Hollings Cancer Center Members
Lynne Abruzzo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Pathogenesis of hematologic malignancies
Dauren Adilbay, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
The Lab will focus on ways of molecular targeted imaging of malignant lesions to early detect, treat, and prevent cancer.
Alexander Alekseyenko, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Panomics, unique individual factors, and data science in cancer related health outcomes
Mariam Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Thoracic Medical Oncology
Trisha Amboree, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
My work mainly focuses on improving cancer outcomes and mitigating disparities among underserved communities, as well as increasing access to and utilization of cancer preventive services in vulnerable and minoritized populations.
Peggi Angel, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Molecular markers of cancer progression, outcome and therapies
Katherine Antel, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Lymphoma Biology
Evan Bagley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Statistical design of early phase cancer trials and developing novel dose-finding methodology.
Lauren Ball, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
To elucidate the mechanisms by which O-GlcNAc transferase modulates epigenetic regulators contributing to breast cancer stem cell initiation and metastasis
Praneeth Baratam, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Malignant hematology with a focus in leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Tim Barnoud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Tumor suppressor genes, targeted therapy, and tumor cell intrinsic functions
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Howard Becker, Ph.D.
Professor
Neurosciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Alcohol and stress interactions that impact risk for and progression of various cancers.
Mariel Bello, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
My primary cancer-related research interests involve investigating the social-contextual and behavioral mechanisms underlying tobacco use and cessation to inform equitable prevention and intervention efforts that reduce tobacco-related cancer disparities.
Stefano Berto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurosciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
My primary cancer research interest is applying advanced genomic and computational approaches to uncover the molecular mechanisms that drive tumor development, progression, and therapeutic response.
Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Managing all aspects of basic, translational, and clinical research and the development of the research enterprise
Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Tobacco cessation
Steven Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Our research program is focused on defining the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of NF1-associated peripheral nerve sheath tumors and using that information to develop effective new therapies for these neoplasms
Bhisham Chera, M.D.
Professor
Radiation Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Clinical translational trials for head and neck and skin cancers
Kenneth Michael Cummings, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Studying ways to more rapidly disseminate evidence-based interventions to reduce the harms caused by tobacco use.
Thomas Curran, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor
Surgery
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Optimizing equitable delivery of guideline concordant cancer care with an emphasis on postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
Jennifer Dahne, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Development and evaluation of technology-based smoking cessation interventions for delivery within primary care
Aguirre De Cubas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Understanding how cancers interact with the immune system to identify molecular determinants of immunogenicity and developing strategies to modulate immunogenicity to enhance response to immune checkpoint blockade therapies. My program's second focus is to understand how commonly mutated chromatin modifiers/remodelers, namely SETD2, BAP1 and PBRM1, contribute to the development and progression of kidney, lung and skin cancers and leveraging synthetic lethal dependencies created by loss-of-function of these genes to develop rational, targeted therapies
Joe Delaney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Mechanistic outcomes of aneuploidy in solid tumors, particularly high-grade serous ovarian cancer; RNA regulation
Evan Delgado, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Liver cancer immune-oncology and metabolic heterogeneity
Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Cancer epidemiology and decision science, human papillomavirus, anal cancer, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer
Gayathri Devi, Ph.D.
Professor
Surgery
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Bedside to bench to curbside (population) studies toward improving cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Nathan Dolloff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Discovering small molecules and biologics (recombinant protein therapeutics, monoclonal and bispecific antibodies) that serve as tools to interrogate new mechanisms in cancer biology and as potential drug candidates for future development.
Richard Drake, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Discovery and validation of glycan and glycoprotein biomarkers in tissues, cells and biofluids for prostate, breast, pancreas, colon, kidney and liver cancers
Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Elucidating the role of inflammation and inflammatory mediators in the progression of colon cancer
Stephen Duncan, Ph.D.
Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Regulation of gene expression during endoderm formation and differentiation
Scott Eblen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Dr. Eblen focuses on molecular mechanisms and therapeutics involving protein kinases and E3 ubiquitin ligases in the context of ovarian and breast cancers.
Harriet Eldredge-Hindy, M.D.
Associate Professor
Radiation Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Clinical Oncology
Amy Engevik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Investigating the role of Myosin Vb in regulating proliferation, migration, cell adhesion and glucose metabolism in healthy and cancer states.
