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.
Peek, Clara Bien
Assistant Professor
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A major goal of the Peek laboratory is to determine how molecular clocks impact cancer growth and transcriptional reprogramming through interactions with the HIF pathway. We predict that targ... [more]
Peng, Chengwei
Assistant Professor
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I am interested in GI oncology, especially new therapeutics and translational research.
Perera, Minoli
Associate Professor
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The Perera laboratory focuses on pharmacogenomics (using a patient's genome to predict drug response) in minority populations. Working in this translation research space requires both clinical experti... [more]
Perlman, Harris
Professor
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I am Chief of Rheumatology and Director of the Lurie Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Core Facility. I have over 23 years of experience using flow cytometry and have published over 30 related manuscripts ... [more]
Peter, Marcus
Professor
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Dr. Peter has been working in the apoptosis and death receptor field for 19 years. His initial work in 1995 described the first multiprotein complex in apoptosis, the CD95 death-inducing signaling com... [more]
Petersen, Christian
Professor
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My research focuses on the remarkable ability possessed by select animal species such as planarians, hydra, and salamanders, to regenerate missing parts after injury. There is a great medical interest... [more]
Pfenniger, Anna
Assistant Professor
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With recent advances in cancer screening and treatment, the life expectancy of cancer survivors has been increasing. This has highlighted the need to focus not only on cancer recurrence, but also on t... [more]
Pham, Thao
Research Assistant Professor
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I am interested in understanding how the interactions between cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment determine therapeutic responses, and the lack thereof, in pancreatic cancer. I have previously... [more]
Phillips, Benette
Research Assistant Professor
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Scientific program director
Phillips, Siobhan
Professor
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Research interests include: understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical activity and health and disease outcomes; identifying the determinants o... [more]