Lurie Cancer Center Members
Membership in the Lurie Cancer Center is based on the investigator's cancer research focus and scholarly activity. A program assignment recommendation is made by the Executive Committee with final approval issued by the cancer center's director. Full members are assigned to a program in the Basic Science Research Division, the Clinical Science Research Division or the Cancer Prevention & Control Research Division. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate in any educational activities initiated by the Lurie Cancer Center.
Ahrendsen, Jared
Assistant Professor
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I am interested in clinical and translational, tissue-based, pathology research focused on tumors of the central nervous system.
Akhter, Nausheen
Associate Professor
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Exploring the role of advanced cardiac imaging, specifically strain imaging, in cardio-oncology and other cardiac diseases. I am currently the PI of a funded prospective study on the use of heart fail... [more]
Allen, Bradley
Assistant Professor
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My research and clinical interests include medical imaging, cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment, lung cancer, fluid mechanics, and computer science. The goal is to use my technical backgro... [more]
Altman, Jessica
Professor
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My primary research efforts are based on increasing understanding of the role of aberrant signal transduction pathways in the development of myeloid neoplasms; defining molecular targets for the ... [more]
Amarasekera, Channa
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Amarasekera is a pioneer in the research of health outcomes in urology for men who have sex with men and has developed a framework for how to optimize treatment for prostate cancer among this pati... [more]
Angarone, Michael
Associate Professor
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I am an infectious disease specialist with a special interest in managing infections in immunocompromised patients. I currently work closely with the hematology and stem cell group and assist them in ... [more]
Ansari, M. Javeed
Associate Professor
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Research interests: role of mitochondria and metabolism in cardiovascular disease; cellular iron regulation.
Apkarian, A. Vania
Professor
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Dr. Apkarian has been studying pain for over two decades, both in animal models and fMRI studies in humans. His current interests include cortical dynamics of pain as well as brain plasticity. His ove... [more]
Arango, Daniel
Assistant Professor
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We study the mechanisms by which post-transcriptional modifications of RNA regulate mRNA processing, stability, and translation and how this interplay affects cell fate decisions in cancer. By integra... [more]
Ardehali, Hossein
Professor
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Research interests: role of mitochondria and metabolism in cardiovascular disease; cellular iron regulation. Clinical interests: general and preventive cardiology.