Cancer Researchers

CCIL Full Members

Aleksei Aksimentiev

Aleksei Aksimentiev

John Bardeen Faculty Scholar, Physics

Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk

Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk

Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Mark Anastasio

Mark Anastasio

Department Head, Bioengineering

Donald Biggar Willett Professor, Bioengineering

Rashid Bashir

Rashid Bashir

Dean, Grainger College of Engineering

W. W. Grainger Chair, Bioengineering

Rohit Bhargava

Rohit Bhargava

Director, Cancer Center at Illinois

Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering

Stephen Boppart

Stephen Boppart

Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute

Martin Burke

Martin Burke

Professor, Chemistry

Jefferson Chan

Jefferson Chan

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Kevin Chang

Kevin Chang

Professor, Computer Science

Jie Chen

Jie Chen

Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Jessie Chin

Jessie Chin

Assistant Professor, Information Sciences

Mark Cohen

Mark Cohen

Dean & Chief Academic Officer, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Chair, Internal Advisory Council

Claudius Conrad

Claudius Conrad

Visiting Professor, Physician/Surgeon Clinical Sciences

Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Brian Cunningham

Brian Cunningham

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Wawrzyniec Dobrucki

Wawrzyniec Dobrucki

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Mohammed El-Kebir

Mohammed El-Kebir

Associate Professor, Computer Science

Timothy Fan

Timothy Fan

Associate Director for Translational Research and Development

Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Jodi Flaws

Jodi Flaws

Professor, Comparative Biosciences

David Forsyth

David Forsyth

Fulton Watson Copp Chair in Computer Science

Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman

Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Rex Gaskins

Rex Gaskins

Professor Emeritus, Animal Sciences

Viktor Gruev

Viktor Gruev

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bumsoo Han

Bumsoo Han

Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Brendan Harley

Brendan Harley

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Paul Hergenrother

Paul Hergenrother

Deputy Director

Professor, Chemistry

Raven Huang

Raven Huang

Professor, Biochemistry

Michael Insana

Michael Insana

Professor, Bioengineering

Joseph Irudayaraj

Associate Director for Shared Resources

Professor, Bioengineering

Keith Jarosinski

Keith Jarosinski

Associate Professor, Pathobiology

Auinash Kalsotra

Auinash Kalsotra

Professor, Biochemistry

Benita Katzenellenbogen

Benita Katzenellenbogen

Special Advisor to the Director

Professor, Physiology & Cell Biology

John Katzenellenbogen

John Katzenellenbogen

Professor, Chemistry

Paul Kenis

Paul Kenis

Director, School of Chemical Sciences

William P King

William King

Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Hyunjoon Kong

Hyunjoon Kong

Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

David Kranz

David Kranz

Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry

Fan Lam

Fan Lam

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Deborah Leckband

Deborah Leckband

Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Hua Li

Hua Li

Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering

Research Associate Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences

Zhi-Pei Liang

Zhi-Pei Liang

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Yang Liu

Yang Liu

Professor, Bioengineering

Zaida Luthey Schulten

Zaida Luthey-Schulten

Murchison-Mallory Endowed Chair, Chemistry

Zeynep Madak Erdogan

Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

Associate Director for Education, Cancer Center at Illinois

Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition

Cecilia Leal

Cecilia Maria Leal

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Angad Mehta

Angad Mehta

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Ruby Mendenhall

Ruby Mendenhall

Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach Professor, Sociology

Ling Meng

Ling Meng

Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Samy Meroueh

Professor, Biochemistry

Olgica Milenkovic

Olgica Milenkovic

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jeffrey Moore

Jeffrey Moore

Professor Emeritus, Chemistry

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair, Chemistry

Satish Nair

Satish Nair

Professor, Biochemistry

Erik Nelson

Erik Nelson

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Associate Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology | CRAG Co-Leader

