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.
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
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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]
Borden, Katherine
Professor
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Our lab's work focuses on understanding the mechanisms and impact of dysregulated RNA metabolism in cancer focusing on Acute Myeloid Leukemia. RNA metabolism can be hijacked by cancer cells to re... [more]
Brat, Daniel
Professor
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Project 1. We investigate mechanisms of progression to glioblastoma (GBM), the highest grade astrocytoma, including genetics, hypoxia, and angiogenesis. Progression is characterized by tumor... [more]
Brickner, Jason
Professor
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DNA zip codes; these elements, when inserted at an ectopic locus, cause targeting to the nuclear periphery. Interaction of genes with the NPC also impacts the spatial organization of the yeast genome;... [more]
Budinger, G.R. Scott
Professor
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Mechanisms by which oxidants are generated in the lung during injury and inflammation with a particular focus on the generation of ROS from the mitochondria. In addition, we are interested in how thes... [more]
Budunova, Irina V.
Professor
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My research is focused on the role of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and its target genes in skin and prostate tumor development, and regulation of stem cells.We are also very much interes... [more]
Bulun, Serdar
Professor
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I have been conducting both basic and clinical research in steroid-related aspects of human disease since 1991. I have collaborated with many groups of scientists over the past 20 years to study the r... [more]