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.
Paller, Amy
Professor
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I maintain an active bench laboratory focusing on wound healing research and, in collaboration with our nanotechnology program, on gene suppression through topical delivery. I have been a leader in in... [more]
Patel, Jyoti D.
Professor
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I am a medical oncologist with expertise in clinical and translational research in thoracic cancers and clinical drug development. I have led multiple clinical trials with novel drugs at all levels, f... [more]
Peek, Clara Bien
Assistant Professor
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A major goal of the Peek laboratory is to determine how molecular clocks impact cancer growth and transcriptional reprogramming through interactions with the HIF pathway. We predict that targ... [more]
Penaloza-MacMaster, Pablo
Associate Professor
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The goal of Dr. Penaloza's research is to understand the basic mechanisms of immune regulation and to use this information to develop vaccines and regimens against chronic infections, such as HIV... [more]
Perera, Minoli
Associate Professor
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The Perera laboratory focuses on pharmacogenomics (using a patient's genome to predict drug response) in minority populations. Working in this translation research space requires both clinical experti... [more]
Perlman, Harris
Professor
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I am Chief of Rheumatology and Director of the Lurie Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Core Facility. I have over 23 years of experience using flow cytometry and have published over 30 related manuscripts ... [more]
Peter, Marcus
Professor
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Dr. Peter has been working in the apoptosis and death receptor field for 19 years. His initial work in 1995 described the first multiprotein complex in apoptosis, the CD95 death-inducing signaling com... [more]
Petersen, Christian
Professor
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My research focuses on the remarkable ability possessed by select animal species such as planarians, hydra, and salamanders, to regenerate missing parts after injury. There is a great medical interest... [more]
Phillips, Siobhan
Associate Professor
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Research interests include: understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical activity and health and disease outcomes; identifying the determinants of physical... [more]
Pinkett, Heather W.
Associate Professor
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I am currently investigating how pathogenic organisms recognize and circumvent the host innate immune response; a mechanism crucial to the evolution of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) resis... [more]