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.
Wignall, Sadie
Professor
Bio
Proper segregation of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis depends upon the formation of a bipolar spindle. In most cell types, duplicated centrosomes contribute to spindle assembly by nucleating m... [more]
Winter, Jane N.
Professor
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Winter's clinical and research interests focus on the malignant lymphomas (both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin), particularly the development of novel therapies and the investigation of clinical and biologic... [more]
Wolf, Michael
Professor
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My work focuses on 1) the study of cognitive, psychosocial, and health system factors that affect a person's ability to successfully manage health, and 2) the design of practical, scalable interventio... [more]
Woloschak, Gayle E.
Professor
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Dr. Woloschak is developing for intracellular use a new type of bio-nanocomposite that has novel functional properties inside cells and in vitro. These nanocomposites are composed of metal oxide (TiO2... [more]
Wong, Waihay
Assistant Professor
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My research focuses on how gene alterations affect hematopoiesis and the development of hematologic disease. My laboratory uses genetic mouse models, cell biology tools and multi-omics approaches to s... [more]
Wu, Jennifer
Professor
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Research in my laboratory include these specific aspects: 1) mechanisms of cancer immune evasion; 2) development of novel cancer immunotherapy; 3) Immune therapy-related mucosal toxicity; 4) mechanism... [more]
Wunderink, Richard
Professor
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My research interest is clinical diagnosis, treatment, outcomes of pneumonia and in the host/pathogen/microbiome relationship. These infections are particularly challenging in the immunocomp... [more]
Yanez, Betina
Associate Professor
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An emerging area of her work involves patient-centered precision oncology. Her ongoing work in this area aims to develop a patient-centered intervention that is feasible, scalable and embedded within ... [more]
Yang, Rendong
Associate Professor
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The Yang Lab is interested in the integrative analysis of large-scale datasets to understand the initiation and progression of diseases. The research projects involve in the development of highly accu... [more]
Yang, Ximing
Professor
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General Surgical Pathology and Urological Surgical Pathology Diagnosis of genital urinary cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney, testis and other GU organs Immunohistochemistry Pathogenesis of p... [more]