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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.

Schwulst, Steven

Schwulst, Steven

Associate Professor

Bio

Preliminary work has generated head-shielded bone marrow chimeric mice allowing for the unambiguous differentiation between infiltrating monocytes and microglia after TBI. Using this model, we have sh... [more]

Scott, Rizaldy

Scott, Rizaldy

Research Associate Professor

Bio

I am the Scientific Director of the Mouse Histology & Phenotyping Laboratory (MHPL) of Northwestern University. The MHPL is a core facility administered by the Lurie Cancer Center provi... [more]

Shahpar, Samman

Shahpar, Samman

Associate Professor

Bio

Dr. Shahpar has dedicated his career to changing the culture of cancer care. As a physiatrist working in the Cancer Rehabilitation Program, he has extensive experience in assessing and treating cancer... [more]

Shammo, Jamile

Bio

I am professor of Medicine and a clinical researcher with interest in bone marrow failure states including aplastic anemia, PNH and myelodysplastic neoplasms as well the myeloproliferative neoplasms. ... [more]

Sharma, Arun

Sharma, Arun

Research Associate Professor

Bio

My translational laboratory focuses upon tissue regeneration as it relates to stem cell activity encompassing regenerative and developmental pathways that overlap with cancer biology.

Shilatifard, Ali

Bio

I hold the Robert Francis Furchgott Professorship and am the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I continue to run... [more]

Shukla, Vipul

Shukla, Vipul

Assistant Professor

Bio

My research broadly focuses on understanding the roles of cytosine modifications and alternative DNA structures in normal and cancer genomes. I am currently investigating the functions of G-quadruplex... [more]

Shulman, Lee P

Bio

Dr. Shulman's major research interests are in reproductive and cancer genetics, contraception and reproductive medicine, menopause, women's healthcare advocacy and botanical interventions in... [more]

Siddique, Juned

Bio

I am a Biostatistican in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a ran... [more]

Silverman, Richard

Bio

The primary focus in Silverman's laboratory is basic research into central nervous system disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, addiction, and epil... [more]