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Signaling Networks & Metabolic Pathways Research Program
The overall mission of the Signaling Networks & Metabolic Pathways (Basic Science) Research Program is to discover new foundational aspects of cancer biology needed to translate research from bench to bedside. The Basic Science program spans disciplines of cancer cell signaling, cancer metabolism,
tumor immunology, inflammation, and the microenvironment.
Program Aims
- Research aberrant cancer cell signaling, developmental processes, and metabolism to delineate the molecular basis of tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis.
- Research the role of the microenvironment, inflammation, and immune responses in tumor initiation, progression, and therapy resistance.
Leadership | |
Daniel Starczynowski, PhD |
Key Research Findings
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Members
Basic Science


Koichi Araki, PhD
Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Mohammad Azam, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Artem Barski
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Michael Borchers, PhD
Professor

Elisa Boscolo
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Jose Cancelas, MD
Volunteer Professor

Martina Chirra
Medical Resident/Fellow

Timothy Chlon
Research Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Claire Chougnet
Professor-Affiliate

Somchai Chutipongtanate
Research Associate Professor

Laura Conforti, PhD
Professor

Tom Cunningham, PhD
Associate Professor

Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, MD,PhD
Professor

George Deepe, MD
Professor

Chunying Du, PhD
Associate Professor

Marie-Dominique Filippi
Professor-Affiliate

Ken Greis, PhD
Associate Dean

H. Grimes, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Jun-Lin Guan, PHD
Professor

Fukun Guo
Professor-Affiliate

Kevin Haworth, PhD
Associate Professor

Rashmi Hegde
Professor-Affiliate

Rana Herro
Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Tammy Holm, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical

Christian Hong, PhD
Associate Professor

David Hui, PhD
Professor

Traian Ionascu, PHD
Professor of Clinical

LaQuita Jones
Research Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Theodosia Kalfa
Professor-Affiliate

Nalinikanth Kotagiri
Assoc Professor

Michael Lamba, PhD
Professor-Emeritus

Joo-Youp Lee
Professor

Lynn Lee
Research Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Michael Lieberman, PHD
Professor

Hee Woong Lim
Research Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Patrick Limbach, Ph.D.
VP for Research

Richard Lu, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Daniel Lucas
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Yutaka Maeda
Research Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical

Mario Medvedovic, PHD
Professor

Jarek Meller, PhD
Professor

Linde Miles, PhD
Assistant Professor-Affiliate

James Mulloy, Ph.D., PhD
Adjunct Professor-Affiliate

Takahisa Nakamura
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Nicolas Nassar
Research Associate Professor-Affiliate

Ramesh Nayak
Research Assistant Professor
Yevgen Nazarenko, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.
Assistant Professor

Marc Oria, PHD
Research Assistant Professor

Joseph Palumbo
Research Professor-Affiliate

Shekhar Pasare, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Shailendra Patel, MD,PHD
Professor

Krushna Patra, PhD
Assistant Professor

Timothy Phoenix
Assoc Professor

David Plas, PhD
Professor

Lisa Privette Vinnedge
Research Associate Professor-Affiliate

Xiaoyang Qi, PhD
Professor

Nancy Ratner
Professor-Affiliate

Teresa Reyes, PHD
Senior Associate Dean

Damien Reynaud
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Elliott Robinson, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Lindsey Romick-Rosendale, PHD
Field Service Associate Professor-Affiliate

Ashley Ross
Assoc Professor

Nathan Salomonis, PhD
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Atsuo Sasaki, PhD
Professor

Pier Paolo Scaglioni, MD
Professor

Tom Seegar, PhD
Assistant Professor

William Seibel
Adjunct Associate Professor

Mathieu Sertorio, PhD
Research Assistant Professor

Behrouz Shamsaei
Adjunct Instructor

Donglu Shi
Professor

Soona Shin, PhD
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Jill Shirokawa
Assoc Professor

Daniel Starczynowski, PHD
Professor-Affiliate

Yujie Sun
Professor

Pheruza Tarapore
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Katherine Vest, PhD
Assistant Professor

Andrew Volk
Assistant Professor-Affiliate

Ronald Waclaw
Associate Professor-Affiliate

Susan Waltz, PhD
Professor

Amanda Wasylishen, PhD
Assistant Professor

Andrew Waters, PhD
Assistant Professor

Georg Weber
Professor

Matthew Weirauch, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Susanne Wells, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Kathryn Wikenheiser-Brokamp, MD,PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Jianqiang Wu
Professor-Affiliate

Meifeng Xu, MD, PhD
Professor

Bingfang Yan
Associate Dean

Jane Yu, PhD
Professor

Peng Zhang
Professor

Xiaoting Zhang, PHD
Professor

Yuhang Zhang, PHD
Professor

Yi Zheng, PhD
Professor-Affiliate

Nives Zimmermann, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical
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