Leadership
Director
Karen
Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Behavioral Science
Director
Joya Chandra, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics- Research
Adjunct, Professor of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
Resource Leader
Carrie R. Daniel-MacDougall, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Featured Researcher
Dr. Darya Kizub
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Attend Dr. Kizub's Research Seminar (12-1 pm CST) on February 16, 2023Member Directory
MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty
Nadim Ajami, Executive Director
Scientific Research – Genomic Medicine
James Bankson, Professor
Department of Imaging Physics
Carlos Hernando Barcenas, Associate Professor
Department of Breast Medical Oncology
Diana M. Beneventi, Assistant Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Laura Beretta, Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Therese Bartholomew Bevers, Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Janice Blalock, Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Elizabeth Bloom, Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Abenna Brewster, Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Powel H. Brown, Chair
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Naifa L. Busaidy, Professor
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
Carrie Cameron, Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Scott B. Cantor, Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Cindy Carmack, Professor
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
Shine Chang, Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Mariana Chavez MacGregor, Associate Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Paul M. Cinciripini, Chair
Department of Behavioral Science
Lorenzo Cohen, Professor
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
Carrie Daniel-MacDougall, Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Suhendan Ekmekcioglu, Professor
Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology
Linda S. Elting, Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Carmeelita P. Escalante, Chair
Department of General Internal Medicine
Lewis E. Foxhall, Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Sharon Hermes Giordano, Chair
Department of Health Services Research
Jian Gu, Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Ying Guo, Professor
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
Samir Hanash, Director
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Manal M. Hassan, Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Ernest Hawk, VP Cancer Prevention
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Michelle Hildbrandt, Associate Professor
Department of Lymphoma - Myeloma
Chad Huff, Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Richard J. Jones, Assistant Professor
Department of Lymphoma - Myeloma
Maher Karam-Hage, Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Ann H. Klopp, Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
George Kypriotakis, Assistant Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Victor R. Lavis, Professor
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
Donghui Li, Professor
Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Wenli Liu, Associate Professor
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
Lisa M. Lowenstein, Assistant Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Ellen F. Manzullo, Professor
Department of General Internal Medicine
Toysha N. Mayer, Assistant Professor
School of Health Professions
Abhijit Mazumdar, Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Florencia McAllister, Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Lorna H. McNeill, Chair
Department of Health Disparities Research
Jennifer L. McQuade, Assistant Professor
Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology
Andrea Milbourne, Professor
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Jennifer A. Minnix, Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Samuel Mok, Professor
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Karen Moody, Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Neema Navai, Associate Professor
Department of Urology
Lonzetta L. Newman, Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Mala Pande, Assistant Professor
Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
Guang Peng, Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
George H. Perkins, Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Susan K. Peterson, Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Kanwal P. S. Raghav, Associate Professor
Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Jason D. Robinson, Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Keri L. Schadler, Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric
Paul A. Scheet, Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Shalin J. Shah, Chair
Department of Radiation Oncology
Simona F. Shaitelman, Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Sanjay Shete, Chair
Department of Biostatistics
Ya Chen Tina Shih, Chief
Department of Health Services Research
Ki Y. Shin, Professor
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine
Eileen Shinn, Assistant Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
Pamela T. Soliman, Professor
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Joseph Steele, Professor
Department of Interventional Radiology
Larkin L. Strong, Associate Professor
Department of Health Disparities Research
Charlotte C. Sun, Associate Professor
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Eduardo V. Sanchez, Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Robert Volk, Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Marian Von-Maszewski, Associate Professor
Department of Critical Care and Respiratory Care
Jeffrey S. Wefel, Professor
Department of Neuro-Oncology
Xiangwei Wu, Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Melinda S. Yates, Associate Professor
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Sai-Ching J. Yeung, Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hui Zhao, Assistant Professor
Department of Health Services Research
Non-MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty
Clinton Allred, Associate Professor
School of Health & Human Science - UNC Greensboro
Gianfranco Alpini, Professor
Department of Medical Physiology - Texas A&M University
Jenna Anding, Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
Thomas Baranowski, Professor
Department of Pediatrics - Nutrition - Baylor College of Medicine
Raymond Carroll, Professor
Department of Statistics- Texas A&M University
Robert Chapkin, Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
Lei-Shih Chen, Associate Professor
Department of Health & Kinesiology - Texas A&M University
Boon Chew, Professor & Department Head
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
Mahua Choudhury, Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Texas A&M University
Emily Cox-Martin, Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Oncology - University of Colorado Cancer Center
Karen Cullen, Professor
Children's Nutrition Research Center- Baylor College of Medicine
Nicolaas Deutz, Professor
Department of Health & Kinesiology - Texas A&M University
James Fluckey, Professor
Department of Health & Kinesiology - Texas A&M University
Jun-yuan Ji, Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Tulane University
Larry Johnson, Professor
Department of Vetinary Medicine & Biomedical Science - Texas A&M University
Mikhail Kolonin, Professor
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine - The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston
Rosina Krecek, Research Professor
Krecek and Krecek CC
Karen Kubena, Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
David Lopez, Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine & Community Health - UTMB Health
John McDevitt, Chairman
Department of Biomaterials & Biometrics for NYUCD
Mary Meagher, Professor
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences - Texas A&M University
Nancy E. Moran, Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric - Nutrition - Baylor College of Medicine
Mariappan Muthuchamy, Professor
Department of Medical Physiology - Texas A&M University
Annie Elizabeth Newill-Fugate, Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology - Texas A&M University
Daniel O'Connor, Professor & Department Chair
Department of Health & Human Performance - University of Houston
Marcia Ory, Professor
Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Science - Texas A&M University
Steve Riechman, Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology - Texas A&M University
Stephen Safe, Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology - Texas A&M University
Susanne Talcott, Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
David Threadgill, Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology - Texas A&M University
Yanan Tian, Associate Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology - Texas A&M University
Maribel T. Gomez, Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nancy Turner, Research Professor
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition - Michigan State University
C. Jane Welsh, Professor
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences - Texas A&M University
Anna Wilkinson, Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology - UT Health: Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Heather Wilson-Robles, Associate Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences - Texas A&M University
William Wong, Professor
Department of Pediatric Nutrition - Baylor College of Medicine
Laura Wood, Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology - John Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Chaodong Wu, Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science - Texas A&M University
Guoyao Wu, Professor
Department of Animal Science - Texas A&M University
Warren Zimmer, Professor
Department of Medical Physiology - Texas A&M University