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Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk
Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Areas of Expertise
Bile Acid, Liver Cancer

Rohit Bhargava
Director
Professor, Bioengineering
Areas of Expertise
3D Technology, Biomedical Imaging Technology

Stephen Boppart
Program Leader, Cancer Measurement Technology
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Bioengineering
Areas of Expertise
Biomedical Imaging Technology, Breast Cancer

Brian Cunningham
Program Leader, Cancer Measurement Technology
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Bioengineering
Areas of Expertise
Cancer Diagnostics, cervical cancer, Nanotechnology

Timothy Fan
Program Leader, Cancer Discovery Platforms
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Brain Cancer, Veterinary Oncology

Brendan Harley
Program Leader, Cancer Discovery Platforms
Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Brain Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment

Paul Hergenrother
Deputy Director
Professor, Chemistry
Areas of Expertise
Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Chemistry - Drug Discovery

Benita Katzenellenbogen
Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology
Areas of Expertise
Breast Cancer, Endocrinology

Zeynep Madak-Erdogan
Education Program Leader
Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Areas of Expertise
Breast Cancer, Health Disparities, Nutritional Science