Molecular & Cellular Oncology Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Dihua Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair ad interim, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology Hubert L. & Olive Stringer Distinguished Chair in Basic Science, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Brain metastasis, tumor immune microenvironment, targeted- and immuno-therapies, breast cancer immunoprevention
Laura Beretta, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Liver Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Microbiome, Lipid Metabolism
Paul Chiao, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Apoptosis and metastasis of pancreatic cancer, signaling pathways of NF-kappaB and Polo-like kinases
Min Gyu Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Epigenetic Modifiers, Tumorigenesis & Metastasis, Tumor Suppression & Inhibition
Chunru Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Metabolism, Immunotherapy
Yuan-Hung Lo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interest: 3D Organoid Models, Tumor Heterogeneity, Gastrointestinal Stem Cells, Tumorigenesis Targeted Therapies and Cancer Prevention
Honami Naora, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Immune & Non-Immune Cell Dynamics in Metastasis, Inflammatory Signaling, Cellular Reprogramming
Min Sup Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: PTEN Biology, Tumor Metabolism, Symbiosis & Cancer
John Tainer, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: DNA Repair–replication-transcription Interface, Synthetic Lethality, Structure-based Inhibitor Design
Liuqing Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Long Noncoding RNA, Cancer Signaling Pathway, Tumor Immune Microenvironment
Haoqiang Ying, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Cancer Genetics, Cancer Metabolism, Genetically Engineered Mouse Models, Pancreatic Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Research Faculty
Zamal Ahmed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Shilpa Dhar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Min Gyu Lee
Jie Fu, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Paul Chiao
Song Yi Ko, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Honami Naora
Suet Ying Kwan, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Laura Beretta
Won Jae Lee, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Honami Naora
Mi Kyung Park, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Min Sup Song
Yutong Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Chi-Lin Tsai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Yongkun Wei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu (HY)
Yi Xiao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Jun Yao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Xiangliang Yuan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Lin Zhang, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Research Staff
Calena Brown, B.S.
Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Min Gyu Lee
Tiffany L Calderone, M.B. (ASCP)
Research Lab Manager of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Laura Beretta
Chien-Chia Cheng, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Antoine Fontillas
Research Assistant I of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Laura Beretta
Zhenbo Han, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Supv, Laboratory & Research of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
James P Hwang, B.S.
Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Min Sup Song
Weidong Wade Jin, M.S.
Coordinator, Research Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Royce Lee, B.S.
Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Min Sup Song
Todd Link, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Michael A Longo, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Davide Moiani, M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist of
Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Sarita Namjoshi, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Tina K Nguyen, B.S.
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Drs. Chunru Lin/Liuqing Yang
Dean Pan, B.A.
Research Technician of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Haoqiang Ying
Shannon Roberts, B.S.
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. John Tainer
Caren Sanchez
Senior Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Laura Beretta
Yohei Saito, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Dihua Yu
Martina Towers, B.S.
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Lo
Joint and Adjunct Faculty
Joint Faculty
Gan, Boyi, Ph.D.
Lee Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.
Don Lynn Gibbons, M.D., Ph.D.
Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
Virgil Craig Jordan, Ph.D.
Stephen Yenzen Lai, M.D., Ph.D.
Jinsong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Zhao Wang, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Hironari Akasaka, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Naora)
Maria Centomo, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Song)
Yimin Duan, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Jian Gao, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Lin)
Zhou Jiang, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Lin)
Weiqiang Jing, M.D. (Mentor: Dr. Yang)
Ching-Fei Li, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Ying)
Yunhai Li, M.D. (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Min Liu, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Tainer)
Minghui Liu, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Ying)
Shuang Peng, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Li)
Arseniy Yuzhalin, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Zilong Zhao, Ph.D. (Mentor: Dr. Lin)
Graduate Students
Yiming Cai, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Ying)
Hao-Nien Chen, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Naga (Bob) Chinnam, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Tainer)
Ahmed Emam, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Tainer)
Pengju Gong, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Yang)
Lisa Huang, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Yang)
Phuoc Nguyen, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Ying)
Runze Shen, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Tainer)
Yueh-Ming (Camellia) Shyu, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Shao-Ping (Emily) Yang, GSBS Student (Mentor: Dr. Yu)
Administrative Staff (713-792-7477)
Patricia G. Lopez
Department Administrator
pglopez@mdanderson.org
Jeng Cheng, Ph.D.
Associated Director Research Planning and Development
jccheng@mdanderson.org
Sarah R. Ali
Program Coordinator
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Deborah Henson
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Lyhuong L Le
Financial Analyst
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Vacant Senior Administrative Assisant position
Vacant Grant Program Manager Position
Irene Shih
Program Manager
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Revée Smith Hughes
Grant Program Coordinator
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Vonta Ward
Senior Procurement Specialist
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Raquel Rincon
Accounting Specialist
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