Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Members

Karen Aboody, M.D.

Professor, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Division of Neurosurgery

Translational Research - Neural Stem Cell as Delivery tool for Cancer Treatment.

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Andrea Bild, Ph.D.

Professor, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

Andrea Bild, Ph.D. is a professor in the Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope

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Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.

Lester M. and Irene C. Finkelstein Chair in Biology; Professor and Chair, Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine

Shiuan Chen, Ph.D., chairs the Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.

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Vincent Chung, M.D.

Medical Oncologist

Vincent Chung, M.D., is a medical oncologist specializing in pancreatic cancer and gastrointestinal cancers.

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Marwan G. Fakih, M.D.

Medical Oncologist

Marwan G. Fakih, M.D., is a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancers.

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Ajay Goel, Ph.D., AGAF

Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics

Ajay Goel, Ph.D., AGAF, associate director of basic Science, Comprehensive Cancer Center; professor and chair, Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics, researches molecular pathogenesis of human gastrointestinal cancers and its relationship to early detection of cancer

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Margarita Gutova, M.D.

Research Associate Professor, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine for Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Stanley Hamilton, M.D.

Pathologist

Stanley Hamilton, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Pathology.

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Robert Hickey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine

Robert Hickey, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.

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Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurosurgeon and Scientist

City of Hope's neurosurgeon and scientist, Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D., specializes in brain, spine and spinal cord cancers.

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Tijana Jovanovic-Talisman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine

Tijana Jovanovic-Talisman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

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Lily Lau Lai, M.D.

Colorectal Surgeon

Lily Lai, M.D., is a surgical oncologist and professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery.

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Clayton S. Lau, M.D.

Urologic Surgeon; Pauline & Martin Collins Family Chair in Urology

Clayton Lau, M.D., is chief of the Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology and an expert in prostate cancer.

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Linda Malkas, Ph.D.

Dean, Translational Science, External Affairs; M.T. & B.A. Ahmadinia Professor in Molecular Oncology

Linda Malkas, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Molecular Diagnostics & Experimental Therapeutics at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.

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Sumanta Kumar Pal, M.D., FASCO

Medical Oncologist

Sumanta Kumar Pal, M.D., FASCO, is an internationally recognized leader in the area of genitourinary cancers. He is the co-director of City of Hope's Kidney Cancer Program and is the head of the kidney and bladder cancer disease team at the institution.

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Jana Portnow, M.D.

Medical Oncologist

Jana Portnow, M.D., is a medical oncologist and co-director of the Brain Tumor Program at City of Hope. She is dedicated to improving the treatment of the most aggressive and difficult brain cancers.

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Russell Rockne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine

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.

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Andrei S. Rodin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine

Andrei S. Rodin, Ph.D., research interests are (i) computational systems biology — both methodology development and application to diverse high-dimensional multiscale biomedical data, and (ii) molecular evolution.

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Lorna Rodriguez-Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.

Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon

Lorna Rodriguez-Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., is eagerly continuing her ovarian cancer investigations at City of Hope, which she calls “the perfect environment” that's home to “many amazing scientists and clinicians (with) similar goals about making discoveries to cure cancer.”

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Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Oncologist; Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research; Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

Ravi Salgia M.D., Ph.D., is the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology at City of Hope and an expert in the study and treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, thoracic and thymic malignancies and bronchial carcinoids.

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Sharad S. Singhal, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

Sharad Singhal, Ph.D., is a professor of medical oncology & therapeutics research at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, and an affiliate full member of City of Hope's comprehensive cancer center and the Developmental Cancer Program and Therapeutics at City of Hope, Duarte, California.

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Timothy Synold, Pharm.D.

Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

Timothy Synold, Pharm,D., is director of the Analytical Pharmacology Core, and a professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope.

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Nagarajan Vaidehi, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine

Nagarajan Vaidehi, Ph.D., is a scientist, educator and leader with a career-long commitment to developing computational methods to simulate dynamics of proteins involved in signal transduction pathways and using them for the discovery of next generation drugs with lower side effects. Dr. Vaidehi is

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Victoria Meucci Villaflor, M.D.

Medical Oncologist

Victoria M. Villaflor, M.D., is a medical oncologist and section chief of head & neck medical oncology in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, specializing in cancers of the "aerodigestive" system: head & neck cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other malignancies.

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Daneng Li, M.D.

Medical Oncologist

Daneng Li, M.D., is a medical oncologist specializing in geriatric oncology and treating gastrointestinal cancers.

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Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical Oncologist

In her capacity as director of thoracic medical oncology at the City of Hope Orange County, Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H., is excited about offering patients an expansive slate of early-phase clinical trials in order to offer more people access to new therapies.

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Edward Wenge Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Oncologist

Edward Wenge Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is the section chief of the Gynecologic Oncology and assistant professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research.

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Terence M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D.

Radiation Oncologist

Terence M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope in Duarte, Southern California.

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Yan Xing, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Oncologist

Yan Xing, M.D., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research.

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John H. Yim, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist

John Yim, M.D., is a breast cancer, thyroid cancer and endocrine disorders surgeon.

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TGEN MEMBERS

Michael Berens, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Cancer and Cell Biology Division

Haiyong Han, Ph.D.

Head, Basic Research Unit, Pancreatic Cancer Program

Professor, Molecular Medicine Division

Sunil Sharma, M.D., M.B.A.

Deputy Director, Clinical Sciences

Professor and Director, Applied Cancer Research and Drug Discover Division at TGen

Chief, Translational Oncology Research and Drug Discovery at HonorHealth Research Institute

Co-Leader, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program

Daniel Von Hoff, M.D.

Physician-in-Chief, TGen

Distinguished Professor and Director, Molecular Medicine Division