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.
Bentrem, David J.
Professor
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My research interests are in translational efforts in GI oncology. I am the head of the pancreas cancer tissue bank and NU pancreas cancer database. In addition, we study quality measures for cancer s... [more]
Bharat, Ankit
Professor
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My research is focused on lung preservation, transplant immunology and airway biology, achieved through collaboration with the Kovler Comprehensive Transplant Center and the Division of Pulmonary and ... [more]
Bonini, Marcelo
Professor
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My laboratory is interested in understanding how changes in the electrochemical balance of the nucleus alters gene expression patterns.
Bowen, Randy
Assistant Professor
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My goal is to achieve novel treatments for ophthalmic cancers through integrative collaboration, bioinnovative device applications, and carefully designed clinical trials in an effort to bring hope to... [more]
Brat, Daniel
Professor
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Project 1. We investigate mechanisms of progression to glioblastoma (GBM), the highest grade astrocytoma, including genetics, hypoxia, and angiogenesis. Progression is characterized by tumor... [more]
Braun, Rosemary
Associate Professor
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I am a computational biologist with an interest in the development of methods for integrative, systems-level analysis of multi-omics data. These methods incorporate bioinformatic information with expe... [more]
Brickner, Jason
Professor
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DNA zip codes; these elements, when inserted at an ectopic locus, cause targeting to the nuclear periphery. Interaction of genes with the NPC also impacts the spatial organization of the yeast genome;... [more]
Broadbelt, Linda
Professor
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Develop capabilities to facilitate quantitative analysis and description of complex systems at the macroscopic level, and we devise strategies and apply tools for probing and quantifying molecular-lev... [more]
Budinger, G.R. Scott
Professor
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Mechanisms by which oxidants are generated in the lung during injury and inflammation with a particular focus on the generation of ROS from the mitochondria. In addition, we are interested in how thes... [more]
Budunova, Irina V.
Professor
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My research is focused on the role of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and its target genes in skin and prostate tumor development, and regulation of stem cells.We are also very much interes... [more]