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.
Paice, Judith
Research Professor
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Dr. Paice's clinical work is in the management of cancer-related pain. Current research is in the study of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy associated with paclitaxel.
Paller, Amy
Professor
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I maintain an active bench laboratory focusing on wound healing research and, in collaboration with our nanotechnology program, on gene suppression through topical delivery. I have been a leader in in... [more]
Patel, Hiten
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Patel is a urologist specializing in urologic oncology. He is a clinical investigator focusing on improving the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer and kidney cancer. His prior work has fo... [more]
Patel, Jyoti D.
Professor
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I am a medical oncologist with expertise in clinical and translational research in thoracic cancers and clinical drug development. I have led multiple clinical trials with novel drugs at all levels, f... [more]
Paunesku, Tatjana
Research Associate Professor
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My research background includes work on molecular biology of nucleic acids, radiation biology and nanotechnology, and an interest in development of new techniques, approaches and instruments for studi... [more]
Peabody, Terrance
Professor
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Research interest in functional outcomes and oncological outcomes after surgery for bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Also, indications for prophylactic surgery prior to pathologic fracture from skeletal... [more]
Peek, Clara Bien
Assistant Professor
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A major goal of the Peek laboratory is to determine how molecular clocks impact cancer growth and transcriptional reprogramming through interactions with the HIF pathway. We predict that targ... [more]
Peipert, John
Assistant Professor
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I am an investigator and psychometrician focusing on the application of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in patient focused drug development and in clinical monitoring to optimize patient management. ... [more]
Penaloza-MacMaster, Pablo
Assistant Professor
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The goal of Dr. Penaloza's research is to understand the basic mechanisms of immune regulation and to use this information to develop vaccines and regimens against chronic infections, such as HIV and ... [more]
Perera, Minoli
Associate Professor
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The Perera laboratory focuses on pharmacogenomics (using a patient's genome to predict drug response) in minority populations. Working in this translation research space requires both clinical experti... [more]