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.
Kath, William
Professor
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I am an applied mathematician who has worked for a number of years in the field of computational neuroscience, creating detailed computational models of dynamical activity in neurons and neuronal circ... [more]
Kelleher, Neil
Professor
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Natural Products Discovery and Biosynthesis, Top Down Mass Spectrometry, and Epiproteomics.
Kelley, Shana
Professor
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Our research group works at the interface of Chemistry, Biology, Engineering and Medicine to develop new technologies for therapeutic discovery and development as well as new diagnostic approaches. U... [more]
Kessler, John
Professor
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Growth Factors, Cytokines and Neurogenesis, BMP Signaling, and Transdisciplinary Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology
Keswani, Rajesh N.
Associate Professor
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Dr. Keswani’s research focuses on healthcare quality with respect to interventional (EUS and ERCP) and general (colonoscopy and colon cancer screening) endoscopy procedures. His work, which is widel... [more]
Khan, Irum
Associate Professor
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Dr. Khan's research is focused on translation studies in myeloid malignancies. She focuses on identifying and validating therapeutic targets in myeloid leukemias using patient samples and animal ... [more]
Khan, Seema A.
Professor
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I am a Professor of Surgery, with training in Surgical Oncology, including a lab year that introduced me to molecular biology, followed by a Master’s Degree in Cancer Epidemiology. Since then, I hav... [more]
Kim, Dong-Hyun
Professor
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My research has been focused on therapeutic nano-carriers for treatment of various types of cancer. Nanoparticles and their hybrid derivatives have been exploited as vectors for drug delivery, therape... [more]
Kim, Ji-Yong Julie
Professor
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In particular, my lab is interested in deciphering molecular mechanisms of progesterone receptor (PR) action in endometrial cancer and breast cancer. As PR action is context dependent, its role in the... [more]
Kim, John
Professor
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Research focuses on breast cancer reconstruction and aesthetic surgery.