Molecular & Cellular Oncology Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Dihua Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Hubert L. & Olive Stringer Distinguished Chair in Basic Science
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Brain metastasis, tumor immune microenvironment, targeted- and immuno-therapies, breast cancer immunoprevention
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Laura Beretta, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Liver Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Microbiome, Lipid Metabolism
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Paul Chiao, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Apoptosis and metastasis of pancreatic cancer, signaling pathways of NF-kappaB and Polo-like kinases
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Min Gyu Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Epigenetic Modifiers, Tumorigenesis & Metastasis, Tumor Suppression & Inhibition
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Chunru Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Metabolism, Immunotherapy
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Yuan-Hung Lo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interest: 3D Organoid Models, Tumor Heterogeneity, Gastrointestinal Stem Cells, Tumorigenesis Targeted Therapies and Cancer Prevention
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Honami Naora, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Immune & Non-Immune Cell Dynamics in Metastasis, Inflammatory Signaling, Cellular Reprogramming
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Min Sup Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: PTEN Biology, Tumor Metabolism, Symbiosis & Cancer
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John Tainer, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: DNA Repair–replication-transcription Interface, Synthetic Lethality, Structure-based Inhibitor Design
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Liuqing Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Long Noncoding RNA, Cancer Signaling Pathway, Tumor Immune Microenvironment
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Haoqiang Ying, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Research Interests: Cancer Genetics, Cancer Metabolism, Genetically Engineered Mouse Models, Pancreatic Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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Research Faculty
Zamal Ahmed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Hironari Akasaka, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Naora
Suet Ying Kwan, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Beretta
Won Jae Lee, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Naora
Mi Kyung Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Song
Yutong Sun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Chi-Lin Tsai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Yongkun Wei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Yi Xiao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Jun Yao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Xiangliang Yuan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Arseniy Yuzhalin, Ph.D.
Instructor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Lin Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Research Staff
Tiffany L Calderone, M.B. (ASCP)
Research Lab Manager of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Beretta
Chien-Chia Cheng, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Lillian Dolapchiev
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Beretta
Yimin Duan, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Zhenbo Han, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Supv, Laboratory & Research of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Zhou Jiang, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Lin
Weidong Wade Jin, M.S.
Coordinator, Research Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Todd Link, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Davide Moiani, M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Matthew Musat
Research Assistant I of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Beretta
Michael A Longo, Ph.D.
Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Sarita Namjoshi, M.S.
Sr. Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Tina K Nguyen, B.S.
Sr. Research Assistant of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Drs. Lin/Yang
Dean Pan, B.A.
Research Assistant I of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Ying
Qing Liu, Ph.D.
Research Investigator of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Lo
Shannon Roberts, B.S.
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Tainer
Sara Estrada
Research Assistant I of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Beretta
Yohei Saito, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Yu
Chia-Mei Young
Research Assistant II of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Lab: Dr. Lo
Joint and Adjunct Faculty
Joint Faculty
Gan, Boyi, Ph.D.
Lee Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.
Don Lynn Gibbons, M.D., Ph.D.
Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
Stephen Yenzen Lai, M.D., Ph.D.
Jinsong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Zhao Wang, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Sharad Awasthi, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Lee
Maria Centomo, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Song
Naga (Bob) Chinnam, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Tainer
Jian Gao, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Lin
Ching-Fei Li, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Ying
Yunhai Li, M.D.
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Min Liu, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Tainer
Minghui Liu, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Ying
Weiguang Liu, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Xiaoxiao Liu, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Witty Tyagi, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Lee
Qingping Xiong, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Yang
Zilong Zhao, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dr. Lin
Graduate Students
Chaitali Bhadiadra
Mentor: Dr. Yang
Drew Ashton Boagni
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Yiming Cai
Mentor: Dr. Ying
Hao-Nien Chen
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Ahmed Emam
Mentor: Dr. Tainer
Pengju Gong
Mentor: Dr. Yang
Lisa Huang
Mentor: Dr. Yang
Phuoc Nguyen
Mentor: Dr. Ying
Runze Shen
Mentor: Dr. Tainer
Alyssa Shulman
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Shao-Ping (Emily) Yang
Mentor: Dr. Yu
Wei-Chieh (Pierce) Yu
Mentor: Dr. Lo
Administrative Staff (713-792-7477)
Patricia G. Lopez
Department Administrator
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Sherron E. Carouthers
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Jeng Cheng, Ph.D.
Associated Director Research Planning and Development
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Deborah Henson
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Kevin Joseph
Program Coordinator
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Lyhuong L. Le
Financial Analyst
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Irene Shih
Program Manager
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Revée Smith Hughes
Grant Program Manager
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Vonta Ward
Senior Procurement Specialist
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Raquel Rincon
Accounting Specialist
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Rasheda Davis
Grant Program Coordinator
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