Investigators and Staff
Uterine SPORE Directors
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-8902
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: khlu@mdanderson.org
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-2794
Fax: 713-792-5532
Email: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
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
Office: 713-745-8902
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: khlu@mdanderson.org
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
Office: 713-792-1442
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: scmok@mdanderson.org
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 of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-2794
Fax: 713-792-5532
Email: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
Project Leader (Basic Science)
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor of Cancer Biology
Wake Forest University
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Office: 336-716-2693
Fax: 336-716-0255
Email: wezhang@wakehealth.edu
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
Office: 713-745-5266
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: asood@mdanderson.org
Project Leader (Applied Science)
Robert L. Coleman, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-3357
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: rcoleman@mdanderson.org
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 and Chair of Systems Biology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 950
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-563-4200
Fax: 713-563-4235
Email: gmills@mdanderson.org
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
Office: 713-794-4314
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: swestin@mdanderson.org
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
Office: 713-745-8902
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: khlu@mdanderson.org
Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-2794
Fax: 713-792-5532
Email: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
Core B: Pathology Core
Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-2794
Fax: 713-792-5532
Email: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
Core C: Biomarker Core
Director
David S. Loose, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Integrative Biology & Pharmacology
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
6431 Fannin St., MSB 5.136
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-500-7440
Fax: 713-500-7455
Email: David.S.Loose@uth.tmc.edu
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
Office: 713-563-4271
Fax: 713-563-4243
Email: yyuan@mdanderson.org
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
Office: 713-745-3358
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: dcbodurka@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Russell R. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-2794
Fax: 713-792-5532
Email: rbroaddus@mdanderson.org
Karen H. Lu, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler St., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-8902
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: khlu@mdanderson.org
Developmental Research Program
Director
Thomas W. Burke, M.D.
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
EVP, MD Anderson Cancer Network
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1685
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-745-3825
Fax: 713-792-0795
Email: tburke@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Daniel Carson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biosciences
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77251
Office: 713-348-3347
Fax: 713-792-0795
Email: Daniel.D.Carson@rice.edu