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.
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]
Platanias, Leonidas C.
Professor
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Dr. Platanias' laboratory is focused on studying abnormalities in signal transduction pathways in malignant myeloid cells. The ultimate goal of the work in Dr. Platanias' laboratory is to identify int... [more]
Pollack, Seth
Associate Professor
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The goal of my research is to cure patients with advanced sarcomas with immunotherapy. My research has mainly focused at targeting the immunogenic protein NY-ESO-1 which is highly expressed in certain... [more]
Prakriya, Murali
Professor
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Our long-term goal is to elucidate how the functional interaction of Orai channels with chemokines drives the proliferative and migratory propensity of brain cancers, especially in the progre... [more]
Prindle, Arthur
Assistant Professor
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Professor Prindle's research is at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine. His research focus is understanding how molecular and cellular interactions give rise to collective behavio... [more]
Psihogios, Alexandra
Assistant Professor
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Alexandra Psihogios, Ph.D. is a pediatric psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on promoting disease self-m... [more]