Faculty & Staff
Professor and Chairman
Professor & Chairman, Department of Cancer Biology
R.E. Bob Smith Chair for Cancer Research
Director, Metastasis Research Center
CPRIT Established Investigator
- Cancer Biology and Metastasis
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Tissue Injury and Regeneration
- Biology of Exosomes in Health and Disease
Faculty
Director, Cancer Biology Program, GSBS, M.D. Anderson and UT Health Science Center
Co-Director, Metastasis Research Center
- Melanoma Growth and Metastasis
- AP-2α and CREB in Melanoma
- Human Antibodies to IL-8 and MUC18 in Melanoma Inhibition
- ADAR1 in RNA Editing of mRNAs and miRNAs
Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, Division of Basic Science Research
Harry Graves Burkhart III Distinguished University Chair in Cancer Biology
Past President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Tumor Biology and Immunity
- Telomeres in Cancer and Aging
- Genetically Engineered Mouse Models of Cancer and Age-related Disorders
- Target Discovery for Cancer and Aging Therapy
Natividad Robert Fuentes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Membrane spatial dynamics and cellular signaling
- Cellular architecture of the tumor microenvironment
- Role of environmental factors (diet/exposure) in tumorigenesis
- Hypoxia and immunosuppression
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Functional Genomics and the Skin Epithelia
- The Non-Coding Regulatory Landscape of Stem Cell Plasticity
- Mechanistic Understanding of Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Wound Repair
- Molecular Insights of Aging
Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Stem Cells and Glial Biology in the Central Nervous System (CNS)
- Glioma and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Demyelinating Diseases Such as Multiple Sclerosis
- Chemotherapy-Induced Neurological Defects
Randy Johnson, Ph.D. - GSBS Profile- Laboratory Website
Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Genetic Mechanisms of Development and Congenital Birth Defects
- Dorsal-Ventral Limb Patterning
- Ocular Development and Disease
- Tumor Suppressor Pathway Hippo Pathway
Rita Allen Foundation Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Replication Fork Stability
- Genome Instability Gene Functions in Mitochondria
- Fanconi Anemia and Hereditary Hematological Malignancies
- BRCA/p53 Collaborations at the DNA Replication Fork
Shabnam Shalapour, Ph.D. - GSBS Profile
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Chronic Inflammation-induced Immunosuppression
- B cells and Humoral Immunity
- Intrinsic MHC-1 Antigen Processing and Presentation in Cancer Cells
- Regulation of adaptive Immunity by Obesity, Alcohol, Microbiome and Aging
Aria Vaishnavi, Ph.D.- GSBS Profile - Laboratory Website
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
- Tumor Biology and Cancer Genetics
- Signal Transduction and Therapeutic Response
- Genetically Engineered Mouse Models of Cancer and Radiation Biology
- Target Discovery for Lung Cancer and GI Cancers
Joint Appointments
Chair, Immunology
Chair, Experimental Radiation Onc
Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Chair, Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics
Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
John A. Tainer, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Chair, Cancer Systems Imaging
Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology