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.
Kume, Tsutomu
Professor
Bio
For over a decade my research laboratory has focused on vascular formation and angiogenesis. A particular emphasis in my laboratory has recently been analysis of neovascularization in physiological an... [more]
Kumthekar, Priya U.
Associate Professor
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My interests include treating primary brain tumors such as gliomas and meningiomas. I also have a specific interest in metastatic disease to the brain from systemic cancers such as melanoma, lung and ... [more]
Kundu, Shilajit D.
Professor
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My research focuses on strategies to diagnose and characterize bladder cancer, novel strategies to characterized prostate cancer aggressiveness, and prospectively studying quality of life outcomes in ... [more]
Kyriacou, Demetrios
Professor
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Dr. Kyriacou is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Attending Physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospi... [more]
LaBonne, Carole
Professor
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For the past 16 years, work in my laboratory has centered on understanding the normal development of the neural crest, a stem cell population central to the evolution of the vertebrates, and at unders... [more]
Lackner, Laura L
Associate Professor
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In the Lackner Lab, we study how mitochondria are positioned in cells. Central to mitochondrial positioning are molecular tethers, which function to anchor mitochondria to specific cellular sites. Whi... [more]
Lai, Jin-Shei
Professor
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I have significant research experience in outcome measurement, quality of life, symptom management and late effect due to the illness and/or its treatment in chronic illness for both pediatric and adu... [more]
Laimins, Laimonis
Professor
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My studies have focused on investigating the life cycle of high-risk human papillomaviruses, which are the causative agents of most anogenital and many oral cancers. HPVs link their life cycles to epi... [more]
Lambert, Bruce
Professor
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I am a social scientist and health services researcher who focuses on improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care, especially as it relates to medication use in people with chronic il... [more]
Laronda, Monica
Assistant Professor
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I have developed a strong research interest in basic reproductive biology and endocrinology to feed the underlying knowledge required to develop treatments that can protect or restore fertility and ho... [more]