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.
Heimberger, Amy
Professor
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I am a physician-scientist and a board-certified Neurosurgeon with extensive training and experience in the field of immunology. My laboratory is focused on elucidating the mechanisms of tumor-mediate... [more]
Heinemann, Allen
Professor
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Health services research program with a focus on outcomes measurement. I am an internationally-recognized expert in the development, assessment, and use of measures of quality of life and functional s... [more]
Henderson, Tara
Professor
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My research focuses on the development of and screening for second cancers in childhood cancer survivors. I am interested in the characterization of second cancers and those susceptible, so that early... [more]
Hersam, Mark
Professor
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The Hersam Laboratory specializes in the processing, characterization, and application of nanoelectronic materials including silicon, carbon nanotubes, graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, blac... [more]
Hinchcliff, Emily
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Hinchcliff is a gynecologic oncologist and clinical investigator whose research interests center around the development of novel therapeutic options for women with gynecologic malignancy. She has ... [more]
Hines, Jacobi
Assistant Professor
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Clinical research/trials, personalized medicine, pharmacogenomics
Hisey, Colin
Assistant Professor
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Our research group uses micro- and nanofabrication approaches to develop platform technologies in the field of cancer engineering. Currently, we are highly focused on using extracellular vesicles ... [more]
Hitsman, Brian
Associate Professor
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My research focuses on the causes and treatment of tobacco use and dependence, especially among disadvantaged and underserved populations. I have been involved in tobacco-related research, education, ... [more]
Ho, Karen
Associate Professor
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One specific area of interest is butyrate, a short chain fatty acid produced by gut microbial fermentation of dietary fiber which is an important metabolic substrate in normal colonic epithelial cells... [more]
Hoffman, Brian
Professor
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We determine the catalytic mechanisms of metalloenzymes through the development and implementation of electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy, a combination of NMR and EPR.ÂÂ