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.
Lorch, Jochen
Professor
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Dr Jochen Lorch is a medical oncologist caring for patients with head and neck cancer. He serves as the medical oncology director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program and the thyroid cancer program at... [more]
Lu, Janice
Professor
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I am a Clinical Investigator specializing in the management of breast cancer. My research primarily centers on developmental therapeutics and translational aspects of breast cancer, with a focus on im... [more]
Lu, Kurt
Associate Professor
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My research potentially benefits cancer patients and the treatment of cancer by investigating ways to mitigate unwanted side-effects of chemotherapeutics and to promote tissue recovery. I am a Physici... [more]
Luchtel, Rebecca A
Research Assistant Professor
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My work is focused on improving our understanding of epigenetic and transcriptional regulation mechanisms contributing to tumor development, tumor-immune cell interactions, and response to therapy. My... [more]
Luo, Yuan
Associate Professor
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Research interests include machine learning, natural language processing, time series analysis, integrative genomic analysis and big data analytics, with a focus on medical and clinical applications.
Ma, Shuo
Professor
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Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translation... [more]
Ma, Yongchao
Associate Professor
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Our group is interested in studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial function and metabolism in neurodevelopment and tumorigenesis. We are particularly interested in the ... [more]
Mahalingam, Devalingam
Professor
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I dedicate 75% of my time to clinical research in early drug development with a focus in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Through my participation in these early clinical studies, I ... [more]
Maiga, Mamoudou
Research Associate Professor
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Mamoudou, a Mali-trained MD with a sandwich PhD from Johns Hopkins University and Mali, currently holds the position of Research Associate Professor in the NU Biomedical Engineering Department. In thi... [more]
Marko, John
Professor
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At present my lab is focused on use of micromanipulation and imaging to analyze physical properties of chromatin in normal and cancer cells, large-scale chromosome structure, and on use of single-DNA ... [more]