Beckman Research Institute Research Division and Center Directors

Meet the division and center directors for Beckman Research Institute programs pursuing advances in the fight against life-threatening illnesses.
 
 
headshot
Saro H. Armenian, D.O., M.P.H.
Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Pediatric hematologist-oncologist Saro Armenian, D.O., M.P.H., is the Barron Hilton Chair in Pediatrics, with expertise in pediatric cancer, epidemiology and cancer survivorship.

Richard Ermel, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director and Professor, Division of Comparative Medicine
Duarte - Main Campus

City of Hope's Richard Ermel Directs and oversees the DCM biomedical and translational research programs.

Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.S.N., CHPN
Director and Professor, Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences
Duarte - Main Campus

Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., CHPN, FAAN, FPCN, director, Division of Nursing Research and Education, focuses her clinical expertise and research in pain management, quality of life and palliative care.

James V. Lacey, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Director, Division of Health Analytics, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine
Duarte - Main Campus

Dr. Lacey studies women’s cancer risks and outcomes. He is a principal investigator of the California Teachers Study cancer epidemiology cohort, and he leads innovative initiatives to improve transparency, efficiency and data-sharing in population sciences.

Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D.
Morris & Horowitz Families Professor in Cancer Etiology & Outcomes Research
Duarte - Main Campus

Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D., is The Morris & Horowitz Families Professor in Cancer Etiology & Outcomes Research at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. She conducts research focused on identifying genes that predispose to disease.

Russell Rockne, Ph.D.
Russell Rockne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine
Duarte - Main Campus

Dr. Rockne serves as director of the Division of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, with the goal of translating mathematics, physics and evolution-based research to clinical care.

John A. Zaia, M.D.
Aaron D. Miller and Edith Miller Chair in Gene Therapy
Duarte - Main Campus

John A. Zaia, M.D., is the director of the Center for Gene Therapy at City of Hope and has expertise in stem cell and HIV/AIDS research.