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.
Keswani, Rajesh N.
Associate Professor
Bio
Dr. Keswani’s research focuses on healthcare quality with respect to interventional (EUS and ERCP) and general (colonoscopy and colon cancer screening) endoscopy procedures. His work, which is widel... [more]
Khan, Irum
Associate Professor
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Dr. Khan's research is focused on translation studies in myeloid malignancies. She focuses on identifying and validating therapeutic targets in myeloid leukemias using patient samples and animal ... [more]
Khan, Seema A.
Professor
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I am a Professor of Surgery, with training in Surgical Oncology, including a lab year that introduced me to molecular biology, followed by a Master’s Degree in Cancer Epidemiology. Since then, I hav... [more]
Kim, Dong-Hyun
Associate Professor
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My research has been focused on therapeutic nano-carriers for treatment of various types of cancer. Nanoparticles and their hybrid derivatives have been exploited as vectors for drug delivery, therape... [more]
Kim, Ji-Yong Julie
Professor
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In particular, my lab is interested in deciphering molecular mechanisms of progesterone receptor (PR) action in endometrial cancer and breast cancer. As PR action is context dependent, its role in the... [more]
Kim, John
Professor
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Research focuses on breast cancer reconstruction and aesthetic surgery.
Kim, Samuel
Associate Professor
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I am a general thoracic surgeon with experience in all aspects of general thoracic surgery with national level expertise on minimally invasive thoracic surgery including the robotic lobectomy/seg... [more]
Kircher, Sheetal M
Associate Professor
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My research interests are on improving the quality of cancer care and better understanding the trends in use and expenditure of services and drugs. I am also interested in evaluation of cancer-related... [more]
Kiyokawa, Hiroaki
Professor
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My laboratory is interested in the basic mechanisms of cell cycle control, cellular differentiation and malignant transformation, with a focus on protein regulation by ubiquitination. Our current rese... [more]
Klumpp, David
Professor
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Our team studies diverse aspects of neuro-immune and bacterial mechanisms of bladder inflammation and pelvic pain as well as the influence of microbiota on pain and cognition. Pain modulation by bacte... [more]