Investigators and Staff
SPORE Leaders
Principal Investigator
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1628
Fax: 713-745-0887
Email: mkonople@mdanderson.org
Co-Principal Investigator
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
President & CEO
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
403 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
Office: 856-757-4820
Email: jpissa@coriell.org
SPORE Project Leaders
Project 1: New Epigenetic Therapy Targets
Co-Project Leader, Basic Research
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
President & CEO
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
403 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
Office: 856-757-4820
Email: jpissa@coriell.org
Co-Project Leader, Clinical Research
Hagop M. Kantarjian, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-792-7026
Fax: 713-794-4297
Email: hkantarjian@mdanderson.org
Project 2: Anti-PR1 Immune Therapy for Myeloid Leukemia
Co-Project Leader, Basic Research
Jeffrey Molldrem, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
7435 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77054-1901
Office: 713-563-3318
Fax: 713-563-3364
Email: jmolldre@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader, Clinical Research
Richard Champlin, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 423
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-792-3618
Fax: 713-792-4346
Email: rchampli@mdanderson.org
Project 4: Off-the-shelf engineered cord blood-derived natural killer cells for the treatment acute leukemia
Co-Project Leader, Basic Research
Katy Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Holcombe Blvd., Box 423
Houston, TX 77030-4008
Office: 713-794-4260
Email: KRezvani@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader, Clinical Research
Elizabeth Shpall, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030-4008
Office: 713-745-2161
Email: eshpall@mdanderson.org
Project 5: Targeting Oxidative Phosphorylation in AML
Co-Project Leader, Basic Research
Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler, Box 1491
Houston, TX 77030-4008
Office: 713-792-6370
Email: GDraetta@mdanderson.org
Co-Project Leader, Clinical Research
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1628
Fax: 713-745-0887
Email: mkonople@mdanderson.org
SPORE Core Leaders
Core A: Administrative Core
Director
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1628
Fax: 713-745-0887
Email: mkonople@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
President & CEO
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
403 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
Office: 856-757-4820
Email: jpissa@coriell.org
Core B: Pathology and Tissue Core
Director
Steven Kornblau, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 448
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1568
Fax: 713-794-1938
Email: smkornbl@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
President & CEO
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
403 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
Office: 856-757-4820
Email: jpissa@coriell.org
Co-Director
Carlos Bueso-Ramos, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 72
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-563-1091
Email: cbuesora@mdanderson.org
Core C: Biostatistics and Data Management Core
Director
Xuelin Huang, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 1411
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-4172
Email: xlhuang@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Xiaoping Su, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 1410
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-792-5508
Email: XSu1@mdanderson.org
SPORE Program Leaders
Developmental Research Program
Co-Director
William Plunkett, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-792-3335
Email: wplunket@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1628
Fax: 713-745-0887
Email: mkonople@mdanderson.org
Career Enhancement Program
Co-Director
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 428
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-794-1628
Fax: 713-745-0887
Email: mkonople@mdanderson.org
Co-Director
William Plunkett, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030
Office: 713-792-3335
Email: wplunket@mdanderson.org