SOAR Mentors
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Nishant Agrawal, MD
Surgery, Otolaryngology/ENT
Biomarkers for HPV-associated head and neck cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/2C50E51A44.jpg)
Habibul Ahsan, MBBS, MMedSc
Public Health Sciences
Epidemiology, environment, cancer risk
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/927D5DA4C7.jpg)
Maria-Luisa Alegre, MD, PhD
Medicine, Rheumatology
Auto- and anti-tumor immunity, basic immunology
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/8E1F1A1B9B.jpg)
John Alverdy, MD
Surgery, Colorectal surgery
Sense and response virulence mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
![](https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/-/media/images/ucmc/physician-photos/a-c/amico-andrea-bio-261x347.jpg)
Andrea Amico, MD, MA
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Breast cancer genetics, disparities
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/CB00AF7209.jpg)
Peter Angelos, MD, PhD
Surgery
Molecular Mechanisms in Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumors; Analysis of Endocrine Surgery Patient Outcomes
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/52D49BD40C.jpg)
Mark Applebaum, MD
Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
How specific epigenetic marks can identify patients with aggressive neuroblastoma that may benefit from alternatives to standard therapy
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/D4E52BFE2B.jpg?itok=Uni3kni0)
Samuel Armato, PhD
Radiology
Computerized Analysis of Mesothelioma Tumor Volume and Response to Therapy
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/760B444150.jpg)
Vineet Arora, MD
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Health Policy and Medical Education
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/BE107630DB.jpg?itok=r1CEr2wA)
Brian Chiu, PhD
Public Health Sciences
Epigenetics, health disparities, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/4B1F8C06E3.jpg)
Steven Chmura, MD, PhD
Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Dosimetric Impact on Toxicity and Tumor Control Following Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for the Treatment of Multiple Metastases in Conjunction with Immunotherapy
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/D6362DD173.jpg)
Nicole Cipriani, MD
Pathology
Clinicopathologic Features of Squamous Cell Carcinomas Involving the Parotid Gland: Primary Disease or Metastasis?
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/E37D5D5F1B.jpg)
Andrew Davis, MD
Medicine
Exploring Racial and SES Factors in Colon Cancer Screening Rates and Diagnosis
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/EABB3008E5.jpg)
Jill De Jong, MD, PhD
Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric autoimmune and neoplastic blood disease
![](https://cancerbio.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_240_240/public/faculty/images/MaryEileen_Dolan.png)
Eileen Dolan, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Pharmacogenomics, chemotherapeutic response
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/9F0AE9932E.jpg)
Asim Farooq, MD
Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ocular Findings after Stem Cell Transplantation
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/31FC7AA1E1.jpg)
Maryellen Giger, PhD
Radiology
Quantitative Radiomics and Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis for Discovery and Predictive Clinical Decision Making
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/F48CD4657C.jpg)
Daniel Ginat, MD
Radiology
Texture Analysis of Lymph Nodes in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Comparing Treatment Response for Necrotic Versus Solid Metastatic Lymph Nodes from Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Imaging
Radiographic Texture Analyses of Sinonasal Tumors; Quantitative Mapping of Head and Neck Tumors
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/F247AEED49.jpg)
Lucy Godley, MD, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Familial hematological malignancies
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/1B4EB1A074.jpg)
Geoffrey Greene, PhD
Ben May Dept for Cancer Research
Molecular distinctions between estrogen, androgen, progestin, and glucocorticoid agonism and antagonism in hormone-dependent tissues and cancers and to use this information to identify, develop and characterize novel compounds that can be used as breast and prostate cancer chemopreventatives and chemotherapeutics
![](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/IMG_3009%20copy_adobespark.png)
Chuan He, PhD
Chemistry
Dynamic and reversible RNA and DNA methylation in gene expression regulation
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/37B59048CE.jpg)
Yu-Ying He, PhD
Medicine and Dermatology
Role of epitranscriptomics, epigenetics, and autophagy in regulating genomic integrity and cellular homeostasis and to investigate their impact on cancer development and therapeutic resistance, with an emphasis on skin cancer including squamous cancer and melanoma
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/6F1F6B29B9.jpg)
Tara Henderson, MD
Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Second malignancies in childhood cancer survivors
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/0DBA43CA00.jpg)
K. Sarah Hoehn, MD
Pediatrics, Critical Care/Palliative Care
Impact of stress of families and children whose children are critically ill
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/6DF6EB8307.jpg)
Elbert Huang, MD
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Chronic disease research and policy
![](https://pme.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_image/public/2019-11/Huang_Jun_HS1_cropped.jpg)
Jun Huang, PhD
Molecular Engineering
Quantitative study of the protective immune function of conventional T cells, the immunosuppressive properties of regulatory T cells and the cytolytic function of natural killer cells
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/2DCA935BE4.jpg)
Dezheng Huo, MD, PhD
Public Health Sciences
Breast cancer epidemiology, genetics, disparities
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/E6378134ED.jpg)
Hae Im, PhD
Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology
Understanding the biology behind polygenic risk scores
![](http://med-faculty.bsd.uchicago.edu/Content/faculty/17008.jpg)
Evgeny Izumchenko, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Interplay between the genetic and epigenetic alterations in carcinogenesis and disease progression, developing novel biomarkers for diagnosis and risk stratification as well as in identifying targets for therapeutic intervention
![](https://cancerbio.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_240_240/public/faculty/images/Gregory_Karczmar.png?itok=M_NvbKel)
Gregory Karczmar, PhD
Radiology
New approaches to functional and anatomic magnetic resonance imaging, breast andprostate cancer
![](https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Hilary-Kenny_photo.jpg)
Hillary Kenny, PhD
Obstretics/Gynecology
Metabolic Changes During Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/E970945211.jpg)
Karen Kim, MD
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Underserved and minority populations, health disparities, cultural competency and cancer prevention
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/BC364B8455.jpg)
Andrea King, PhD
Psychiatry
Tobacco cessation/High-risk behaviors, prevention, disparities
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/FC0A64B736.jpg)
Steven Kron, MD, PhD
Molecular Genetics & Cell Bio
DNA damage, cell signaling, new treatments
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Madan Kumar, DO
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Clostridium Difficile in Pediatric Oncologic Patients: Defining Predictive Markers for Clinical Infection
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/60AAE15F08.jpg)
Sonia Kupfer, MD
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Host-Environment Interactions in Colorectal Cancer Risk and Disparities
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/52023F8F72.jpg)
Patrick LaRiviere, PhD
Radiology
Algorithms and algorithm-enabled imaging systems at scales from nanometers (x-ray microscopy) to meters (human computed tomography)
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/42AEDAD316.jpg)
Ernst Lengyel, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/EA5C98850A.jpg)
Stanley Liauw, MD
Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers, trials for a: phase I study of dose escalated stereotactic body RT trial for unresectable pancreatic cancer, phase II quality of life study of oral hormonal therapy with RT for prostate cancer, phase I study for oligometastatic renal cell cancer, and phase I randomized study for hepatocellular carcinoma treated with RT and immunotherapy
![](http://lingroup.uchicago.edu/imgs/people/Lin.jpg)
Wenbin Lin, PhD
Chemistry
Nanoparticle imaging and therapeutic agents in order to overcome limitations of current diagnostic tools and therapies for cancer.
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/17FF3501F3.jpg)
Mark Lingen, DDS, PhD
Pathology
Clinicopathologic Features of Squamous Cell Carcinomas Involving the Parotid Gland: Primary Disease or Metastasis?
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/0558A94E18.jpg)
Kay Macleod, PhD
Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Autophagy in tumor growth, metastasis
![](https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchicago.edu/dist/d/1179/files/2018/06/mcclintock-10wsunm.jpg)
Martha McClintock, PhD
Comparative Human Development and Psychology
Psychosocial origins of the dramatic health disparity in cancer promoting genes between African-American women and women of Northern European ancestry.
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/6A53080C8F.jpg)
Megan McNerney, MD, PhD
Pathology/Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Clinical and genomics research on blood cell development and malignancy
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/43C6B10405.jpg)
Michael Millis, MD
Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Adult and pediatric transplant surgery
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/F86A939152.jpg)
Olatoyosi Odenike, MD, MBBS
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Acute and chronic leukemias, chronic myeloproliferative diseases
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/E6F5516A33.jpg)
Peter O’Donnell, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Genitourinary malignancies and pharmacogenomics; Studying the Clinical Implementation of Pharmacogenomics, Informatics / Decision Support Tools for Clinical Application of Genomic Data
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/9A06841166.jpg?itok=Zak6uq49)
Adekunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Medicine
Immunotherapy and Vaccine Therapy for Cancer
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/882637DDAF.jpg)
Christopher Olopade, MBBS
Medicine, Family Medicine
Environment, genetic, and expression of asthma
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/37CA02BFEC.jpg)
Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, MBBS
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Breast cancer genetics, disparities
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/71849050F4.jpg)
Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Targeting PI3K signaling and DNA repair pathways to convert PTEN-deficient cancers from immunologically “cold” to “hot” tumors.
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/A761326496.jpg)
Alex Pearson, MD, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Machine learning, mathematical models, and artificial intelligence to predict cancer treatment outcomes from diverse types of patient information
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/1E7D7FF00D.jpg)
Louis Philipson, MD
Medicine, Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Genetics of diabetes
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/7D05AB3A89.jpg)
Brandon Pierce, PhD
Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology
Cancer risk, biomarkers, epidemiology
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/FF7BE5A1B4.jpg)
Blase Polite, MD, MPP
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Racial and ethnic differences in colon cancer outcomes, with a focus on understanding the psychological, social and spiritual needs
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/6AB75EEFAD.jpg)
Mitchell Posner, MD
Surgery, General Surgery
Management of upper gastrointestinal cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/199AE9496D.jpg)
Mark Ratain, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Advanced solid tumors and pharmacogenetics
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/7B9C0BEB59.jpg)
Marsha Rosner, PhD
Ben May Dept for Cancer Research
Role of BACH1 in Cancer Metastasis; Signaling, cell growth and metastasis
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/EF984A28F1.jpg)
Andrey Rzhetsky, PhD
Medicine, Computational Biomedicine and Biomedical Data Science
Computational analysis of complex human phenotypes
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/B3FE6D7458.jpg)
Atsushi Sakuraba, MD, PhD
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Meta-Analytic Approach in Identifying High-Risk Colon Cancer Populations
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/F327AD4198.jpg)
Steffen Sammet, MD, PhD
Radiology, Graduate Program in Medical Physics
New methodologies in high- and ultra-high field MRI and MRS
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/62F8516B66.jpg)
John Schneider, MD
Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Infectious disease and social network interventions
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/EC5893AD6B.jpg)
Renslow Sherer, MD
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS prevention, clinical trials, and health education programs for orphans and families with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/8DBBD0F2A3.jpg)
Benjamin Shogan, MD
Surgery, Colorectal surgery
How does intestinal microbes influence complications following colorectal surgery?
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/413A05901C.jpg)
Walter Stadler, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/2ECC051C0C.jpg)
Wendy Stock, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes,
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/36276DD14E.jpg)
Randy Sweis, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Elucidating mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance in non-T cell-inflamed cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/06886FE798.jpg)
Russell Szmulewitz, MD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancers
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/6CB9BBF59D.jpg?itok=Iqa8jBXj)
Kiran Turaga, MD
Surgery
Outcomes of Patients after Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC
![](https://bsd-data.prod.uchicago.edu/sites/cdr/files/styles/faculty_image/public/faculty-images/E8582C71F9.jpg)
Ralph Weichselbaum, MD
Radiation and Cellular Oncology
Molecular Genetics of Oligometastases; Intersection of Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy; Bladder Cancer Stem Cells; Curative treatment of oligo metastasis with radiotherapy
![](http://med-faculty.bsd.uchicago.edu/Content/faculty/7241.jpg)
Amittha Wickrema, PhD
Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Normal and malignant hematopoiesis