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.
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]
Troyanovsky, Sergey
Professor
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Dr. Troyanovsky’s research focuses on cadherin, intercellular, adhesion, and signaling. Classic cadherins are critical proteins mediating cell-cell adhesion and various signaling pathways responsib... [more]
Tyo, Keith
Associate Professor
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Our lab seeks to rewire these fundamental input/output relationships to program cells to do useful things for mankind in a paradigm called synthetic biology.
Vafabakhsh, Reza
Associate Professor
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Our laboratory research is directed along two main avenues: Firstly, we are dedicated to characterizing the mechanisms underlying the activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) a... [more]
VanderWeele, David
Associate Professor
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Cancer heterogeneity and evolution with a goal of identifying and targeting drivers of cancer progression and therapy resistance. His research has described intrafocal heterogeneity in prostate cancer... [more]
Victorson, David
Professor
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My research applies evidence-based methodologies to improve indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being in cancer patient populations, caregivers, as well as oncology healthcare professional... [more]
Volpatti, Lisa
Assistant Professor
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The overarching goal of our lab is to engineer next-generation immunomodulatory therapies that act with precision—targeting specific cell types or tumor microenvironments while minimizing the s... [more]
Vu, Ha Ngan (Milkie)
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Milkie Vu (she/her) is a mixed-methods researcher with over a decade of experience conducting community-engaged research to promote health equity. Her interdisciplinary research program addresses ... [more]
Waanders, Angela
Associate Professor
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I am a pediatric neuro-oncologist with experience in genomics, molecular biology, clinical informatics, and biobanking. My bench based research focus was on molecular characterization of genomic disc... [more]