Faculty

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Professors

Dario C. Altieri, M.D.
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Director, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment &Metastasis Program
- Robert and Penny Fox Distinguished Professor
Hildegund C.J. Ertl, M.D.
- Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M., D.Sc.
- Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Director, The Wistar Institute Melanoma Research Center
Chengyu Liang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor and Program Co-Leader, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D.
- Professor and Program Leader, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Director, Center for Chemical Biology & Translational Medicine
- Hilary Koprowski, M.D., Endowed Professor
Qin Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil.
- Vice President, Scientific Operations
- Director, HIV-1 Immunopathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
- Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program
- Associate Director for Shared Resources, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor
- Scientific Director, Humanized Models of Disease Facility
Maureen E. Murphy, Ph.D.
- Deputy Director, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Ira Brind Professor and Program Leader, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program
- Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs
Kazuko Nishikura, Ph.D.
- Professor, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Joseph Salvino, Ph.D.
- Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Bin Tian, Ph.D.
- Professor and Program Co-Leader, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Co-director, Center for Systems & Computational Biology
David B. Weiner, Ph.D.
- Executive Vice President
- Director, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
- Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research
- Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Associate Professors

Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center; Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Alessandro Gardini, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Daniel Kulp, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Kavitha Sarma, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Kristy Shuda McGuire, Ph.D.
- Dean, Biomedical Studies
- Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Yulia Nefedova, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Italo Tempera, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Associate Director for Cancer Research Career Enhancement, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Member, The Wistar Institute Melanoma Research Center
David Zuzga, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean, Biomedical Studies
- Associate Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Assistant Professors

Noam Auslander, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Qing Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Daniel C. Claiborne, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
- Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Scientific Director, Histotechnology Facility
Amelia Escolano, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Aaron R. Goldman, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Andrew Kossenkov, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center; Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Jesper Pallesen, MBA, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Ami Patel, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Zachary Schug, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Rahul S. Shinde, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Hsin-Yao Tang, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
- Scientific Director, Proteomics & Metabolomics Facility
Nan Zhang, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Professors Emeriti

Clayton Buck, Ph.D.
Roger M. Burnett, Ph.D.
Walter Gerhard, M.D.
Jan Erikson, Ph.D.
Dorothee Herlyn, D.V.M., D.Sc.
Russel E. Kaufman, M.D.
- President Emeritus
Elliot Levine, Ph.D.
Stanley Plotkin, M.D.
David W. Speicher, Ph.D.
Zofia Wroblewska, M.D.
William H. Wunner, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Steven M. Albelda, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Richard K. Assoian, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Shelley L. Berger, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Timothy M. Block, Ph.D.
- Drexel University
Gerd A. Bloebel, M.D., Ph.D.
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Anthony J. Capobianco, Ph.D.
- University of Miami
José R. Conejo-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Dennis E. Discher, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Cesare Furlanello, Ph.D.
- Centre for Scientific and Technological Research, Trento, Italy
Phyllis A. Gimotty, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Mark I. Greene, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.
- University of Pennsylvania
Thanos D. Halazonetis, D.D.S., Ph.D.
- University of Geneva
Katherine A. High, M.D.
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Spark Therapeutics
Jay R. Kostman, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia FIGHT
Ronen Mamorstein, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Steven B. McMahon, Ph.D.
- Thomas Jefferson University
Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D.
- Associate Director for Translational Research, The Wistar Institute Cancer Center
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, ChristianaCare Health System
George C. Prendergast, Ph.D.
- Lankenau Institute of Medical Research
Ulrich Rodeck, M.D., Ph.D.
- Thomas Jefferson University
Alexander Roesch, M.D.
- The Saarland University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
Anil K. Rustgi, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Stamato, Ph.D.
- Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Pablo Tebas, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Xiaowei Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania

Adjunct Associate Professors

Ravi K. Amaravadi, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Michael R. Betts, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Horace M. Delisser, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Ronny Drapkin, M.D., Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
K. Ann Jeglum, V.M.D.
- Veterinary Oncology Services and Research Center
F. Bradley Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Karam C. Mounzer, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia FIGHT
Donald M. O’Rourke, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Julia C. Tchou, M.D., Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Zhi Wei, Ph.D.
- New Jersey Institute of Technology

Adjunct Assistant Professors

Devraj Basu, M.D., Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Rumela Chakrabarti, Ph.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
David S. Garlick, D.V.M.
- Histo-Scientific Research Laboratories
Fiona Simpkins, M.D.
- University of Pennsylvania

Adjunct/Affiliate Appointments

Joseph J. Bennett, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Mark E. Borowsky, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Mark G. Cadungog, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Michael J. Guarino, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Neil G. Hockstein, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Stephanie Jean, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Jamil Khatri, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Eric B. Kmiec, Ph.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Christopher Koprowski, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Gregory A. Masters, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Christopher R. Mitchell, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Eric Montgomery, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Charles R. Mulligan, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Brian T. Nam, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Gary B. Witkin, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Robert L. Witt, M.D.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute