Center for Cancer Genomics
With the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technologies, genomics has emerged as a powerful tool in cancer research and clinical practice.
The Center for Cancer Genomics (CCG) of the Lurie Cancer Center aims to leverage these transformative and translational discoveries to identify new therapeutic targets and guide individualized cancer care.

By collaborating with the broader scientific community - within and across disciplines - the Center for Cancer Genomics will develop novel approaches to cancer treatment, with better understanding and greater precision.”
Working closely with colleagues throughout Northwestern, the expertise of CCG investigators includes, large-scale genomic / epigenomic profiling, whole-genome DNA methylation, higher-order chromatin structure, spatial genomics and single cell technologies. In addition, the CCG will expand our strength in computational biology and, in particular, the application of machine learning in genomics.
Our Team
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Mazhar Adli, PhD Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Science in Medicine) |
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Marcelo Bonini, PhD Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Science in Medicine) |
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Ruli Gao, PhD
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Yaping Liu, PhD
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Yuan Luo, PhD Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics) and McCormick School of Engineering |
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Benjamin Singer, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
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Adam Sonabend Worthalter, MD Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery |