Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Charles S. Cleeland, Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair
- Karen O. Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor
- Robert Dantzer, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor and Deputy Department Chair
- Cobi J. Heijnen, Ph.D., Professor
- C. Stratton Hill, Jr., M.D., Professor Emeritus
- Annemieke Kavelaars, Ph.D., Professor
- Tito R. Mendoza, Ph.D., M.S., M.Ed., Associate Professor
- Qiuling Shi, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor
- Xin Shelley Wang, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor
- Loretta A. (Lori) Williams, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.N., BSN, OCN, AOCN, Assistant Professor
Faculty - Joint Appointments
- Marlene Z. Cohen, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Karin Westlund High, Ph.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- Nora A. Janjan, M.D., National Center for Policy Analysis; Professor of Radiation Oncology, Retired
- Bang-Ning (Bonnie) Lee, Ph.D., Visiting Scientist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Christina A. Meyers, Ph.D., Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- James M. Reuben, Ph.D., M.B.A., Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Field Operations
- Nazim N. Ali, M.B.A., Senior Coordinator, Research Data
- Rasha Al-Fatal, M.D., Coordinator, Clinical Studies
- Raza H. Bokhari, B.A., Coordinator, Clinical Studies
- Araceli Garcia Gonzalez, M.D., CCRP, Senior Coordinator, Clinical Studies
- Venus M. Ilagan, B.A., Coordinator, Clinical Studies
- Desiree Jones, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
- Donna Malveaux, Coordinator, Clinical Studies
- Seema Prasad, Coordinator, Clinical Studies
Data Operations
- Mary H. Sailors, Ph.D., Supervisor, Data Analysis
- Furong Huang, M.S., Data Analyst
- Kaiyan Jing, M.S., Data Analyst
- Achala R. Limaye, B.S., Data Manager
- Emre Yucel, Graduate Research Assistant - UTHSCH
Neuroimmunology of Cancer-Related Symptoms Laboratory
- XiaoJiao Huo, B.S., Research Assistant II
- Benedict Igwe, Graduate Research Assistant - GSBS
- Mao-Ying Qi-Liang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
- Pooja Singhmar, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
- Elisabeth G. Vichaya, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
- Adam K. Walker, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
- Wenjun Zhou, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Grant/Protocol Operations
- Jeanie F. Woodruff, B.S., ELS, Program Manager, Internal Medicine
- Judy A. Colvin, Grant Coordinator, Contingent Work
- Angele K. Saleeba, Ph.D., M.A., CCRP, Coordinator, Clinical Research Program
Administrative Operations
- Jacqueline G. Garcia, Ed.D., Medicine Department Administrator
- Linda D. Guerin, Receptionist, Contingent Work
- Mary Catherine Rodgers, Program Coordinator, Program Development
- Miriam G. (Mary) Samad, B.S., Senior Secretary
- Lori F. Smith,, B.S., Operations Manager
- Kristin L. VanHouten, Executive Assistant
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