CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER STUDY SECTION
CIC10/23/25 - 10/24/25
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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MAUS,
MARCELA
VALDERRAMA, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON,
MA,
02114
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ADAMS,
SARAH
FOSTER, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE,
NM,
87131
AGER,
CASEY, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
IMMUNOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
PHOENIX,
AZ,
85054
AHMED,
NABIL, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CENTER FOR CELL AND GENE THERAPY
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
ATANACKOVIC,
DJORDJE, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, STEM CELL TRANSPLANT
AND CELLULAR THERAPY
DIRECTOR OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BALTIMORE,
MD,
21212
AWAN,
MUSADDIQ, MD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE,
WI,
53226
BLEAKLEY,
MARIE, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AND THERAPEUTIC DIVISION
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
SEATTLE,
WA,
98109
CHO,
CLIFFORD, MD
C. GARDNER CHILD PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
DIVISION OF HEPATOPANCREATOBILLIARY AND
ADVANCED GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR,
MI,
48104
DAVILA,
MARCO
L, MD, PHD
SENIOR MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
VICE CHAIR OF CELL THERAPY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
ROSWELL PARK CANCER CENTER
BUFFALO,
NY,
14263
DIAZ-MONTERO,
CLAUDIA
MARCELA, PHD
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
CENTER FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY
AND PRECISION IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND,
OH,
44195
DINGS,
RUUD
P.M., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK,
AR,
72205
FRY,
TERRY
J., MD
PROFESSOR AND CHARLES C. GATES ENDOWED CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DENVER,
CO,
20892
GAO,
LING, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
IRVINE,
CA,
92617
GILL,
SAAR, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SMILOW CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
HINRICHS,
CHRISTIAN, MD
*
CO-DIRECTOR
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER IMMUNOLOGY AND
METABOLISM; CHIEF, SECTION OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE
NEW BRUNSWICK,
NJ,
08901
KAPLAN,
ROSANDRA, MD
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
HEAD TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND METASTASIS SECTION
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY BRANCH
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
BETHESDA,
MD,
20817
KATZ,
SAMUEL
G, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN,
CT,
06510
LI,
ZIHAI, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR AND FOUNDING DIRECTOR
PELOTONIA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
COLUMBUS,
OH,
43210
LOCKE,
FREDERICK, MD
*
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND SENIOR MEMBER
BLOOD & MARROW TRANSPLANT & CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY
PROGRAM CO-LEADER FOR IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
PROGRAM LEADER FOR CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY
MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
TAMPA,
FL,
33612
LOHMUELLER,
JASON
JAKOB, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH,
PA,
15261
MAPARA,
MARKUS
Y, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK,
NY,
10032
MAURA,
FRANCESCO, MD
*
ASSISTANT MEMBER
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
NEW YORK,
NY,
10065
MOGHIMI,
BABAK, MD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR; SECTION HEAD
TRANSPLANT AND CELL THERAPY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES,
CA,
90027
MORRIS,
KATHERINE
T., MD
CONSULTANT
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
NW SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, LLC
PORTLAND,
OR,
97214
O'CONNELL,
RYAN
M., PHD
PROFESSOR
CHIEF, DIVISION OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
84112
POLLACK,
SETH
M, MD
STEVEN T. ROSEN PROFESSOR OF CANCER BIOLOGY SARCOMA PROGRAM DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO,
IL,
60611
RATHMELL,
JEFFREY
C., PHD
VIRGINIA AND D.K. LUDWIG CHAIR FOR CANCER RESEARCH PROFESSOR
CHAIR, BEN MAY DEPARTMENT FOR CANCER RESEARCH
DIRECTOR, LUDWIG CENTER AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO,
IL,
60615
RUTKOWSKI,
MELANIE
R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND
CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22903
SALAHUDEEN,
AMEEN
A., PHD, MD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO,
IL,
60654
SALMAN,
HUDA, MD, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
BROWN CENTER FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
INDIANAPOLIS,
IN,
46205
SINGH,
NATHAN, MD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ONCOLOGY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS,
MO,
63110
SPITZER,
MATTHEW, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
CANCER IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOTHERAPY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO,
CA,
94143
STROMNES,
INGUNN
MARGARETE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN,
55455
VELASQUEZ,
MIREYA
PAULINA, MD
*
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND CELLULAR THERAPY
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS,
TN,
38105
VILLAGRA,
ALEJANDRO
V., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON,
DC,
20052
ZAMARIN,
DMITRIY, MD, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
SECTION HEAD
GYNECOLOGIC MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK CITY,
NY,
10011
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MAJID,
SHAHANA, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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HESTER,
AMELIA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible