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Faculty Research Interests

Ahlquist, Paul G., Ph.D.
Paul J. Kaesberg Professor of Oncology and Molecular Virology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular mechanisms of viral replication, host interactions and oncogenesis

Alarid, Elaine T., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone action

Alexander, Caroline, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Mammary stem cells; mouse mammary tumor models; Wnt signaling; syndecan-1

Bradfield, Christopher A., Ph.D
Professor of Oncology
Molecular biology of the PAS family of proteins

Burgess, Richard R., Ph.D.
James D. Watson Emeritus Professor of Oncology
RNA polymerase and the regulation of transcription

Dove, William F. Sr., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology and Medical Genetics
George Streisinger Professor of Experimental Biology
Colon cancer

Drinkwater, Norman R., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Marian A. Messerschmidt Professor in Cancer Research
Genetics and molecular biology of carcinogenesis

Fahl, William E., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Genome protection against natural, environmental, chemotherapy or radiation-induced toxins

Gould, Michael N., Ph.D.
Kelly H. Clifton Professor of Oncology
Molecular biology of mammary carcinogenesis

Hoffmann, F. Michael, Ph.D.
Romnes Professor of Oncology and Medical Genetics
Drug discovery focused on the TGF-beta signaling pathway Smad proteins in pancreatic cancer, diabetic nephropathy and muscular dystrophy

Kalejta, Robert F., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Virology and Oncology
Cell cycle progression and DNA replication, viral manipulation of the cell cycle, HCMV replication and pathogenesis, Rb/E2F pathway, ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, HCMV genetics

Kenney, Shannon C., M.D.
Professor of Oncology and Medicine
Wattawa Bascom Professor in Cancer Research
Understanding the molecular regulation and pathogenesis of the human herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Lambert, Paul F., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Molecular genetics of papillomaviruses

Loeb, Daniel D., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Molecular biology of the hepatitis B viruses

Mertz, Janet E., Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Transcriptional regulation in DNA tumor viruses and breast cancer

Ross, Jeffrey, M.D.
Professor of Oncology
Regulation of mRNA stability in mammalian cells

Shull, James D., Ph.D.
Centennial Professor and Chairman, Department of Oncology
Cancer genetics, hormones and breast cancer, estrogen action

Sugden, Bill, Ph.D.
James A. Miller Professor of Oncology
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Molecular biology of the human tumor virus, Epstein-Barr virus

Xing, Yongna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Cell signaling pathways related to cancer; structural biology; biochemistry; proteomics

Xu, Wei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Epigenetic transcriptional control in breast cancer

Zhang, Jing, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Hematopoietic and leukemic stem cells; mouse models for hematopoietic malignancies; cytokine signaling