St. Jude Faculty


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Elisabeth E. Adderson, MD

Associate Member

Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Infectious Diseases

Doralina Anghelescu, MD

Member

Director, Pain Management Service

Anesthesiology

Gregory T. Armstrong, MD, MSCE

Assistant Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Neuro Oncology

Richard A. Ashmun, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Shared Resource

Tumor Cell Biology

Oncology

Banu Aygun, MD

Associate Member

Hematology

Armita Bahrami, MD

Assistant Member

Pathology

Justin N. Baker, MD

Assistant Member

Director, Division of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care
Attending Physician, Quality of Life Service
Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Sharyn D. Baker, PharmD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Suzanne J. Baker, PhD

Member

Co-leader, Neurology and Brain Tumor Program

Developmental Neurobiology

Don Bashford, PhD

Associate Member

Structural Biology

Helen M. Beere, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Deepa Bhojwani, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

George Bikhazi, MD

Member

Chief, Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

Mark Bix, PhD

Assistant Member

Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Immunology

James M. Boyett, PhD

Member

Endowed Chair of Biostatistics

Director, Biostatistics Shared Resource for the St. Jude Cancer Center
Executive Director, Operations and Biostatistics Center, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

Biostatistics

Rachel C. Brennan, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Paul K. Brindle, PhD

Associate Member

Biochemistry

Tara M. Brinkman, PhD

Research Associate

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Psychology

Alberto Broniscer, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Miguela Caniza, MD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases Program Director - International Outreach

Infectious Diseases

Xinwei Cao, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Wassim Chemaitilly, MD

Assistant Member

Director, Endocrinology Division

Endocrinology

Taosheng Chen, PhD, PMP®

Associate Member

Director, High Throughput Screening Center

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Cheng Cheng, PhD

Member

Biostatistics

P. Joan Chesney, MD

Member

Vice President and Director, Office of Clinical Education & Training

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Education & Training Office

Hongbo Chi, PhD

Associate Member

Immunology

John K. Choi, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Pathology

Jamie L. Coleman, MD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Heather Conklin, PhD

Associate Member

Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Brain Tumor Program

Psychology

Cheryl Cox, PhD

Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Valerie Crabtree, PhD

Assistant Member

Director of Clinical Services and Training

Psychology

Alessandra d'Azzo, PhD

Member

Jewelers For Children Endowed Chair in Genetics and Gene Therapy

Genetics

Mari H. Dallas, MD

Assistant Member

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Andrew M. Davidoff, MD

Member

Chair, Surgery

St. Jude Endowed Chair in Surgical Research
Division Chief, General Pediatric Surgery
Director, Surgical Research

Surgery

Peter C. Doherty, PhD

Member

Nobel Laureate

Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research

Immunology

James R. Downing, MD

Member

Deputy Director, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Scientific Director and Executive Vice President, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Associate Director of Basic Research, Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Gignac Chair of Pathology
Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Administration

Pathology

Michael A. Dyer, PhD

Member

Director, Division of Developmental Biology
Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics for Solid Malignancies Program

Developmental Neurobiology

Developmental Biology

Lama Elbahlawan, MD

Assistant Member

Critical Care

David W. Ellison, MD, PhD, MRCP, FRCPCH

Member

Chair, Pathology

St. Jude Endowed Chair in Neuropathology
Director, Neuropathology

Pathology

Eric J. Enemark, PhD

Assistant Member

Structural Biology

William E. Evans, PharmD

Member

Director and CEO, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Administration

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sara M. Federico, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Patricia M. Flynn, MD

Member

Arthur Ashe Chair in Pediatric AIDS Research

Director, Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases
Director, Translational Trials Unit
Co-Leader, HIV Therapeutics & Vaccine Development, CIDC

Infectious Diseases

Kevin W. Freeman, PhD

Research Associate

Oncology

Molecular Therapeutics

Naoaki Fujii, PhD

Assistant Member

Director, Medicinal Chemistry Core Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Wayne L. Furman, MD

Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Amar Gajjar, MD

Member

Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research

Co-Chair, Department of Oncology
Director, Neuro-Oncology Division
Co-Leader, Neurobiology & Brain Tumor Program

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Aditya H. Gaur, MD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Terrence L. Geiger, MD, PhD

Member

Medical Director, Clinical Pathology

Pathology

Richard J. Gilbertson, MD, PhD

Member

Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center and EVP
Director, Division of Brain Tumor Research

Developmental Neurobiology

Oncology

Daniel M. Green, MD

Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Douglas R. Green, PhD

Member

Chair, Immunology

Peter C. Doherty Endowed Chair of Immunology

Immunology

William L. Greene, PharmD

Member

Chief Pharmaceutical Officer

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Administration

Gerard Grosveld, PhD

Member

Chair, Genetics

Director, Transgenic Core Unit

Genetics

Tanja A. Gruber, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

James G. Gurney, PhD

Associate Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

R. Kiplin Guy, PhD

Member

Chair, Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Hans Haecker, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Hana Hakim, MD

Research Associate

Infectious Diseases

Young-Goo Han, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS

Associate Member

Hematology

Julie H. Harreld, MD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Mark E. Hatley, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Randall T. Hayden, MD

Member

Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

Director, Pathology Quality Program
Director, Laboratory Medicine Initiative, International Outreach Program

Pathology

Kathleen J. Helton, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Linda M. Hendershot, PhD

Member

Tumor Cell Biology

Claudia M. Hillenbrand, PhD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

James M. Hoffman, PharmD

Associate Member

Medication Outcomes & Safety Officer
Director, Medication-Use Safety Residency Program

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Scott C. Howard, MD, MS

Associate Member

Medical Information Officer

Director of Clinical Trials, International Outreach Program
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Oncology

Information Sciences

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Chia-ho Hua, PhD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Melissa M. Hudson, MD

Member

Director, Cancer Survivorship Division

Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention & Control Program

Oncology

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Psychology

Cancer Survivorship

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Walter T. Hughes, MD

Emeritus

Infectious Diseases

Julia L. Hurwitz, PhD

Member

Infectious Diseases

James N. Ihle, PhD

Member

Chair, Biochemistry

Edward F. Barry Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
Co-Leader, Signal Transduction Program

Biochemistry

Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Lisa M. Ingerski, PhD

Assistant Member

Psychology

Suzanne Jackowski, PhD

Member

Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey R. Jacobsen, MD

Assistant Member

Director of Immunopathology

Pathology

Laura Janke, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Assistant Member

Pathology

Sima Jeha, MD

Member

Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Developmental Therapeutics

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Jesse J. Jenkins, III, MD

Member

Director of Pathology, International Outreach Program

Pathology

Guolian Kang, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

Associate Member

Immunology

Sue C. Kaste, DO

Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Robert A. Kaufman, MD

Member

Radiologist-in-Chief

Chief, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Raja B. Khan, MD

Associate Member

Director, Division of Neurology

Neurology

James L. Klosky, PhD

Assistant Member

Clinical Psychologist, After Completion of Therapy Clinic

Psychology

Matthew J. Krasin, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Richard Kriwacki, PhD

Associate Member

Adjunct Associate Professor, Molecular Sciences Dept., UT Health Science Center, Memphis

Structural Biology

Kevin R. Krull, PhD

Associate Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Psychology

Larry E. Kun, MD

Member

Chair, Radiological Sciences

Radiological Sciences

Mondira Kundu, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Pathology

Jill M. Lahti, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Cytogenetics Shared Resource

Tumor Cell Biology

Catherine G. Lam, MD, MPH

Assistant Member

Medical Director, Philippines Program and Asian Development, International Outreach Program

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Joseph H. Laver, MD

Member

Clinical Director and Executive Vice President

Administration

Richard E. Lee, PhD

Member

Adjunct Professor, UT Health Science Center

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Wing H. Leung, MD, PhD

Member

Chair, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Shaoyu Li, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Yimei Li, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN

Assistant Member

Director, Division of Nursing Research

Nursing Research

Mary E. (Beth) McCarville, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Jonathan A. McCullers, MD

Member

Infectious Diseases

Maureen Ann McGargill, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Lisa M. McGregor, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Medical Director, Solid Tumor Clinic

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Shannon McKinney-Freeman, PhD

Assistant Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Peter J. McKinnon, PhD

Member

Genetics

Paul E. Mead, PhD

Associate Member

Pathology

Michael M. Meagher, PhD

Member

President, Children's GMP LLC
Vice President, Therapeutics Production and Quality

Biochemistry

Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

Member

Division Chief, Radiation Oncology

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Monika Metzger, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Stephen F. Miller, MD, FRCPC

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Tanja Mittag, PhD

Assistant Member

Structural Biology

James I. Morgan, PhD

Member

Chair, Developmental Neurobiology

Shahdam, Edna and Albert Abdo Basic Science Chair

Developmental Neurobiology

R. Ray Morrison, MD

Associate Member

Division Chief, Critical Care

Critical Care

Peter J. Murray, PhD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Immunology

Clayton W. Naeve, PhD

Member

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Endowed Chair in Bioinformatics
Director, Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

Administration

Information Sciences

Hartwell Center

Fariba Navid, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD

Associate Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Arthur W. Nienhuis, MD

Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Kerri Nottage, MD

Assistant Member

Hematology

Leta K. Nutt, PhD

Assistant Member

Biochemistry

Stacey K. Ogden, PhD

Assistant Member

Biochemistry

Robert J. Ogg, PhD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

Rohit P. Ojha, DrPH

Assistant Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Guillermo Oliver, PhD

Member

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Genetics

Arzu Onar-Thomas, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Joseph T. Opferman, PhD

Associate Member

Biochemistry

Atmaram S. Pai Panandiker, MD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Alberto Pappo, MD

Member

Director, Solid Tumor Division

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Janet F. Partridge, PhD

Associate Member

Biochemistry

Zoltán Patay, MD, PhD

Member

Chief, Section of Neuroradiology

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Junmin Peng, PhD

Associate Member

Director, St. Jude Proteomics Facility

Structural Biology

Developmental Neurobiology

Derek Persons, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Sean Phipps, PhD

Member

Chair, Psychology

St. Jude Endowed Chair in Behavioral Medicine

Psychology

Asha B. Pillai, MD

Assistant Member

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Jerlym S. Porter, PhD

Research Associate

Psychology

Philip M. Potter, PhD

Associate Member

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Stan Pounds, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Division of Biostatistics for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Biostatistics

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Member

Chair, Department of Oncology

Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Chair of Leukemia Research
American Cancer Society Professor
Medical Director, China Program - International Outreach

Oncology

Pathology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Associate Member

Director of Telemedicine, International Outreach Program

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Richard Rahija, DVM, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Animal Resources Center

Pathology

Susana C. Raimondi, PhD

Member

Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Pathology

Bhaskar N. Rao, MD

Member

Surgery Director - International Outreach

Surgery

Wilburn E. Reddick, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Diagnostic Image and Signal Processing Laboratory

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

Vanessa D. Redecke, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Jerold E. Rehg, DVM

Member

Head, Veterinary Pathology

Pathology

Ulrike M. Reiss, MD

Associate Member

Hematology

Mary V. Relling, PharmD

Member

Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Raul C. Ribeiro, MD

Member

Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Division

Director, International Outreach Program
Associate Director for Outreach Program, Cancer Center

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Fatima Rivas, PhD

Research Associate

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Giles W. Robinson, MD

Research Associate

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Leslie L. Robison, PhD

Member

Chair, Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Charles O. Rock, PhD

Member

Director, Protein Production Facility

Infectious Diseases

Jason W. Rosch, PhD

Research Associate

Infectious Diseases

Martine F. Roussel, PhD

Member

Endowed Chair in Molecular Oncogenesis

Co-Director, Cancer Center Signal Transduction Program
Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Memphis
Vice-President for the US, Eurocancer, Paris, France (2003-present)
Chair, Erasmus University of Sciences, Paris, VII France and St. Jude Exchange Program, Spring/Summer Laboratory Training for Masters Students

Tumor Cell Biology

Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD, PhD

Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Charles J. Russell, PhD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Virology

Noah D. Sabin, MD, JD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

András Sablauer, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Chief, Imaging Informatics

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

John T. Sandlund, MD

Member

Medical Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Clinic

Medical Director, Russia Program - International Outreach

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

John A. Sandoval, MD

Assistant Member

Surgery

Victor M. Santana, MD

Member

Charles B. Pratt Chair in Solid Tumor Research

Vice Pesident, Clinical Trials Administration
Associate Director for Clinical Research, St. Jude Cancer Center

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Jane E. Schreiber, PhD

Research Associate

Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Psychology

Erin G. Schuetz, PhD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

John D. Schuetz, PhD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Brenda Schulman, PhD

Member

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Co-Director, Molecular Oncology Program

Structural Biology

Tumor Cell Biology

Stacey L. Schultz-Cherry, PhD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Anang A. Shelat, PhD

Assistant Member

Director, Lead Discovery Informatics and Compound Management

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Jerry L. Shenep, MD

Member

Chief Medical Information Officer

Infectious Diseases

Information Sciences

Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD

Member

Chair, Tumor Cell Biology

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Co-Director, Molecular Oncology Program
Herrick Foundation Chair

Tumor Cell Biology

Stephen J. Shochat, MD

Member

Surgery

David R. Shook, MD

Assistant Member

Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship Program

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Barry L. Shulkin, MD

Member

Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division

Radiological Sciences

Nuclear Medicine

Richard J. Smeyne, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Scott E. Snyder, PhD

Associate Member

Director of Molecular Imaging Research

Radiological Sciences

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Nuclear Medicine

David J. Solecki, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Brian P. Sorrentino, MD

Member

Director, Experimental Hematology Division

Director, Vector Production Facility

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Beatriz Sosa-Pineda, PhD

Associate Member

Genetics

Alex Sparreboom, PhD

Associate Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sheri L. Spunt, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Solid Tumor

Ashok Srinivasan, MD

Assistant Member

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

R. Sathish Srinivasan, PhD

Research Associate

Genetics

Deo Kumar Srivastava, PhD

Member

Biostatistics

Clinton F. Stewart, PharmD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Michael R. Taylor, PhD

Assistant Member

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Paul G. Thomas, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Brandon Triplett, MD

Assistant Member

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Luis A. Trujillo Huaccho, MD

Assistant Member

Anesthesiology

Elaine Tuomanen, MD

Member

Chair, Infectious Diseases

Director, Children's Infection Defense Center (CIDC)
Co-Leader, Bacterial Pathogenesis, CIDC

Infectious Diseases

Vida L. Tyc, PhD

Member

Psychology

Dario A. A. Vignali, PhD

Member

Vice Chair, Immunology

Immunology

A. Peter Vogel, DVM, PhD

Member

Pathology

Winfred C. Wang, MD

Member

Hematology

Thomas R. Webb, PhD

Member

Director, High Throughput Chemistry

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Richard J. Webby, PhD

Associate Member

Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds

Infectious Diseases

Virology

Robert G. Webster, PhD

Member

Rose Marie Thomas Chair

Infectious Diseases

Cynthia Wetmore, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Stephen White, DPhil

Member

Chair, Structural Biology

Adjunct Full Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Structural Biology

Judith A. Wilimas, MD

Member

Medical Director, Referring Physicians Office and Domestic Affiliate Program

Oncology

Becky B. Wright, MD

Associate Member

Anesthesiology

Karen D. Wright, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Jianrong (John) Wu, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Xiaoping Xiong, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Bing Yan, PhD

Member

Director, High-Throughput Analytical Chemistry Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Jun J. Yang, PhD

Assistant Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ying Yuan, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Stanislav S. Zakharenko, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Gerard P. Zambetti, PhD

Member

Vice President and Director of Academic Programs in Biomedical Sciences

Associate Director for Training and Education, Cancer Center

Biochemistry

Hui Zhang, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Jinghui Zhang, PhD

Associate Member

Biotechnology

Jie Zheng, PhD

Associate Member

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Structural Biology

Liang Zhu, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Jian Zuo, PhD

Member

Developmental Neurobiology