Immunology Faculty & Staff
James P. Allison, Ph.D.
Regental Professor and Chair
Director, James P. Allison Institute
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Olga Keith Wiess Distinguished University Chair for Cancer Research
Executive Director, Immunotherapy Platform
Allison Laboratory
Stephanie S. Watowich, Ph.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair
Director, Center for Inflammation and Cancer
Watowich Laboratory
Primary Faculty
Michael A. Curran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curran Laboratory
Mauro Di Pilato, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Di Pilato Laboratory
Matthew M. Gubin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Gubin Laboratory
Kenneth Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Assistant Member, James P. Allison Institute
Roza Nurieva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nurieva Laboratory
Kristen Pauken, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pauken Laboratory
Zhibin Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Zhang Laboratory
Physician-Scientists
Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology
Tang Fellow in Cancer Immunotherapy
Assistant Member, James P. Allison Institute
Goswami Laboratory
Faculty with Joint Appointments
Laura Bover, Ph.D.
Professor, Genomic Medicine
Rafael C. Casellas, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Hematopoietic Biology & Malignancy
Gregory Lizee, Ph.D.
Professor, Melanoma Medical Oncology
Florencia McAllister, M.D.
Associate Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
McAllister Laboratory
Seyed Javad M. Moghaddam, M.D., A.T.S.F.
Associate Professor, Pulmonary Medicine
Moghaddam Laboratory
Jason Schenkel, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Translational Molecular Pathology
Schenkel Laboratory
Shabnam Shalapour, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology
Director of Scientific Programs, James P. Allison Institute
Scientific Director, Immunotherapy Platform
Sachet A. Shukla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Hematopoietic Biology & Malignancy
Shukla Laboratory
Andrew G. Sikora, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Head & Neck Surgery
Cassian Yee, M.D.
Professor, Melanoma Medical Oncology
Yee Laboratory
Staff
Marla Polk
Research Department Administrator
Nivianne Montes
Project Director
Cindy Washer
Admin Director, Research Program
Jaimol Peedikayil
Laboratory Manager
Edward Montes
Office Manager
Amberly Alexander
Administrative Assistant
Dana Boykins
Grant Program Coordinator
Pamela Journet
Accountant I
LaTonia Lawrence
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Lauren LeBlanc
Administrative Coordinator
Shirley Lindsey
Program Manager
Maria Del Rocio Moguel
Database Administrator
Shelby Wynne
Procurement Technician
Nida Zaidi
Sr. Financial Analyst