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.
Sukhanova, Madina
Associate Professor
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My research interests are to study hereditary predisposition in cancer to identify family members at risk of development of various cancers, to identify molecular markers of drug resistance in various... [more]
Sumagin, Ronen
Associate Professor
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Studies in Dr. Sumagin’s laboratory are focused on determining the contributions of immune cell-mediated inflammation to development and progression of colorectal cancers. Immune cells are critical ... [more]
Szleifer, Igal G
Professor
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Professor Szleifer's group works on the development and application of theoretical methodologies to study the interactions between cells and biomaterials. For example, his group aims at understanding ... [more]
Szmuilowicz, Eytan
Associate Professor
Tetreault, Marie-Pier
Assistant Professor
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A particular area of expertise of my laboratory is in defining the role of epithelial inflammatory mediators in esophageal tissue homeostasis and esophageal disease pathogenesis. Our diseases of inter... [more]
Thaxton, C. Shad
Associate Professor
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The challenge of bio-nanotechnology and the focus of our lab is to control the synthesis of structures that naturally interface with biological systems to develop exquisitely targeted, practical, safe... [more]
Thomson, Regan J
Professor
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Cell and Molecular Immunology and Cardiovascular Disease
Thorp, Edward
Professor
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My laboratory examines the cell and molecular biology of inflammation and its resolution, which are key disease contributing factors in the tumor microenvironment. Although most of our in vivo tests p... [more]
Tong, Xin
Research Assistant Professor
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I am interested in signal transduction in cancer biology, development of new strategies for cancer prevention and identification of novel targets for better treatment. Currently my studies are focused... [more]
Tran, Betty
Associate Professor
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I am an Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and the Co-Founder of the Multidisciplinary Lung Nodule Program. As a clinician, I specialize in the management of pulmonary nodules ... [more]