TUMOR HOST INTERACTIONS STUDY SECTION

THI
06/25/26 - 06/25/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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SIKORA, ANDREW, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF SURGERY
DEPARTMENTS OF HEAD AND NECK SURGERY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

MEMBERS
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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

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

DASGUPTA, SUBHAMOY, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL STRESS BIOLOGY
ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
BUFFALO, NY, 14203

DELGADO-CALLE, JESUS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205

DORAYAPPAN, KALPANA, PHD *
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND OBSTETRICS
AND GENECOLOGY
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

HUDSON, BARRY IAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20007

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

KARTHIKEYAN, MYTHREYE, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

LABELLE, MYRIAM, PHD *
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN, 38105

LU, XIN, PHD
JOHN M. AND MARY JO BOLER COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HARPER CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
NOTRE DAME, IN, 46556

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

MA, XIAOJING, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

NEMAN-EBRAHIM, JOSH, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90007

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

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

SAXENA, DEEPAK, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR PATHOBIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10010

SHIOZAWA, YUSUKE, PHD, MD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27101

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

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

WANG, QIWEI, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND
CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22903

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
ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF ENDOWED PROFESSOR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ONCOLOGY
SIDNEY KIMMEL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21287

ZHANG, SIYUAN, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75235

ZHANG, BIN, PHD, MD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CITY OF HOPE
MONROVIA, CA, 91016

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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SUNG, HYUN JUNG
DIVISIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible