Alumni
Rebecca C. Arend, MD
Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Education: MD, Albert Einstein, New York, NY
OBGYN residency: Columbia Presbyterian, New York, NY
Gynecologic oncology fellowship: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Martina Bazzaro, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN) Member, Masonic Cancer Center (MCC)
Education: PhD, University of Lausanne & University of Ferrara (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Postdoctoral training at the Department of Pathology of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Jeremy Chien, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
UC Davis Medical Center
Education: Ph.D.: Reproductive Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Postdoctoral training: Tumor Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Salvatore Condello, PhD
Salvatore Condello, PhD Website
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Education: Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Messina, Italy
Postdoc: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Research Description
My ongoing research aims at understanding the intersection between tissue transglutaminase, a multifunctional protein highly expressed in ovarian tumors, and the oncogenic Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in promoting the cancer stem cell phenotype, which has been associated with the clinically relevant problem of platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. My research program interrogates several ovarian cancer cell lines, primary cells, cancer stem-like cells, and animal models to address the importance of various signaling pathways and metabolic pattern alterations in this inherently heterogeneous disease with the ultimate goal to find new functional target genes and test novel therapeutics.
Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD
Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD Website
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Member, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
Education: Ph.D.: Tumor Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Post-doc: Harvard School of Public Health and Weill Cornell Medical College.
Sophia HL George, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Education: PhD, Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Postdoc: Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Ontario, Canada and Duke University, Durham, NC
Neil Johnson, PhD
Professor Fox Chase Cancer Center
Education: BSc, Genetics and Biochemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2002
PhD, Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2006
Postdoctoral training, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Geoffrey Shapiro mentor, 2006-20013
Panagiotis Konstantinopoulos, MD, PhD
Panagiotis Konstantinopoulos, MD, PhD Website
Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Oncologist, Gynecologic Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director Translational Research, Gynecologic Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Education: PhD, Harvard -MIT Health Sciences and Technology
MD,University of Patras School of Medicine
Charles Landen, MS, MD
Charles Landen, MS, MD Website
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia
Education: MS, Cancer Biology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston
MD, Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John B. Liao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Education: PhD, Yale university, MD, George Washington University, Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, University of Pennsylvania
Karen McLean, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Gynecology and Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Education: MD and PhD, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
Geeta Mehta, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Education: PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Postdoc, Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Anirban K. Mitra, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Medical Sciences Program Indiana University School of Medicine
Associate Member Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Education: Post-Doctoral Fellowship University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D. University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
David Pépin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories
Education: Post-doctoral fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Doctorate: University of Ottawa, Canada
Elizabeth Poole, PhD
Associate Director - Biostatistics, Sanofi Genzyme
Education: PhD, University of Washington
Postdoctoral training: Harvard School of Public Health
Erinn Rankin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University
Education: PhD, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Postdoc, Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Kathryn L. Terry, ScD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Epidemiologist, Ob/Gyn Epidemiology Center, Brigham And Women's Hospital
Education: ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
Jogender Tushir-Singh, PhD
Jogender Tushir-Singh, PhD Website
Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, Davis
Education: Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, University Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
Post Doctoral Studies: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA
Research Description
I am a rare early stage academic investigator who knows what it takes to translate research into the clinic due to both basic and industrial training. The overarching goals of my research are to investigate molecular mechanism of ovarian cancer and rationally apply antibody engineering based strategies for therapeutic targeting. We are particularly interested in dual-specificity antibodies, antibody conjugates and chimeric receptors. Current projects in my laboratory are focused on Bispecific Anchored Cytotoxic Activator strategy and CAR-NK cells against ovarian cancer overexpressed receptors. We currently focus on characterizing, comparing and combining both immune-dependent (Cancer Immunotherapy) and immune-independent strategies for effective ovarian cancer targeting. Additional projects are planned towards combinatorial ways to overcome clinical resistance to ovarian cancer therapies.
Anda Vlad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology
Director, MWRI Flow Cytometry Core Director, MWRI Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Pittsburgh
Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh. MD, University of Craiova School of Medicine
Rachel I. Vogel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Medical School
University of Minnesota
Education: M.S.: Biostatistics and Ph.D., Epidemiology. University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Research Description
My research focuses on cancer survivors with the end goal of maximizing survivors' quality of life and outcomes. As the number of cancer survivors increases, the long-term effects of the disease and treatment have become a substantial public health concern. The goal of this funded research is to determine whether CMV (cytomegalovirus) reactivation in the presence of high inflammation contributes to patient-reported fatigue and negatively affects cancer prognosis among women with ovarian cancer.
Wa Xian, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX
Education: PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center/ University of Texas (Molecular Genetics), Postdoctoral training at the Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Yang Yang-Hartwich, PhD
Yang Yang-Hartwich, PhD Website
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences School of Medicine Yale University
Education: Ph.D., Microbiology, Nankai University, China.
Postdoctoral training, Tumor Biology, Yale University.
Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD
Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD Website
Professor Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mount Sinai
Education: MD/PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Internal medicine residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Medical oncology fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
