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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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.

McNerney, Kevin

McNerney, Kevin

Assistant Professor

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My mission is to improve the health of children with cancer through the clinical application of adoptive cellular therapies, excellent clinical care, and translational research. My clinical work focu... [more]

Meade, Thomas

Bio

Professor Meade Lab's research focuses on inorganic coordination chemistry for the study of molecular imaging of in vivo gene expression and intracellular messengers, transition metal enzyme inhibitor... [more]

Meeks, Joshua

Meeks, Joshua

Associate Professor

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My research laboratory is focused on the molecular pathways involved in the progression of urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer). My research has two themes: 1) to investigate the ... [more]

Mehta, Jayesh

Bio

Myeloma, Transplantation

Melo-Cardenas, Johanna

Melo-Cardenas, Johanna

Assistant Professor

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My research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of immune cell mediated inflammation and the cellular relationships between the bone marrow microenvironment and malignant clones in myeloid blo... [more]

Mendillo, Marc

Mendillo, Marc

Associate Professor

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Cancers arise through a multistep process in which genetic and epigenetic lesions accumulate to drastically alter regulatory circuits, DNA, protein and energy metabolism. These alterations, and the in... [more]

Min, Booki

Min, Booki

Professor

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Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are central regulators of immunity and tolerance. The importance of Treg cells in immunity is well demonstrated by the finding that defects in Treg cell generation or ... [more]

Mirkin, Chad

Mirkin, Chad

Professor

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Prof. Mirkin has pioneered the use of nanoparticle-biomolecule conjugates as synthons in materials science and the development of many nanoparticle-based extra- and intracellular biodiagnostic and the... [more]

Misharin, Alexander

Misharin, Alexander

Associate Professor

Bio

I am a trained immunologist with a focus on macrophage biology. My group demonstrated that lung injury leads to accumulation and life-long persistence of monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages, which r... [more]