BASIC MECHANISMS OF CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES STUDY SECTION

BMCD
05/01/25 - 05/02/25
Meeting Roster

Notice of NIH Policy to All Applicants: Meeting rosters are provided for information purposes only. Applicant investigators and institutional officials must not communicate directly with study section members about an application before or after the review. Failure to observe this policy will create a serious breach of integrity in the peer review process, and may lead to actions outlined in NOT-OD-22-044, including removal of the application from immediate review.

CHAIRPERSON
----------------------

EASWARAN, HARIHARAN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
THE SIDNEY KIMMEL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21287

MEMBERS
--------------

AKINTOYE, SUNDAY O, BDS, DDS
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

BARRY, KATHRYN HUGHES, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

BATES, MELISSA LOWE, PHD
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

BURGENER, ADAM, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

CHANG, SU-HSIN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

DAVIS, MELISSA B, PHD
PROFESSOR
INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL GENOMIC MEDICINE
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ATLANTA, GA, 30310

GADDAMEEDHI, SHOBHAN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
RALEIGH, NC, 27695

GOLDSMITH, KELLY C, MD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

HARICHARAN, SVASTI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN DIEGO, CA, 92182

HO, SHUK-MEI, PHD *
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205

KASTRATI, IRIDA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
MAYWOOD, IL, 60153

KHALIFA, FAHMI, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21251

KWABI-ADDO, BERNARD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20059

LEE, JU-SEOG, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

LIANG, GANGNING, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033

LIU, BOLIN, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ONCOLOGY
AND GENETICS
STANLEY S. SCOTT CANCER CENTER
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

MARTINSON, HOLLY A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
WWAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, AK, 99508

RAHMATPANAH, FARAH BAKHSHIAN, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
IRVINE, CA, 92697

SIKORA, MATTHEW J, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
AURORA, CO, 80045

SONG, GUISHENG, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY, AND
NUTRITION
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

SPANHEIMER, PHILIP M, MD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
UNC LINEBERGER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

STEELE, NINA G, PHD *
ASSISTANT SCIENTIST
PANCREATIC CANCER CENTER
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
DETROIT, MI, 48202

TOSSAS, KATHERINE Y, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RICHMOND, VA, 23298

TSAI, KENNETH Y, MD, PHD
VICE CHAIR
RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONAL PATHOLOGY
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
TAMPA, FL, 33612

WANG, WEI, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

WOLOSZYNSKA-READ, ANNA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
BUFFALO, NY, 14263

WULF, GERBURG M, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON, MA, 02215

ZAYTSEVA, YEKATERINA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY
AND CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

ZHANG, WEI, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CANCER GENOMICS
AND PRECISION ONCOLOGY
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27157

MAIL REVIEWER
--------------------------

BARGONETTI, JILL E, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
HUNTER COLLEGE
NEW YORK, NY, 10021

SHAW, LESLIE M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR, CELL,
AND CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

THRIFT, AARON PETER, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION SCIENCES
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
--------------------------------------------------

TONG, WING-HANG
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
--------------------------------------------------------

YEARWOOD, YVETTE
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

---

* Temporary Member
* Flexible