Investigators and Staff

SPORE Directors

Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D.
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Email: clogothe@mdanderson.org 

Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D.
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 0018-3
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Email: timthomp@mdanderson.org

Projects

Project 1: Integrating Ipilimumab Immunotherapy with Approved Treatment Strategies in CRPC

James P. Allison, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Immunology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
7455 Fannin St., Unit 901
Houston, Texas 77054
Office: 713-745-7798
Email: JAllison@mdanderson.org 

Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Email: PadSharma@mdanderson.org 

Project 2: Targeting Tumor Microenvironment-Induced Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis

Sue-Hwa Lin, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Translational Molecular Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 0089
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-794-1559
Email: slin@mdanderson.org 

John C. Araujo, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Email: johna@mdanderson.org 

Project 3: Targeting Androgen Receptor and PARP for Synthetic Lethality in CRPC 

Timothy C. Thompson, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 0018-3
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-9955
Email: timthomp@mdanderson.org 

Christopher J. Logothetis, M.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-2830
Email: clogothe@mdanderson.org 

Paul G. Corn, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1374
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-563-7208
Email: PCorn@mdanderson.org 

Project 4: Mitochondria, MicroRNA, and Metabolites in Predicting Aggressive Prostate Cancer

John W. Davis, M.D., Co-Leader
Urology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1373
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-3250
Email: johndavis@mdanderson.org

Jian Gu, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Epidemiology MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1340
Houston, Texas 77030
Office: 713-792-8016
Email: jiangu@mdanderson.org

Jianfeng Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader
NorthShore University
1001 University Place
Evanston, IL 60201
Office: 224-364-7105
Email: jxu@northshore.org