ICs Meeting Roster

TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE STUDY SECTION (I)

NCII
02/26/25 - 02/27/25
Meeting Roster


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CHAIRPERSON
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NISHIMURA, MICHAEL I., PHD
PROFESSOR OF SURGERY WITH TENURE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PROGRAM LEADER, CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY PROGRAM
STRITCH CARDINAL BERNARDIN CANCER CENTER
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
MAYWOOD, IL, 60153

MEMBERS
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AZMI, ASFAR S., PHD
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY, LEADER, MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH PROGRAM
BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DETROIT, MI, 48201

BAR, ELI E., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

BEREZIN, MIKHAIL Y., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

BYLUND, CARMA L., PHD
PROFESSOR, HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UF HEALTH CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32611

CARRASCO, RUBEN D., MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA, 02115

CHO, DALNIM, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH
DIVISION OF OVP, CANCER PREVENTION AND POPULATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

EL-BAZ, AYMAN S, PHD *
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY, 40292

GU, ZHAOHUI, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL
AND QUANTITATIVE MEDICINE
BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CITY OF HOPE
DUARTE, CA, 91010

IGNATENKO, NATALIA A., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER
TUCSON, AZ, 85724

JANG, MI-HYEON, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

KALINSKI, PAWEL, PHD, MD
RUSTUM FAMILY PROFESSOR FOR MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
VICE CHAIR FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE
BUFFALO, NY, 48201

KHALED, ANNETTE R, PHD *
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND HEAD
DIVISION OF CANCER RESEARCH
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
ORLANDO, FL, 32827

KITLINSKA, JOANNA B., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR &
CELLULAR BIOLOGY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20057

KOWALSKI, JEANNE, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CANCER CLINICAL GENOMICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
AUSTIN, TX, 78712

KUMAR, ADDANKI PRATAP, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF UROLOGY AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

LE POOLE, ISBELLA CAROLINE, PHD
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND IMMUNOLOGY
ROBERT H. LURIE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

LUO, JUN, PHD *
PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21287

MURPHY, WILLIAM J., PHD
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR OF RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95817

MURTAUGH, LEWIS C, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

OCHS, MICHAEL F., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
EWING, NJ, 08628

PONNUSAMY, MOORTHY P., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA, NE, 68198

RADHAKRISHNAN, SENTHIL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RICHMOND, VA, 23298

RAO, DINESH S., MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

RODRIGUEZ-BRAVO, VERONICA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AND UROLOGY DEPARTMENT
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER, MN, 55905

SAID, NEVEEN, MD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY,
PATHOLOGY AND UROLOGY
WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27157

SCHMIDT, EDWARD E., PHD
PROFESSOR OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, MT, 59718

SPANGLE, JENNIFER MARIE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE OF EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

THOMAS, DOUGLAS D., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
AND PHARMACOGNOSY
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60607

XI, YAGUANG, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT HEAD, UGAAA DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA, 30602

YU, JIUJIU, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

ZAIDI, MUHAMMAD RAZA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL GENETICS AND
MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

ZHOU, WEI, PHD
PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
LEADER, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
RESEARCH PROGRAM
WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE
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BOULANGER-ESPEUT, CORINNE, PHD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
CANCER TRAINING BRANCH
CENTER FOR CANCER TRAINING
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
ROCKVILLE, MD, 20850

DAMICO, MARK W, PHD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
CENTER FOR CANCER TRAINING
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
ROCKVILLE, MD, 20852

JAKOWLEW, SONIA B, PHD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
CANCER TRAINING BRANCH
CENTER FOR CANCER TRAINING
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20850

SCHMIDT, MICHAEL K, PHD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
CANCER TRAINING BRANCH,
CENTER FOR CANCER TRAINING
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, NIH
ROCKVILLE, MD, 20850

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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TANG, DELIA, MD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
RESOURCES AND TRAINING REVIEW BRANCH
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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WILSON, DONNELL IVAN
PROGRAM ANALYST
RESOURCES AND TRAINING REVIEW BRANCH
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
ROCKVILLE, MD, 20850


* Temporary Member
* Flexible