TUMOR HOST INTERACTIONS STUDY SECTION
THI06/26/25 - 06/27/25
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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SIKORA,
ANDREW, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF SURGERY
DEPARTMENT OF HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
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ANAND,
SUDARSHAN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL, DEVELOPMENTAL
AND CANCER BIOLOGY
KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND,
OR,
97229
ASTSATUROV,
IGOR, MD, PHD
*
PAUL F. ENGSTROM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CO-LEADER, PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
MARVIN AND CONCETTA GREENBERG
PANCREATIC CANCER INSTITUTE
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19111
BARCELLOS-HOFF,
MARY
HELEN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR, RESEARCH
WUN-KON FU ENDOWED CHAIR IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO,
CA,
94143
BRAVO CORDERO,
JOSE JAVIER, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY, AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK,
NY,
10029
CHAKRABARTI,
RUMELA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
MIAMI,
FL,
33136
CHALUVALLY-RAGHAVAN,
PRADEEP, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LINDA G. AND HERBERT J. BUCHSBAUM, MD CHAIR IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
FROEDTERT-MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
CANCER CENTER
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE,
WI,
53226
CHENG,
NIKKI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
KANSAS CITY,
KS,
66160
DELGADO-CALLE,
JESUS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK,
AR,
72205
FUCHS,
SERGE
Y, MD, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
GHAJAR,
CYRUS
M, PHD
PROFESSOR
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
SEATTLE,
WA,
98109
GUARNERIO,
JLENIA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
GUTMANN,
DAVID
H, MD, PHD
*
DONALD O. SCHNUCK FAMILY PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
DIRECTOR, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS CENTER
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS,
MO,
63110
KARTHIKEYAN,
MYTHREYE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM,
AL,
35294
LI,
RONG, PHD
*
CHAIR AND ROSS PROFESSOR OF BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON,
DC,
20037
LU,
WEIQIN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF CPRIT-UTEP POSTDOCTORAL CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAM IN CANCER RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
EL PASO,
TX,
79968
LU,
XIN, PHD
JOHN M. AND MARY JO BOLER COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HARPER CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
NOTRE DAME,
IN,
46556
MEHTA,
SHWETAL, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, IVY BRAIN TUMOR CENTER
BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
PHOENIX,
AZ,
85013
MITTELMAN,
STEVEN
DAVID, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND DIVISION CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
MATTEL CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES,
CA,
90095
NGUYEN,
DUY
T, PHD
*
ASSISTANT MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
TAMPA,
FL,
33612
PAPAGIANNAKOPOULOS,
THALES, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY AND TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY (MOTI) PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
PERLMUTTER CANCER CENTER
GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK CITY,
NY,
10016
PARK,
KWON-SIK, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND
CANCER BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22908
PODGORSKI,
IZABELA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
DETROIT,
MI,
48202
PYEON,
DOHUN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, GENETICS,
AND IMMUNOLOGY
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING,
MI,
48824
PYLAYEVA-GUPTA,
YULIYA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
LINEBERGER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL,
NC,
27599
REN,
GUANGWEN, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND
TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY
THE JACKSON LABORATORY
BAR HARBOR,
ME,
04609
RYEOM,
SANDRA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF SURGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK,
NY,
10032
SIZEMORE,
GINA
MARIE, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CO-LEADER OF CANCER BIOLOGY PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
JAMES COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS,
OH,
43210
SPIEGELMAN,
VLADIMIR
S, PHD, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY,
PA,
17033
WALKER,
WILLIAM
HARRY, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
MORGANTOWN,
WV,
26505
XU,
REN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON,
KY,
40536
ZARIF,
JELANI
CHINELO, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
SIDNEY KIMMEL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE,
MD,
21287
ZHANG,
SIYUAN, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS,
TX,
75235
ZHANG,
WEIZHOU, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE,
FL,
32610
ZHU,
YUWEN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
AURORA,
CO,
80045
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NG,
ANGELA
Y, PHD, MBA
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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YEARWOOD,
YVETTE
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible