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.
Barber, Emma
Assistant Professor
Bio
I am a gynecologic oncologist and a health services researcher. My research focuses on surgical outcomes in gynecologic oncology patients, practice patterns in the delivery of gynecologic oncology car... [more]
Barish, Grant
Associate Professor
Bio
The major focus of research in the Barish lab is to discover the epigenomic and transcriptional basis of metabolism and inflammation. Our recent work has helped to reveal the genomic architecture for ... [more]
Barriteau, Christina
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Christina Barriteau is a pediatric hematologist and transfusion medicine specialist. She is Medical Director of the blood bank at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Barritea... [more]
Bartom, Elizabeth
Associate Professor
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Sequence based assays provide a key window into cellular function, informing research into mutation, transcription, and regulation. I have studied a number of important mutations in cancer genomes, in... [more]
Bass, Joseph
Professor
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The major focus of our research is on the molecular integration of circadian and metabolic systems. A breakthrough stemmed from our studies of the first circadian mutant mice s... [more]
Beach, Lauren
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Lauren B. Beach (they/them and she/her) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences and the Department of Preventive Medicine. She is also Director of the ReACH SGM lab (Re... [more]
Beidas, Rinad
Professor
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I am Department Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I served as the Founding Director of the Penn Implementat... [more]
Ben-Sahra, Issam
Associate Professor
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My current research is geared toward understanding the impact of metabolic pathways controlled by mTOR, a nutrient-sensing regulator of cell growth, on the properties of cells and tumors with specific... [more]
Benson III, Al B.
Professor
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Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director for Cooperative Groups at th... [more]
Bharat, Ankit
Professor
Bio
My research is focused on lung preservation, transplant immunology and airway biology, achieved through collaboration with the Kovler Comprehensive Transplant Center and the Division of Pulmonary and ... [more]