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.
Schaeffer, Edward
Professor
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My clinical and scientific focus is in prostate cancer, with an emphasis on at-risk populations, diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and the molecular biology of lethal prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is... [more]
Scheidt, Karl
Professor
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Our discoveries focus on efficient, enabling reactions and using simple organic molecules as catalysts. We have been heavily involved in the synthesis and study of multiple anti-tumor/anti-motility ag... [more]
Scherr, Courtney
Associate Professor
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Dr. Courtney Scherr's research focuses conversations in health that are challenging because of scientific complexity, risk, or uncertainty. Work conducted in her Health Communication Interaction ... [more]
Schiltz, Gary
Research Professor
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Collaborate with faculty on translational research projects to advance basic research towards therapeutic endpoints using small molecules. In this role, I have led multiple early stage drug discovery ... [more]
Shenoy, Niraj
Associate Professor
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The Shenoy Lab is interested in understanding and targeting the interactions between aberrant metabolism, epigenetic dysregulation, and immune evasion in cancer. While kidney cancer (clear cell r... [more]
Shilatifard, Ali
Professor
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I hold the Robert Francis Furchgott Professorship and am the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I continue to run... [more]
Shukla, Vipul
Assistant Professor
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My research broadly focuses on understanding the roles of cytosine modifications and alternative DNA structures in normal and cancer genomes. I am currently investigating the functions of G-quadruplex... [more]
Siddique, Juned
Professor
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I am a Biostatistican in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a ran... [more]
Silverman, Richard
Professor
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The primary focus in Silverman's laboratory is basic research into central nervous system disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, addiction, and epil... [more]
Simon, Melissa
Professor
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Dr. Simon's primary research interests are aimed at promoting health equity and eliminating health disparities among low income, medically underserved women across the lifespan. Integrating health ser... [more]