Faculty
Faculty in the Molecular Carcinogenesis Graduate Program are working to understand the basic biological mechanisms that underlie cancer formation, to identify new molecular targets for cancer prevention and therapy, to identify new markers for early cancer detection and to identify genetic and epigenetic determinants of cancer susceptibility. The ultimate goal of the research efforts is to provide new strategies for the development of more effective and more personalized cancer therapies.
Students in the Molecular Carcinogenesis Graduate Program must complete three 10-week tutorial laboratory rotations under the supervision of three different faculty members. The rotations serve the dual role of introducing students to a variety of research environments and allowing them the opportunity to select an advisor to supervise their future dissertation research. If a student has extensive previous research experience, or a Masters degree, the student may request to waive the third rotation. The program currently includes 24 faculty members from four departments.
| Member | Contact | Web page |
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| C. Marcelo Aldaz, M.D. | maaldaz@mdanderson.org | |
| Mark T. Bedford, Ph.D. | mtbedford@mdanderson.org | Bedford lab |
| Fernando Benavides, D.V.M., Ph.D. | fbenavid@mdanderson.org | |
| Taiping Chen, Ph.D. | tchen2@mdanderson.org | Chen Lab |
| Lezlee G. Coghlan, D.V.M., M.S. | lcoghlan@mdanderson.org | |
| Claudio J. Conti, D.V.M., Ph.D. | cconti@mdanderson.org | |
| Sharon Dent, Ph.D. | sroth@mdanderson.org | Dent lab |
| Susan M. Fischer, Ph.D. | smfischer@mdanderson.org | |
| Robin Fuchs-Young, Ph.D. | rfyoung@mdanderson.org | |
| Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D. | mhung@mdanderson.org | |
| David G. Johnson, Ph.D. | djohnson@mdanderson.org | |
| Donna, Kusewitt, D.V.M, Ph.D. | dkusewitt@mdanderson.org | |
| Michael C. MacLeod,Ph.D. | mcmacleod@mdanderson.org | |
| Kevin, McBride, Ph.D. | KMcBride@mdanderson.org | McBride Lab |
| Timothy J McDonnell, PhD | tmcdonne@mdacc.tmc.edu | |
| David L. Mitchell, Ph.D. | dmitchel@mdanderson.org | |
| Rodney S. Nairn, Ph.D. | rnairn@mdanderson.org | |
| Ellen R. Richie, Ph.D. | erichie@mdanderson.org | |
| Jagannadha Sastry, PhD | jsastry@mdanderson.org | |
| Jianjun Shen, Ph.D. | jianshen@mdanderson.org | |
| Xuetong Shen, Ph.D. | xshen@mdanderson.org | Shen Lab |
| Dean G. Tang, Ph.D. | dtang@mdanderson.org | Tang Lab |
| Paul K.Y. Wong, Ph.D. | pkwong@mdanderson.org | |
| Richard D. Wood, Ph.D. | rwood@mdanderson.org | |
