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.
Lu, Kurt
Professor
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My research potentially benefits cancer patients and the treatment of cancer by investigating ways to mitigate unwanted side-effects of chemotherapeutics and to promote tissue recovery. I am a Physici... [more]
Lu, Xinyan
Professor
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My current clinical research focuses on the genetics/genomics in multiple myeloma, leukemias and solid tumors.
Luchtel, Rebecca A
Research Assistant Professor
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My work is focused on improving our understanding of epigenetic and transcriptional regulation mechanisms contributing to tumor development, tumor-immune cell interactions, and response to therapy. My... [more]
Lukas, Rimas
Associate Professor
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My research interests focus on primary brain tumors as well as central nervous system metastases. I also have a strong interest in clinical neuroscience education and participates in medical education... [more]
Lumati, Juliet
Assistant Professor
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Dr Lumati is a Hepatopancreatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is aff... [more]
Luo, Yuan
Professor
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Research interests include machine learning, natural language processing, time series analysis, integrative genomic analysis and big data analytics, with a focus on medical and clinical applications.
Ma, Shuo
Professor
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Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translation... [more]
Ma, Yongchao
Associate Professor
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Our group is interested in studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial function and metabolism in neurodevelopment and tumorigenesis. We are particularly interested in the ... [more]
MacQuarrie, Kyle
Assistant Professor
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Dr. MacQuarrie's research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms present in pediatric tumors that drive their development and aberrant biology. His current work is focused... [more]
Magill, Stephen
Assistant Professor
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I am a neurosurgeon and physician-scientist focused on providing skilled and compassionate care for brain tumor patients, leading research that will advance our understanding of brain tumor biology, a... [more]