Research Faculty
Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology and Psychiatry
Psycho-oncology, psycho-neuro-immunology
Glen Barber, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Eugenia J. Dodson
Chair in Cancer Research, and Associate Director of Basic Science at SCCC
Viral oncology, viruses as therapeutic agents
Julio Barredo, M.D.
Toppel Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Pediatric Oncology, Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, Chidlhood brain and spinal tumors, Pediatric sickle cell disease.
Lisa Baumbach-Reardon, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Geneticist, University of Miami Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinics
Head, Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics
Genetic basis and molecular pathophysiology of breast cancer
Nanette Bishopric M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
Properties, regulation and interaction partners of the histone acetyltransferase p300
Larry Boise, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Cell Death; multiple Myeloma; proteasome inhibitor
Karoline Briegel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Transcription; mammary development and breast cancer; Mouse models of mammogenesis and breast cancer
Kerry Burnstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Signaling mechanisms; prostate cancer cell cycle; steroid hormone responsiveness; Vitamin D
Kermit Carraway, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Mammary epithelial; cancer cells, ligand,
receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB2/HER2/Neu, glycoprotein complex, Muc4
Gennaro D’Urso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms; DNA polymerase
replication initiation; mitosis; Pol epsilon
Dorraya El-Ashry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Breast cancer, hormone recepors, signal transduction, novel therapeutics, hormonal therapy, signalling therapy
Ahmjad Farooq, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Protein Structure, Function and Mechanism of Signal Transduction
Elizabeth Franzmann, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
All aspects of head and neck surgery.
Eli Gilboa Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Tumor immunology and immunotherapy, dendritic cell biology, dendritic cell vaccines for cancer therapy
Abigail Hackam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Mechanisms of tumorigenesis in ocular cancer
Edward Harhaj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Retrovirus; T cell leukemia (ATL); HTLV-I-
associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP)
William Harrington, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Hematology; hematological malignancies; HIV- and human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I)-related lymphoma.
T.K. Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
NMR and kinetic studies of enzyme signaling mechanisms; tumor-suppressor gene
David Helfman, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Oncogenic Ras, cytoskeleton, signal
transduction, apoptosis
Jennifer Hu, Ph.D, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Molecular epidemiology, DNA
damage/repair, human cancer risk assessment and prevention
Roland Jurecic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Stem cells; pluripotent cells; stem cell
transplantation; gene therapy; hematopoietic stem cells
Erin Kobetz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute/ UM/ Sylvester
Leonidas Koniaris, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Growth regulation in the liver, mechanisms of cancer associated wasting
Ted Lampidis, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Chemotherapeutic agents; p-glycoprotein
(P-gp); mediated multiple drug resistance (MDR); hypoxia; mitochondrial
Robert Levy, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
T-Cells in Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer; Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD) in models of allogeneic bone marrow
transplantation (BMT)
Jie Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Angiogenesis, tumor biology, skin disease and cutaneous biology
Marc E. Lippman, M.D
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Breast Cancer
Balakrishna L. Lokeshwar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urology
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Prostate cancer, diagnostic markers, mechanism of growth
Vinata Lokeshwar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urology and
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Diagnostic markers, mechanism of growth
Diana Lopez, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Breast cancer, mammary tumors, tumor
immunology, T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, immunotherapeutic
Izidore Lossos, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Immunology, Lymphoma, Signal Transduction
Thomas Malek, Ph.D.
Vice Chair of Microbiology and Immunology
Cytokine receptor regulation of T lymphocyte development, activation, and memory;
T regulatory cells in suppression of autoimmunity
Enrique Mesri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Kaposi's sarcoma, Angiogenesis, (KSHV/ HHV-8), vGPCR angiogenesis, tumorigenesis and VEGF
Ian McNiece, Ph.D
Director of Experimental and Clinical Therapies- Stem Cell Institute
Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.Ex vivo expansion of cord blood
cells for treatment of cancer patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy.
Carlos Moraes, Ph D.
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Zafar Nawaz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Mechanisms of steroid hormone receptor;
estrogen receptor (ER) regulation in breast cancer and androgen receptor (AR) regulation
in prostate cancer
Mark Pegram, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Development of novel therapeutics and other novel antibody and chemotherapy
combinations therapies for breast cancer.
Frank Penedo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine Research Program, Associate Professor, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Psycho-oncology, HIV and psychoneuroimmunology; psychology of aging and immunosenescence in chronically ill older adults; stress, coping, and personality styles in chronic illness.
Eckhard R. Podack, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Microbiology and Immunology
Immunotherapy for Non Small Cell Lung
Cancer (NSCLC), T cells, transgenic expression, heat shock proteins
Joseph D. Rosenblatt, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
UM/Sylvester Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research
Hematologic malignancies, development of novel approaches to breast cancer and solid tumors, gene therapy and immuno therapy of cancer; human retroviruses, immune therapies for cancer and human gene therapy; Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type I
Niramol Savaraj, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Brain tumors; lung, colon, and head and neck cancers.
Michael Schmale, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries
Marine animal models; cancer; molecular
biology, virology
Sean Scully, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Professor of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology
Ewing's sarcoma; Chondrosarcoma; TGF-beta1 and ECM signals; extra-cellular matrix,
metastasis; signaling; cell signal
transduction
Rakesh Singal, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Prostate cancer, epigenetics, transcriptional regulation, DNA methylation, chromatin
structure, biomarkers
Joyce Slingerland, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.(C)
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Breast cancer, molecular mechanisms, molecular genetics, epidemiology, cell cycle, and estrogen receptors
Keith Webster, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Therapeutic angiogenesis; molecular
mechanisms of hypoxia/ischemia-regulated gene expression; pathology of vascular disease;
cell death
Xiangxi (Michael) Xu, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Ovarian cancer biology and etiology: molecular alterations of known and novel signaling pathways that lead to cell transformation and tumorigenesis
Teresa Zimmers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of Research, Division of Surgical Oncology
Cancer cachexia, muscle wasting, transcription regulation, interleukin-6, STAT3, myostatin, insulin
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