Kristen Engevik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
My lab is focused on elucidating the role of epithelial purinergic signaling (an important route of cell communication) within gastrointestinal cancers, specifically colon cancer.
Melinda Engevik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
The study of how microbes influence cancer development and progression
Carol Feghali Bostwick, Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Development of cancer therapies
Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Engineering immune cells as living drugs for solid tumors
Marvella Ford, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
My research focus is on developing and testing interventions to increase the participation of focal populations in cancer research and to increase adherence to evidence-based cancer prevention/control and treatment strategies.
Adam Fox, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Improving outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer by improving utilization of biomarker testing that directs treatment decisions at the time of diagnosis, recurrence, and progression.
Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Enhance health equity in cancer prevention and control by developing innovative strategies to improve policies and treatment for tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, ultraprocessed foods, and related co-occurring conditions.
Vamsi Gangaraju, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Delineate the molecular mechanisms by which the Piwi-piRNA pathway silences transposons and maintains genome integrity
Ashvita Garg, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer prevention research
Saverio Gentile, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Effects and biochemical mechanism of pharmacological targeting ion channels in solid tumors.
Evan Graboyes, M.D.
Professor
Otolaryngology
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
The development, evaluation, and implementation of multilevel interventions to improve the timeliness, equity, and quality of care delivery for patients with cancer along the care continuum
Kevin Gray, M.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Cancer prevention via treatment development and clinical trials of interventions for tobacco, cannabis, and other substance use disorders
Robert Grubb, M.D.
Professor
Urology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
My cancer research interest is in clinical trials for urologic cancers (including prostate, bladder, and kidney).
Radhika Gudi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Oral cancer and cell biology
Silvia Guglietta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Investigating the mechanisms linking the dysregulation of components of the innate immune system to the induction of intestinal inflammation, alterations of the intestinal microbiota and the development of CRC in colorectal cancer.
Denis Guttridge, Ph.D.
Professor
Pediatrics
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
NF-kB signaling in the regulation of the development and progression of adult (pancreatic) and childhood (rhabdomyosarcoma) tumors and associated quality of life syndromes including cachexia
Dieter Haemmerich, Ph.D.
Professor
Pediatrics
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Loco-regional delivery of chemotherapy agents guided by imaging
Mark Hamann, Ph.D.
Professor
Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
The discovery and development of new natural product inhibitors of cancer that provide new and unusual targets
Lu Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Origin, heterogeneity and function of pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts in modulating the pancreatic cancer microenvironment.
Azizul Haque, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Studies in Dr. Haque's laboratory are probing the factors responsible for immune evasion by G-cell lymphomas. While MHC class I-restricted CD8+ T cells are effector cells in anti-tumor immune responses, MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells can play critical roles in initiating, regulating, and maintaining anti-tumor immune responses. Since most B-cell tumors express MHC class II molecules, these tumors can be potential target for CD4+ T cells.
Jennifer Harper, M.D.
Professor
Radiation Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
Jessica Hartman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Mitochondrial/metabolic adaptations in cancer driven by changes in cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) expression and subcellular localization and by changes in ploidy (genome copy number)
William Hawkins, M.D.
Professor
Surgery
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Pancreatic Cancer
Brian Hess, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Novel therapeutics in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
Elizabeth Hill, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Biostatistics and Data Science
Thai Ho, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Epigenetics of Kidney Cancer
Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Mutant selective signaling in pancreatic cancer, the roles on metabolism, tumor microenvironment, and therapeutic sensitivity
Philip Howe, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
TGFβ and RNA proteins and their regulation of tumor progression
Kelly Hyland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Develop, test, and disseminate psychosocial and behavioral interventions to improve symptom management and quality of life in cancer survivors.
Andrew Jakymiw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical & Community Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
The study of RNA silencing-based therapies for cancer, in particular, the development of peptide carrier-mediated targeted delivery strategies of therapeutic small RNA molecules for the treatment of oral cancer
Russell Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
To develop novel therapeutic strategies to overcome immunotherapy resistance in melanoma and other cancers.
Judit Jimenez Sainz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
BRCA and DNA repair related cancers (Variants of uncertain Significance)
John Kaczmar, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Novel ways to evaluate response to immunotherapy and augment the response of patients to immune directed treatment approaches
Amanda Kastrinos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Identifying and addressing the psychosocial support needs of cancer caregivers.
Emily Kistner-Griffin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
As a member of the Data Science Shared Resource, I collaborate with Hollings investigators on a wide-range of grant and clinical trial development, including numerous investigator-initiated trials.
Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D.
Professor
Surgery
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Mechanism of anti-SFRP2 therapy in cancer
Antonis Kourtidis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Interaction of epithelial cell-cel adhesion complexes and RNA-binding proteins in post-transcriptional suppression of oncogenes and of pro-tumorigenic transformation
Jacqueline Kraveka, M.D.
Professor
Pediatrics
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Neuroblastoma, pediatric sarcomas, pediatric precision medicine and clinical trial development
Carsten Krieg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
My research is centered around finding novel enhanced cytokine formulations to immunotherapy of cancer.
Brian Lally, M.D., F.A.C.R.O
Associate Professor
Radiation Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Clinical related research in Thoracic, GI, and GU malignancies
Casey Langdon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Understanding how dysregulated subcellular localization contributes to tumorigenesis in both pediatric and adult cancers.
Amanda LaRue, Ph.D.
Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
The development of improved methods for the identification, purification, culture and transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs)
John Lemasters, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of apoptosis and necrosis
Xingbao Li, M.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Non-invasive brain stimulation (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation) for smoking cessation in cancer patients
Scott Lindhorst, M.D.
Professor
Neurosurgery
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
My academic focus and clinical practice center around Neuro-Oncology, to include gliomas, CNS lymphoma, meningiomas, ependymomas, and neurofibromatosis.
A. Craig Lockhart, M.D., MHS
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Clinical trials in gastric and esophageal cancers
David Long, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Genome integrity and cancer predisposition
Michael Marrone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Application of epidemiologic methods to facilitate the translation of prostate cancer biomarkers into improved health outcomes
David Marshall, M.D.
Professor
Radiation Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Clinical Trial Development
Erin McClure, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Tobacco/nicotine product cessation and strategies to improve long-term abstinence, including the role of cannabis co-use on tobacco cessation outcomes, as well as the study of cannabis use disorder and its treatment
Aimee McRae-Clark, Pharm.D.
Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Cannabis, co-use of cannabis and tobacco
Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D.
Professor
Surgery
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Identification of signaling pathways and other chemo preventive agents as t-cell response modifiers
Anand Mehta, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Cancer Biomarkers
Michelle Mollica, Ph.D., MPH, RN, OCN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Nursing
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
My research focuses on assessing and improving care and outcomes for cancer survivors and their caregivers.
Patrick Mulholland, Ph.D.
Professor
Neurosciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
I am interested in how alcohol exacerbates risk for developing cancer.
David Mysona, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
I am focused on understanding the immune microenvironment of gynecologic malignancies particularly endometrial cancer.
Brian Neelon, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Biostatistics and Data Science
Joni Nelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical & Community Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Head and Neck Cancer / Minority Health Disparities
Jason Newman, M.D.
Professor
Otolaryngology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Head and Neck Cancer
Anna-Liisa Nieminen, Ph.D.
Professor
Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Characterization of the pathophysiology of single living cells, including the assessment of ion homeostasis, and other biochemical parameters
Jihad Obeid, M.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Methodological research using data science approaches on EHRs and SDOH to identify risks for health inequities and poor outcomes in cancer patients
John O'Bryan, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Developing novel approaches to inhibit oncogenic RAS
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Determining the mechanisms by which alterations in lipid metabolism and signaling regulate cancer growth, proliferation, metastasis, and response to chemotherapy or immunotherapy modalities
Richard O'Neil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Engineer T cells for oncology applications and study adaptive immunity in the context of cancer
Brian Orr, M.D.
Associate Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
I am broadly active in translational science, clinical trials, prevention, novel surgical approaches, and survivorship to improving gynecologic cancers.
Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Signaling networks in the tumor microenvironment and how they impact tumor progression
Jian Ouyang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Understanding and targeting genomic instability in cancers
Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Understanding the mechanisms that regulate anti-cancer functions of immune cells and immune tolerance
Amanda Palmer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
I am interested in cancer prevention broadly, with specific expertise in developing and testing tobacco treatment interventions, exploring the potential for tobacco harm reduction, and assessing population-level prevalence of tobacco use behaviors.
