Investigators and Staff
Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer SPORE Principal Investigators
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7525, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Projects
Project 1: Novel Targeted Strategies for Prevention and Conservative Management of Complex Atypical Hyperplasia and Grade 1 Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer
Project Leader (Applied Science)
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Project Leader (Basic Science)
Samuel C. Mok, Ph.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Project 2: CTNNB1 Mutation and Wnt Pathway Activation Define Clinically Aggressive Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma
Project Leader (Applied Science)
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7525, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Project Leader (Basic Science)
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor of Cancer Biology
Wake Forest University
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Project 3: EphA2 Targeting in Uterine Carcinoma
Project Leader (Basic Science)
Anil K. Sood, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Project Leader (Applied Science)
Pamela Soliman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Project 4: A Framework for Identification of Novel Targeted Therapy Combinations in Endometrial Cancer
Project Leader (Basic Science)
Gordon B. Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology
Oregon Health and Science
2720 S.W. Moody Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
Project Leader (Applied Science)
Shannon N. Westin, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Cores
Core A: Administrative Core
Director
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7525, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Core B: Pathology Core
Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7525, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Core D: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Core
Director
Ying Yuan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1411
Houston, TX 77030
Career Enhancement Program
Director
Diane C. Bodurka, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Developmental Research Program
Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7525, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Co-Director
Daniel Carson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biosciences
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77251