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
Ronald DePinho, M.D. - GSBS Profile - Laboratory Website
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
- Cancer Biology
- Role of Telomerase in Cancer and Age-related Diseases (e.g. Neurodegeneration)
- Genetically Engineered Mouse (GEM) Models
- New Genes for Drug Discovery
Isaiah J. Fidler, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Yejing Ge, Ph.D. - GSBS Profile - Laboratory Website
Assistant Professor
- 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
Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research
Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
Scientific Director, David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of GU Cancers
Co-Leader, Prostate Cancer Moon Shot Program
- Integrin Signaling and NF2/Merlin
- Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cells
- Metastatic Dormancy and Reactivation
- Resistance to Therapy
Assistant Professor
- 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
Fuguo Jiang, Ph.D. - GSBS Profile - Laboratory Website
Assistant Professor
- Biochemical and Integrative Structural Biology of Genome Editing
- Molecular Mechanisms of RNA-Guided DNA Targeting by CRISPR-Cas
- RNA Editing and Innate Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Cancer
- ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Machinery
Professor
- Genetic Mechanisms of Development and Congenital Birth Defects
- Dorsal-Ventral Limb Patterning
- Ocular Development and Disease
- Tumor Suppressor Pathway Hippo Pathway
Craig D. Logsdon, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
Lockton Distinguished Chair for Pancreatic Cancer Research, The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rita Allen Foundation Fellow
Assistant 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
Joint Appointments
Chair, Immunology
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 Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Chair, Cancer Systems Imaging
Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery
Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology