TUMOR HOST INTERACTIONS STUDY SECTION

THI
10/30/25 - 10/31/25
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

MEMBERS
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BOIRE, ADRIENNE A, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
HUMAN ONCOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS PROGRAM
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

CHEN, JIN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

CHENG, SHI-YUAN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

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

DI MARTINO, JULIE SANDRA, PHD *
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND ANATOMY
NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
VALHALLA, NY, 10595

DIMITROFF, CHARLES J, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MIAMI, FL, 33199

GUARNERIO, JLENIA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

GUO, YANXIANG, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08903

GUO, WEI, PHD *
HIRSCH FAMILY PRESIDENT?S DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

HAN, LU, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON, SC, 29425

KARNOUB, ANTOINE ELIAS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON, MA, 02215

KESHAMOUNI, VENKATESHWAR G, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

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

LYNCH, CONOR C, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT
AND METASTASIS
H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
TAMPA, FL, 33612

MITTAL, VIVEK, PHD *
PROFESSOR OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
PROFESSOR OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
DIRECTOR, NEUBERGER BERMAN FOUNDATION
LUNG CANCER LABORATORY
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

PEI, YANXIN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL AND
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON, DC, 20012

PHILLIPS, JOANNA, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94158

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

RAZIDLO, GINA LYNN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ROCHESTER, MN, 55905

REN, GUANGWEN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT
AND TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY
THE JACKSON LABORATORY
BAR HARBOR, ME, 04609

ROH, MINNA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

RYEOM, SANDRA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF SURGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

SCHWERTFEGER, KATHRYN L, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

SHEVDE, LALITA A, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CRTEC
O'NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35233

SIPKINS, DOROTHY A, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
AND CELLULAR THERAPY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DURHAM, NC, 27710

STORKUS, WALTER J, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF DERMATOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
PATHOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

SWAMINATHAN, SRIVIDYA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CITY OF HOPE
DUARTE, CA, 91010

VARELAS, XARALABOS, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
CHOBANION AND AVEDISIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02118

YANG, JING, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MOORES CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

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

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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NG, ANGELA Y, PHD, MBA
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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MENDOZA, DOUGLAS E.
GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
45 CENTER DRIVE
3AN12
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible