Faculty and Staff
The Center for Targeted Therapy faculty share research interests that are closely aligned with the mission and vision of the CTT. A diverse group of 80 clinicians, basic scientists and translational researchers, these faculty represent 12 departments from within MD Anderson.
Director
Garth Powis, D.Phil.
Professor and Chair, Department of Experimental Therapeutics
Faculty
- James L. Abbruzzese, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology - Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Borje Andersson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy - Kumudha Balakrishnan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Geoffrey Bartholomeusz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Oliver Bogler, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery - Research - William Bornmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - George A. Calin, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Lisa Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Rong Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Charles A. Conrad, M.D.
Professor, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Jorge Cortes-Franco, M.D.
Professor, Department of Leukemia - Kirk S. Culotta, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Bryant G. Darnay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Michael A. Davies, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology - Zhen Fan, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Izabela Fokt, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Varsha V. Gandhi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Roy Herbst, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology - Walter N. Hittelman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Peng Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology - Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
Professor, Department of Leukemia - Julie Izzo, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Mary J. Johansen, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Hagop Kantarjian, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Leukemia - Michael Keating, M.B.B.S.
Professor, Department of Leukemia - Yonhui "Sarah" Kim, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Mei Koh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Jian Kuang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Macus T. Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology - Jonathan Kurie, M.D.
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology - Razelle Kurzrock, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
- Betty Lamothe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xiao-Feng "Lawrence" Le, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xinqun Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Warren Liao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Chang-gong Liu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xiaojun Liu, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Xiuping Liu, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, M.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Timothy Madden, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - John S. McMurray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Kapil Mehta, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Khalid Mohamedali, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Bulent Ozpolat, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Robert Z. Orlowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma - Sara Peleg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia & Hormonal Disorders - William K. Plunkett, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Waldemar Priebe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Vinay K. Puduvalli, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Fredika M. Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Michael G. Rosenblum, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Deepa Sampath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Zahid H. Siddik, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Christine Stellrecht, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - David J. Stewart, M.D.
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology - Ryan Watkins, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Chuan-Fen Wu, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - David Yang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging - Sai-Ching J. Yeung, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine - W.K. Alfred Yung, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Shuxing Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics - Leonard Zwelling, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics