Investigators and Staff
Projects
Project 1: Early Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Project Leader
Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Vice President of Translational Research
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1439
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-7743
FAX: 713-792-7864
E-mail: rbast@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-8902
FAX: 713-792-7586
E-mail: khlu@mdanderson.org
Project 2: Cell-Specific Targeting of Ovarian Cancer Vasculature
Co-Project Leader
Anil K. Sood, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-5266
FAX: 713-792-7586
E-mail: asood@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Robert Coleman, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-3357
FAX: 713-792-7586
E-mail: rcoleman@mdanderson.org
Project 3 (2010-2015): Molecular Pathogenesis of Low-Grade Ovarian Serous Carcinomas
Co-Project Leader (Basic)
Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Molecular & Cellular Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 79
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-3668
FAX: 713-794-0209
E-mail: mhung@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader (Clinical)
David M. Gershenson, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-2565
FAX: 713-745-3510
E-mail: dgershen@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader (Basic)
Kwong K. Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology - Rsch
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-0229
FAX: 713-745-5099
E-mail: kkwong@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader (Basic)
Samuel C. Mok, Ph.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology - Rsch
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-1442
FAX: 713-792-1459
E-mail: scmok@mdanderson.org
Project 4: Personalized Therapy for High-Grade Ovarian Cancer: Targeting PI3Kness and BRCAness
Project Leader
Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Systems Biology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 950
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-4200
FAX: 713-563-4235
E-mail: gmills@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Robert Coleman, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-3357
FAX: 713-792-7586
E-mail: rcoleman@mdanderson.org
Project 5 (2010-2015): Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Tumor-Tropic Vehicles for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Co-Project Leader
Michael Andreeff, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Stem Cell Transplantation
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 448
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-7260
FAX: 713-794-4747
E-mail: mandreef@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Frank C. Marini III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Stem Cell Transplantation - Rsch
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 81
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-794-5644
FAX: 713-745-0887
E-mail: fmarini@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Maurie Markman, M.D.
Vice President, Clinical Research
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1435
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-7140
FAX: 713-563-9586
E-mail: mmarkman@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader
Muzaffar H. Qazilbash, M.D.
Associate Professor, Stem Cell Transplantation
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 423
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-7508
FAX: 713-794-4902
E-mail: mqazilba@mdanderson.org
Cores
Core A: Administrative Core
Co-Director
David Gershenson, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-2565
FAX: 713-745-3510
E-mail: dgershen@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Vice President of Translational Research
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1439
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-7743
FAX: 713-792-7864
E-mail: rbast@mdanderson.org
Core B: Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BBSB) Core
Co-Director
E. Neely Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 237
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-2619
FAX: 713-792-4262
E-mail: eatkinso@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Keith Baggerly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 447
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-4290
FAX: 713-563-4243
E-mail: kabagger@mdanderson.org
Core C: Pathology Core
Co-Director
Russell Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-2794
FAX: 713-792-5532
E-mail: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Jinsong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-1102
FAX: 713-563-1848
E-mail: jliu@mdanderson.org