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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.

Paice, Judith

Paice, Judith

Research Professor

Bio

Dr. Paice's clinical work is in the management of cancer-related pain. Current research is in the study of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy associated with paclitaxel.

Paller, Amy

Paller, Amy

Professor

Bio

I maintain an active bench laboratory focusing on wound healing research and, in collaboration with our nanotechnology program, on gene suppression through topical delivery. I have been a leader in in... [more]

Patel, Hiten

Patel, Hiten

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. Patel is a urologist specializing in urologic oncology. He is a clinical investigator focusing on improving the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer and kidney cancer. His prior work has fo... [more]

Patel, Jyoti D.

Bio

I am a medical oncologist with expertise in clinical and translational research in thoracic cancers and clinical drug development. I have led multiple clinical trials with novel drugs at all levels, f... [more]

Paunesku, Tatjana

Paunesku, Tatjana

Research Associate Professor

Bio

My research background includes work on molecular biology of nucleic acids, radiation biology and nanotechnology, and an interest in development of new techniques, approaches and instruments for studi... [more]

Peabody, Terrance

Bio

Research interest in functional outcomes and oncological outcomes after surgery for bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Also, indications for prophylactic surgery prior to pathologic fracture from skeletal... [more]

Peek, Clara Bien

Peek, Clara Bien

Assistant Professor

Bio

A major goal of the Peek laboratory is to determine how molecular clocks impact cancer growth and transcriptional reprogramming through interactions with the HIF pathway. We predict that targ... [more]

Peipert, John

Peipert, John

Assistant Professor

Bio

I am an investigator and psychometrician focusing on the application of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in patient focused drug development and in clinical monitoring to optimize patient management. ... [more]

Penaloza-MacMaster, Pablo

Penaloza-MacMaster, Pablo

Assistant Professor

Bio

The goal of Dr. Penaloza's research is to understand the basic mechanisms of immune regulation and to use this information to develop vaccines and regimens against chronic infections, such as HIV and ... [more]

Perera, Minoli

Perera, Minoli

Associate Professor

Bio

The Perera laboratory focuses on pharmacogenomics (using a patient's genome to predict drug response) in minority populations. Working in this translation research space requires both clinical experti... [more]