Shuming Nie

Shuming Nie

Professor, Bioengineering

Michael Oelze

Michael Oelze

Professor, Computer & Electrical Engineering

Pablo Perez-Pinera

Pablo Perez-Pinera

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Prasanth Kannanganattu

Kannanganattu Prasanth

Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Supriya Prasanth

Supriya Prasanth

Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Jason Ridlon

Jason Ridlon

Associate Professor, Animal Sciences

Sandra Rodriguez-Zas

Sandra Rodriguez-Zas

Professor, Animal Sciences

Taher Saif

Taher Saif

Professor, Mechanical Science & Engineering

Kim Selting

Kim Selting

Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Paul Selvin

Paul Selvin

Professor, Physics

David Shapiro

David Shapiro

Professor, Biochemistry

Diwakar Shukla

Diwakar Shukla

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Ratnakar Singh

Ratnakar Singh

Research Assistant Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Stephen Sligar

Stephen Sligar

Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry

Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Associate Professor, Pathobiology

Jun Song

Jun Song

Professor, Physics

Michael Spinella

Michael Spinella

Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Emad Tajkhorshid

Emad Tajkhorshid

Professor, Biochemistry

Gregory Underhill

Gregory Underhill

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Wilfred van der Donk

Wilfred van der Donk

Richard E. Heckert Endowed Chair in Chemistry

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Bo Wang

Bo Wang

Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Hua Wang

Hua Wang

Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Kun Wang

Kun Wang

Assistant Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Xing Wang

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Huiman Zhao

Huimin Zhao

Steven L. Miller Chair, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Sihai Zhao

Sihai Zhao

Associate Professor, Statistics

CCIL Associate Members

Rachel Adler

Rachel Adler

Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences

Milan Bagchi

Milan Bagchi

Director, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Hong Chen

Hong Chen

Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition

Lin-Feng Chen

Lin-Feng Chen

Professor, Biochemistry

Yun-Sheng Chen

Yun-Sheng Chen

Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Matthew Dean

Matthew Dean

Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences

angela di fulvio

Angela Di Fulvio

Associate Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Ying Diao

Ying Diao

Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Minh Do

Minh Do

Professor, Electrical Engineering

John Erdman

John Erdman

Professor Emeritus, Food Science & Human Nutrition

bruce fouke

Bruce Fouke

Professor, Earth Science & Environmental Change

Christopher Gaulke

Christopher Gaulke

Assistant Professor, Pathobiology

Hee-Sun Han

Hee-Sun Han

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Jiawei Han

Jiawei Han

Professor, Computer Science

William Helferich

William Helferich

Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Ravishankar Iyer

Ravishankar Iyer

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Hong Jin

Hong Jin

Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Hillary Klonoff-Cohen

Hillary Klonoff-Cohen

Professor Emerita, Applied Health Sciences

Susan Leggett

Susan Leggett

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

CRAG Co-Leader

Brett Loman

Brett Loman

Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences

Marina Marjanovic

Marina Marjanovic

Research Professor, Bioengineering

Wenyan Mei

Wenyan Mei

Assistant Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Som Nanjappa

Som Nanjappa

Associate Professor, Immunology

Sara Pedron Haba

Sara Pedron Haba

Research Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Huanyu Qiao

Huanyu Qiao

Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Diana Ranoa (1)

Diana Ranoa

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Michael Robben

Michael Robben

Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences

Joaquín Rodríguez-López

Joaquín Rodríguez-López

Professor, Chemistry

J. Andrew & Susan S. Langan Professorial Scholar

Kendrith Rowland

Kendrith Rowland

Oncologist, Carle Cancer Center

Edward Roy

Edward Roy

Professor Emeritus, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

ashok samuel

Ashok Samuel

Research Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Lawrence Schook

Lawrence Schook

Professor, Animal Sciences

Mei Shen

Mei Shen

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Shannon Sirk

Shannon Sirk

Assistant Professor, Engineering

Andrew Steelman

Andrew Steelman

Associate Professor, Animal Sciences

Chitra Subramanian

Chitra Subramanian

Research Associate Professor, Biomedical & Translational Sciences

Jonathan Sweedler

Jonathan Sweedler

James R. Eiszner Family Endowed Chair, Chemistry

Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney

Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

matthew taves

Matthew Taves

Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences

nien-pei tsai

Nien-Pei Tsai

Associate Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Kevin Van Bortle

Kevin Van Bortle

Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Tandy Warnow

Tandy Warnow

Professor, Computer Science

Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang

Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Yang Zhao

Yang Zhao

Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering