CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL

ZRG1  CDPT - N (55)
TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE
10/08/25 - 10/09/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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MANOR, DANNY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND PHARMACOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

MEMBERS
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AZMI, ASFAR S, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
LEADER, MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS PROGRAM
DIRECTOR, PANCREAS CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVE
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DETROIT, MI, 48201

BEREZIN, MIKHAIL Y., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

CHAISWING, LUKSANA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY & CANCER BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

CHEN, JING, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY
AND ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60637

CONKLIN, DOUGLAS S., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY
RENSSELAER, NY, 12144

CONN, CRYSTAL S, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

DING, LIYA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
BUFFALO, NY, 14263

GHANSAH, TOMAR, PHD
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
TAMPA, FL, 33612

GU, ZHAOHUI, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL AND
QUANTITATIVE MEDICINE
BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CITY OF HOPE
DUARTE, CA, 91010

HAMIEH, MOHAMAD, PHD, MS
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
NEW YORK, NY, 10021

HAN, GANG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

IGNATENKO, NATALIA A, PHD, MHM
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER
TUCSON, AZ, 85724

KITLINSKA, JOANNA B., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
WASHINGTON, DC, 20057

KRIDEL, STEVEN J., PHD
CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27157

LU, YONG-CHEN WILLIAM, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEMBE
WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES (UAMS)
LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205

MIN, JAEWON, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
THE INSTITUTE FOR CANCER GENETICS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

MURTAUGH, LEWIS C, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

OCHS, MICHAEL F, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
EWING, NJ, 08628

PONNUSAMY, MOORTHY P., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA, NE, 68198

RODRIGUEZ-BRAVO, VERONICA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AND UROLOGY DEPARTMENT
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER, MN, 55905

SCHMIDT, EDWARD E, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, MT, 59718

WAITKUS, MATTHEW, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27710

WANG, HUIZHI, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PORFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOL
PHILIPS INSTITUTE OF ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RICHMOND, VA, 23298

XI, YAGUANG, MD, PHD
UGA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
ATHENS, GA, 30062

ZAIDI, M. RAZA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
FELS INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

ZHOU, WEI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CANCER GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS PROGRAM
WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE OF EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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TANG, DELIA, MD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
RESOURCES AND TRAINING REVIEW BRANCH
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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RASULI, ZOHRA
DIVISIONAL LEAD ESA
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible