Investigators and Staff
SPORE Directors
Principal Investigator
Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D.
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: clogothe@mdanderson.org
Co-Principal Investigator
Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D.
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard., Unit 0018-3
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Fax: 713-792-9956
E-mail: timthomp@mdanderson.org
Projects
Project 1: GLIPR1-ΔTM Protein Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D., Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 173
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Fax: 713-792-9956
E-mail: timthomp@mdanderson.org
Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: clogothe@mdanderson.org
Project 2: Ligand-Directed Targeting in Prostate Cancer Metastasis
Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D., Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 0018-1
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-3872
Fax: 713-745-2999
E-mail: rpasqual@mdanderson.org
Randall Millikan, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: rmillika@mdanderson.org
Project 3: Src as a Therapeutic Target in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases
Gary Gallick, Ph.D., Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 0018-4
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-563-4919
Fax: 713-563-5489
E-mail: ggallick@mdanderson.org
John Araujo, M.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: johna@mdanderson.org
Project 4: Targeting FGF Signaling in Prostate Cancer Progression
Nora Navone, M.D., Ph.D., Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 0018-6
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-563-7273
Fax: 713-745-9880
E-mail: nnavone@mdanderson.org
Paul Corn, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-563-7208
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: PCorn@mdanderson.org
Wallace McKeehan, Ph.D., Subcontract Co-Leader
Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Texas A & M - Health Science Center
2121 W. Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-667-7526
E-mail: wmckeehan@ibt.tamhsc.edu
Project 5: MicroRNA in Prostate Cancer Progression: Genetic Variation, Genotype-Phenotype Correlation, and Circulating Biomarker
Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Leader
Epidemiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1340
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-745-2485
Fax: 713-792-4657
E-mail: xwu@mdanderson.org
Jeri Kim, M.D., Co-Leader (Clinical)
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-563-7237
E-mail: jekim@mdanderson.org
Jian Gu, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Epidemiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1340
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-8016
Fax: 713-792-4657
E-mail: jiangu@mdanderson.org
Cores
Core A: Administrative Core
Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D., Core Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: clogothe@mdanderson.org
Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D., Core Co-Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard., Unit 0018-3
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Fax: 713-792-9956
E-mail: timthomp@mdanderson.org
Core B: Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core
Kim-Anh Do, Ph.D., Core Director
Biostatistics
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard., Unit 1411
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-794-4155
Fax: 713-563-4243
E-mail: kimdo@mdanderson.org
Kevin R. Coombes, Ph.D., Core Co-Director
Bioinformatics & Comp. Biology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1410
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-794-4154
Fax: 713-563-4242
E-mail: kcoombes@mdanderson.org
Core C: Specimen Core
Patricia Troncoso, M.D., Core Director
Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 85
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-794-5449
Fax: 713-745-0778
E-mail: ptroncos@mdanderson.org
Randall Millikan, M.D., Ph.D., Core Co-Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: rmillika@mdanderson.org
Developmental Research Program
Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D., Program Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard., Unit 0018-3
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Fax: 713-792-9956
E-mail: timthomp@mdanderson.org
Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D., Program Co-Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: clogothe@mdanderson.org
Career Development Program
Sue-Hwa Lin, Ph.D., Program Director
Molecular Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 89
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-794-1559
E-mail: slin@mdanderson.org
Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D., Program Co-Director
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Fax: 713-745-1625
E-mail: clogothe@mdanderson.org