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Research Leadership

  • Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD
    Director
  • Stanley M. Marks, MD
    Chairman; Director of Clinical Services; Chief Medical Office
  • Christopher Bakkenist, PhD
    Associate Director, Education and Training
  • Monica Baskin, PhD
    Deputy Director, Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD
    Associate Director, Cancer Informatics
  • Dana Bovbjerg, PhD
    Co-Leader, Biobehavioral Control Program
  • Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
  • Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
  • Devin Dressman, PhD
    Associate Director, Research Operations and Strategic Alliance
  • Shou-Jiang (SJ) Gao, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
  • Haitao Guo, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
  • James Herman, MD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP
    Associate Director, Clinical Research
  • Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
  • Patricia Opresko, PhD
    Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
  • Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD
    Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
  • Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA
    Deputy Director, Research
  • Yael Schenker, MD, MS
    Associate Director, Research Education, Training, and Career Development
  • Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
    Associate Director of Population Sciences, Co-Leader, Biobehavioral Control Program
  • Shivendra V. Singh, PhD
    Associate Director, Basic Research
  • Bennett Van Houten, PhD
    Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
  • Dario Vignali, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
  • Peter Wipf, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
  • Jian-Mi Yuan, MD, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Hassane Zarour, MD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program

Visit our Research Administration section for more information.