Janardan Pandey, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Examining the roles of Fc (GM) and Fcg receptor genes in the pathogenesis of cancer
Yuri Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor
Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Hormone driven and refractory cancers, cell signaling, bioenergetics, general drug discovery, biomarkers
Don Rockey, M.D.
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
New pathways important in patients with liver disease and the molecular basis of portal hypertension
Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Study of the mechanisms allowing brain tumors to relapse
Alana Rojewski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Cancer control, namely, tobacco treatment interventions for populations with medical comorbidities and implementing tobacco treatment interventions in the healthcare system
Ozgur Sahin, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Elucidating the mechanisms of cancer therapeutics, drug resistance, and metastasis in breast cancer
Natalie Saini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Mutagenic mechanisms that contribute to carcinogenesis
Christin Schmidt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurosciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
My primary research interest is to develop human models for pediatric brain cancers, utilizing these to clarify mechanisms of tumor initiation, the role of the tumor microenvironment and to identify therapeutic vulnerabilities.
Souvik Seal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Bioinformatics/biostatistical problems originating from cancer datasets
Nicholas Shungu, M.D.
Associate Professor
Family Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Racial prostate cancer disparities and the barriers that black men face to making informed decisions about prostate cancer screening
Sara Sidles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Immunological mechanisms that drive inflammation and promote cancer progression
Gerard Silvestri, M.D.
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Screening for lung cancer, identifying biomarkers to reclassify risk of developing cancer, and lung nodule evaluation and management
Abirami Sivapiragasam, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Breast Cancer Research
Tracy Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Reducing tobacco use, a leading cause of cancer-related death and disease
Kalyani Sonawane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Prevention and Control; Data Analytics and Visualization
Russell Spencer-Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
To uncover new functional regions and novel drug targets in the RAS-MAPK pathway through the study of rare disease-associated mutations
Daniel Sprague, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, and the elucidation of underlying receptor pharmacology to develop new anticancer therapeutics
Katherine Sterba, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Developing and testing digital health supportive care interventions to facilitate positive care transitions for cancer survivors and their caregivers while using implementation science principles to evaluate implementation processes
Ben Strickland, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Meningioma Immunotherapy
Nichole Tanner, M.D.
Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Lung cancer diagnostics with a focus on lung cancer screening implementation and the evaluation of biomarkers for early risk and nodule characterization
Kenneth Tew, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Redox in drug development and mechanism
Benjamin Toll, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Preventing cancer through the development of novel therapeutics for tobacco and nicotine use
Rachel Tomko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Understanding individual differences in cannabis and tobacco use to enhance treatment efforts
Chenthamarakshan Vasu, Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Immune cell functions in autoimmune diseases
Christina Voelkel-Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Identification of novel signaling pathways/interaction within cancer cells or cancer-immune cell interactions that can be targeted therapeutically to improve therapy efficacy and/or prevent cancer relapse/recurrence
Kristin Wallace, Ph.D.
Professor
Public Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
Cancer Focus
Racial differences in immune and microbial responses and risk and outcomes in colorectal cancer
Eric Wallen, M.D.
Professor
Urology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Prostate, kidney, bladder, testis cancer community-based, translational, survivorship, and outcomes.
Haizhen Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Immunology
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Exploring the mechanisms of leukemia infiltration and immune evasion
Noel Warfel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Defining the role of hypoxia in prostate cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance.
Brent Wilkerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Pathological mechanisms of cisplatin ototoxicity and testing of otoprotective treatments targeting angiogenesis and vascular function in the inner ear
John Wrangle, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medicine
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Novel therapeutic strategies and biomarkers for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Professor
Oral Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Determine extracellular physical and chemical environment and its impact on cell energy metabolism
Ozlem Yilmaz, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Professor
Biomedical & Community Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Role of Opportunistic Bacteria in Cancer Development and Response to Therapy
Huimin Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Program
Cancer Biology & Immunology
Cancer Focus
Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying genomic instability and exploring ways to target these mechanisms for cancer treatment.
Zhi Zhong, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences
Research Program
Developmental Cancer Therapeutics
Cancer Focus
Hepatology and toxicology, especially on the roles of free radicals and mitochondrial dysfunction in liver injury, inflammation and fibrosis