CCIL Leadership and Staff

Leadership

Rohit Bhargava

Rohit Bhargava

Phillip and Ann Sharp Director, Cancer Center at Illinois

Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering

Brian Cunningham

Brian Cunningham

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Intel Alumni Endowed Chair and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Timothy Fan

Timothy Fan

Associate Director for Translational Research and Development

Khan Family Chair and Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Viktor Gruev

Viktor Gruev

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Dunning Endowed Faculty Scholar and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Brendan Harley

Brendan Harley

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

Robert W. Schaefer Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Paul Hergenrother

Paul Hergenrother

Deputy Director

Kenneth Rinehart Jr. Endowed Chair and Professor, Chemistry

Joseph Irudayaraj

Associate Director for Shared Resources

Founder Professor, Bioengineering

Zeynep Madak Erdogan

Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

Associate Director for Education, Cancer Center at Illinois

Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar and Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition

Ruby Mendenhall

Ruby Mendenhall

Associate Director

Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach Professor, Sociology

Erik Nelson

Erik Nelson

Research Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois

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

Barry Schatz-1

Barry Schatz

Associate Director for Administration

Staff

Tani Adeniba

Research Program Manager

Demir Akin

Visiting Senior Lead for Team Science Initiatives

Jason Butler-3

Jason Butler

Assistant Director for Finance

Cheryl Casimiro

Cheryl Casimiro

Business and Finance Coordinator

Nibedita Chakraborty-1

Nibedita Chakraborty

Cancer Data Development Coordinator

Jessica Clegg-1

Jessica Clegg

Senior Marketing and Outreach Coordinator

Lauren Cross

Lauren Cross

Office Manager

David Dibble

David Dibble

Senior Director of Advancement

Stephanie Dietrich

Stephanie Dietrich

Educational Programs Manager

Andréa Fain-1

Andréa Fain

Executive Assistant to the Director

Tor Jensen-1

Tor Jensen

Biomedical Research Center Director

Katie Julkowski

Katie Julkowski

Program Manager - Breakthrough Engineering and Advanced Treatment of Cancer (BEAT Cancer) Initiative

Jonathan King-1

Jonathan King

Communications

Jim McGraw3

James McGraw

Lab Administrator

Liudmila Mirica

Assistant Director for Research Administration

Ron Payne Headshot

Ron Payne

Assistant Director for Program Operations

Marcia Pool-1

Marcia Pool

Assistant Director for Education

Craig Richard

Craig Richard

Educational Engagement Postdoctoral Scholar

Angela Slates

Angela Slates

Program Manager

Renee Walker

Renee Walker

Histologist, TEP Shared Resource

Tyler Wolpert

Tyler Wolpert

Assistant Director for Communications and Outreach

Hui Xu-1

Hui Xu

Manager, TEP Shared Resource

Akshya Yadav

Akshya Yadav

Cancer Data Development Coordinator

Huimin Zhang-1

Huimin Zhang

Laboratory Supervisor, TEP Shared Resource