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.
Beauchamp, Elspeth
Research Associate Professor
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Dr. Beauchamp's research has focused on developing drugs for non-traditional targets through inhibiting protein-protein interactions in order to affect cellular function and target cancer cells. ... [more]
Becker, Sara
Professor
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Dr. Becker is a licensed clinical psychologist and implementation scientist dedicated to bridging the gap between research and practice. Dr. Becker studies both patient-focused dissemination (e.g., di... [more]
Beidas, Rinad
Professor
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I am Department Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I served as the Founding Director of the Penn Implementat... [more]
Beitel, Greg
Professor
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Drosophila tracheal system as a genetically tractable, in vivo, model for investigating epithelial tube size control (Beitel and Krasnow, 2000). The size of epithelial tube is critical to the function... [more]
Ben-Sahra, Issam
Associate Professor
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My current research is geared toward understanding the impact of metabolic pathways controlled by mTOR, a nutrient-sensing regulator of cell growth, on the properties of cells and tumors with specific... [more]
Benson III, Al B.
Professor
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Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director for Cooperative Groups at th... [more]
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]