Who we are

The PCGI consists of basic science investigators that would otherwise not frequently interact to promote the development of multi-investigator grants, shared resources, and translation of basic science into the clinic.

Leadership

  • Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD

    Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD

    Director
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  • Ben Black, PhD

    Ben Black, PhD

    Co-Director
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  • Matthew Weitzman, PhD

    Matthew Weitzman, PhD

    Co-Director
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Core Investigators

  • Kara Bernstein, PhD

    Kara Bernstein, PhD

    Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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  • Luca Busino, PhD

    Luca Busino, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
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  • Dennis E. Discher, PhD

    Dennis E. Discher, PhD

    Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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  • Matthew Good

    Matthew Good

    Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
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  • Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

    Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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  • Michael Lampson, PhD

    Michael Lampson, PhD

    Professor of Biology
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  • Mia Levine, PhD

    Mia Levine, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biology
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  • Kathy Fange Liu, PhD

    Kathy Fange Liu, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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  • Andrew Modzelewski, PhD

    Andrew Modzelewski, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
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  • Guilherme P.F. Nader, PhD

    Guilherme P.F. Nader, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, CHOP
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  • Sunny Shin, PhD

    Sunny Shin, PhD

    Associate Professor of Microbiology
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  • Cornelius Y. Taabazuing, PhD

    Cornelius Y. Taabazuing, PhD

    Presidential Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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  • Wei Tong, PhD

    Wei Tong, PhD

    Professor of Pediatrics
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PCGI Faculty

  • Daniel Ackerman, PhD

    Daniel Ackerman, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor of Radiology
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  • Irfan A. Asangani, PhD

    Irfan A. Asangani, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
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  • Igor E. Brodsky, AB, PhD

    Igor E. Brodsky, AB, PhD

    Robert R. Marshak Professor & Chair, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
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  • Eric J. Brown, PhD

    Eric J. Brown, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
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  • George M. Burslem, PhD

    George M. Burslem, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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  • David M. Chenoweth, PhD

    David M. Chenoweth, PhD

    Professor of Chemistry
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  • Peter S. Choi, PhD

    Peter S. Choi, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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  • Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, PhD

    Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, PhD

    Associate Professor Dean's Faculty Fellow in Bioengineering and Genetics
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  • Ahmed Diab, PhD

    Ahmed Diab, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
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  • Susan M. Domchek, MD, FASCO

    Susan M. Domchek, MD, FASCO

    Basser Professor in Oncology, Executive Director, Basser Center for BRCA
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  • Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD

    Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD

    Franklin Payne Associate Professor of Pathology in Obstetrics & Gynecology
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  • Robert Babak Faryabi, PhD

    Robert Babak Faryabi, PhD

    Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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  • David M. Feldser, PhD

    David M. Feldser, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
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  • Alexander C. Huang, MD

    Alexander C. Huang, MD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)
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  • Chengcheng Jin, PhD

    Chengcheng Jin, PhD

    Assistant Professof of Cancer Biology
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  • Eric F. Joyce, PhD

    Eric F. Joyce, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Genetics
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  • Rahul M. Kohli, MD, PhD

    Rahul M. Kohli, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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  • Constantinos Koumenis, PhD

    Constantinos Koumenis, PhD

    Richard H. Chamberlain Professor of Research Oncology
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  • Paul M. Lieberman, PhD

    Paul M. Lieberman, PhD

    Hilary Koprowski, M.D., Endowed Professor and Program Leader, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
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  • Robert H. Mach, PhD

    Robert H. Mach, PhD

    Britton Chance Professor of Radiology
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  • Elizabeth McDonald, MD, PhD

    Elizabeth McDonald, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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  • Jonathan J. Miner, MD, PhD

    Jonathan J. Miner, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)
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  • Andy J. Minn, MD, PhD

    Andy J. Minn, MD, PhD

    Professor of Radiology, Director, Mark Foundation Center for Immunology, Immune Signaling, and Radiation
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  • Kenji Murakami, PhD

    Kenji Murakami, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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  • Katherine L. Nathanson, MD

    Katherine L. Nathanson, MD

    Pearl Basser Professor for BRCA-Related Research at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
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  • Nicolas D. Plachta, PhD

    Nicolas D. Plachta, PhD

    William Richard Gordon President's Distinguished Professor in Genetics
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  • Kavitha Sarma, PhD

    Kavitha Sarma, PhD

    Associate Professor, Gene Expression & Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute
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  • Junwei Shi, PhD

    Junwei Shi, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
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  • Fiona Simpkins, MD

    Fiona Simpkins, MD

    Hilarie L. and Mitchell L. Morgan President's Distinguished Professor in Women's Health
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  • Golnaz Vahedi

    Golnaz Vahedi

    Associate Professor of Genetics
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  • Liling Wan, PhD

    Liling Wan, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology
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