CANCER GENETICS STUDY SECTION

CG
04/13/26 - 04/14/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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HUSE, JASON, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY
AND TRANSLATIONAL MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

MEMBERS
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ADLI, MAZHAR, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ROBERT H LURIE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

BERGER, ALICE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
HUMAN BIOLOGY DIVISION
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
SEATTLE, WA, 98109

CHAVEZ, LUKAS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CANCER GENOME AND EPIGENETICS PROGRAM
NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER
SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
LA JOLLA, CA, 92037

COSTELLO, JAMES CHRISTOPHER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
AURORA, CO, 80045

DOS SANTOS, CAMILA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CANCER CENTER MEMBER
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY, 11724

ERNST, JASON, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

FRANCO, HECTOR L, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
CANCER RESEARCH
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN, PR, 00935

GENTLES, ANDREW J, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY, MEDICINE,
AND BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCES
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD, CA, 94305

HALENE, STEPHANIE, MD *
PROFESSOR
SECTION OF HEMATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
YALE CANCER CENTER
YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06520

HANSEN, ANDERS SEJR, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02139

HITCHINS, MEGAN P, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
TAMPA, FL, 33612

HONG, ANDREW L, MD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

JANES, KEVIN A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
AND BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22908

KHURANA, EKTA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS
INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOMEDICINE
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK CITY, NY, 10021

KURTENBACH, STEFAN, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EYE CANCER EPIGENETICS LABORATORY
SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
MIAMI, FL, 33136

LEWIS, PETER W, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, WI, 53715

LI, SHENG, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033

LONG, JIRONG, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37203

LU, RUI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
O'NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

MAKOWSKI-HAYES, LIZA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
MEMPHIS, TN, 38163

MOHAMMED, HISHAM, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97239

NAXEROVA, KAMILA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
CENTER FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
CHARLESTOWN, MA, 02129

PFEIFER, GERD P, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIGENETICS
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

PURAM, SIDHARTH VENKATA, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
660 SOUTH EUCLID AVENUE, BOX 8115
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

SHEN, LANLAN, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
USDA CHILDREN'S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

SNUDERL, MATIJA, MD *
PROFESSOR
DIRECTOR OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTICS
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10016

SUN, RUPING, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

TANAS, MUNIR, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

WANG, XIAOFENG, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY
LEBANON, NH, 03756

YANG, DA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF COMPUTATIONAL AND
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15261

ZHANG, XIAOYANG, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

ZIV, ELAD, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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BIES, JURAJ, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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ROBINSON, LYNDA K., BS
LEAD EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible