Faculty Mentors

Sankar Adhya, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Area of Interest:	Regulation of gene transcription
Jairaj K Acharya, Ph.D.	Investigator, Regulation of Cell Growth Laboratory
Area of Interest:	Phospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism and metabolic signaling in vivo, regulation of gene transcription
Peter D. Aplan, M.D.	Investigator, Genetics Branch
Area of Interest:	Molecular mechanisms of leukemic transformation
Jonathan Ashwell, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology
Area of Interest:	Physiologic and pathologic regulation of apoptosis
J. Carl Barrett, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Biosystems and Cancer
Area of Interest:	Use of mouse models to study genes involved in cancer, metastasis, aging and the influence of diet, obesity and nutrition on cancer and aging
Munira A. Basrai, Ph.D.	Investigator, Genetics Branch
Area of Interest:	Molecular determinants of faithful chromosome transmission and cell cycle regulation
Remy Bosselut, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology
Area of Interest:	Elucidating signals that mediate T lymphocyte (T cell) differentiation and survival
Geoffrey J. Clark, Ph.D.	Investigator, Cell and Cancer Biology Branch
Area of Interest:	Specific small molecule antagonists of Ras oncogene action
Nancy H. Colburn, Ph.D.	Investigator, Basic Research Laboratory
Area of Interest:	Gene regulation events that occur during rate-limiting phases of carcinogenesis and targeting these events for prevention
Neal G. Copeland, Ph.D.	Investigator, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program
Area of Interest:	Gene knock-out and transgenic mice, genetic criteria, and cell biological approaches to understanding how genes function
William D. Figg, Pharm.D.	Investigator, Cancer Therapeutics Branch, Clinical Pharmacology Research Core, Medical Oncology Clinical Research Unit
Area of Interest:	Preclinical and clinical pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
Kevin L. Gardner, M.D.,Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Pathology
Area of Interest:	Mechanisms of signal transduction in activated T-cells
David Gius, M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, Investigator, Molecular Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology Branch, Radiation Oncology Sciences Program
Area of Interest:	Physiologic consequences of tumor cell signaling in response to oxidative stress
Adam Glick, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion
Area of Interest:	Role of TGF-beta in the pathogenesis of squamous cell cancer
Jeffrey E. Green, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis
Area of Interest:	Transgenic models for prostate and mammary carcinogenesis
Dennis D. Hickstein, M.D.	Investigator, Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch
Area of Interest:	Canine model for gene therapy and stem cell tranplantation for the hematopoietic stem cell disease leukocyte adhesion deficiency; Zebrafish models of childhood leukemia and sarcoma
Wei-Shau Hu, BVM, Ph.D.	Investigator, HIV Drug Resistance Program
Area of Interest:	Retrovirus replication and pathogenesis
Sonia B. Jakowlew, Ph.D.	Investigator, Cancer and Cell Biology Branch
Area of Interest:	Polypeptide growth factors and their receptors in epithelial cell growth, proliferation, and cancer
Siegfried Janz, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Genetics
Area of Interest:	Myc-induced B cell neoplasia in mice
Jin Jen, Ph.D.	Investigator, Lab. of Population Genetics
Area of Interest:	Biology and genetics of lung cancer
Seong-Jin Kim, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis
Area of Interest:	Resistance to TGF-beta growth inhibitory activity during carcinogenesis
Elise C. Kohn, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Pathology
Area of Interest:	Molecular targets for ovarian cancer, calcium influx regulated targets, and proteomic applications
Michael R. Kuehn, Ph.D.	Investigator, Genetics Branch
Area of Interest:	Basic mechanisms underlying the ordered growth, differentiation, and patterning of the mammalian embryo
Ilona Linnoila, M.D.	Investigator, Cancer & Cell Biology Branch
Area of Interest:	Molecular pathology of lung carcinogenesis and differentiation
Lance Liotta, M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Pathology
Area of Interest:	Molecular basis of tumor motility and invasion, clinical proteomics program, pathology residency program
Stan Lipkowitz M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, Genetics Branch
Area of Interest:	Molecular control of growth, differentiation, and death in epithelial cancer cells
Yves Pommier, M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology
Area of Interest:	DNA, topoisomerases, and HIV integrase molecular pharmacology
David D. Roberts, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Pathology
Area of Interest:	Regulation of cellular function and gene expression by extracellular matrix components in tumor cells and opportunistic pathogens
Liya Shen, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, and Germline Mutation Core Facility (GMCF)
Area of Interest:	Gene-targeting strategies to study the in vivo function of genes involved in mammalian development and establishment of animal models for human diseases
Snorri Thorgeirsson, M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis
Area of Interest:	Transgenic mouse models for multi-stage carcinogenesis and hepatic stem cell biology
Charles R. Vinson, Ph. D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Metabolism
Area of Interest:	Gene regulation and function, the bZIP proteins
Barbara Vonderhaar, Ph.D.	Investigator, Mammary Biology & Tumorigenesis Laboratory
Area of Interest:	Prolactin action in mammary gland development and tumorigenesis
Xin Wei Wang, Ph.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis
Area of Interest:	Biology and genetics of liver cancer
Jon M. Wigginton, M.D.	NCI-CCR Translational Research Initiative and Investigator, Pediatric Oncology Branch
Area of Interest:	Antitumor mechanisms engaged by biologically-targeted strategies for the treatment of neuroblastoma and renal cell carcinoma
Berton Zbar, M.D.	Investigator, Laboratory of Immunobiology
Area of Interest:	Genetic studies of inherited renal cancers-VHL diseases and heredity papillary renal carcinoma
Steven L. Zeichner, M.D., Ph.D.	Investigator, HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch
Area of Interest:	Molecular pathogenesis of HIV, herpesviruses, and related malignancies