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.
Lane, Keara
Assistant Professor
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Inflammation is a hallmark of cancer and primary driver of metastatic dysregulation, often mediated by activation of innate immune cells. Research in the Lane lab is focused on understanding how cell-... [more]
Laronda, Monica
Associate 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]
Lauberth, Shannon
Associate Professor
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Our research efforts are focused on the discovery of clinically distinct alterations in the cancer cell transcriptome and epigenome and how these changes impact patient response and resistance to canc... [more]
Lautz, Timothy
Associate Professor
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I am an academic pediatric surgeon with a clinical and research focus on the subspeciality of pediatric surgical oncology and an interest in clinical innovation. I am an active mem... [more]
Lavine, Jeremy
Assistant Professor
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My research interest is to understand the link between angiogenesis and inflammation in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Although nAMD is not an oncologic disease, the study of inf... [more]
Le Poole, Isabelle
Professor
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Research in the Le Poole lab is focused on immunotherapy the etiology and treatment of vitiligo, melanoma and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) as well as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Specifically, ... [more]
Lee, Oukseub
Research Assistant Professor
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Dr. Oukseub Lee is a Research Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She is a pharmacologist specializing in hormonal effects and pharmacological b... [more]
Lenzen, Alicia
Assistant Professor
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I am an advanced fellowship trained, clinical and translational investigator in pediatric neuro-oncology. My research endeavors are centered in the pediatric neuro-oncology program at Ann & Rober... [more]
Leonard, Joshua
Professor
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My research group works at the interface of systems biology and synthetic biology in order to probe and program the function of complex, multicellular systems to develop transformative biotechnologies... [more]
Lesniak, Maciej (Matt) S
Professor
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My clinical and research interests focus on neurosurgical management of patients with brain and spinal cord tumors.