Investigators
Projects
PROJECT 1: The SIK2 Inhibitor GRN-300 Enhances PARP Inhibitor Sensitivity and T-Cell Function in Ovarian Cancer
Project Co-Leader: Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor, Experimental Therapeutics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-7743
Fax: 713-792-7864
Email: rbast@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Zhen Lu, M.D.
Professor, Experimental Therapeutics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-3721
Email: zlu@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Amir Jazaeri, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-1613
Email: aajazaeri@mdanderson.org
PROJECT 2: Next-Generation Engineered NK Cell Immunotherapy for Ovarian Cancer
Project Co-Leader: Katy Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Stem Cell Transplantation
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 423
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-794-4260
Fax: 713-794-4902
Email: krezvani@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Amir Jazaeri, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-1613
Email: aajazaeri@mdanderson.org
PROJECT 3: Targeting EGFL6 in Ovarian Cancer
Project Co-Leader: Anil K. Sood, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-5266
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: asood@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Shannon N. Westin, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-794-4314
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: swestin@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Timothy Yap, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
VP, Head of Clinical Dev, Therapeutics Discovery
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-1784
Email: tyap@mdanderson.org
PROJECT 4: Targeting p300 to Overcome PARP inhibitor resistance induced by acidic tumor microenvironment
Project Co-Leader: Rugang Zhang, Ph.D.
Chair, Experimental Therapeutics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Email: rzhang11@mdanderson.org
Project Co-Leader: Shannon N. Westin, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-794-4314
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: swestin@mdanderson.org
Cores
Administrative Core
Core Co-Director: Anil K. Sood, M.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1362
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-5266
Fax: 713-792-7586
Email: asood@mdanderson.org
Core Co-Director: Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Professor, Experimental Therapeutics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1950
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-792-7743
Fax: 713-792-7864
Email: rbast@mdanderson.org
Pathology Core
Core Director: Jinsong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology, Anatomical
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 85
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-1102
Fax: 713-563-1848
Email: jliu@mdanderson.org
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core
Core Co-Director: Ying Yuan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biostatistics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1689
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-563-4271
Fax: 713-563-4243
Email: yyuan@mdanderson.org
Core Co-Director: Han Liang, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioinformatics & Comp Biology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 237
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-9815
Email: hliang1@mdanderson.org
Core Co-Director: Jing Ning, Ph.D.
Professor, Biostatistics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1689
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713- 792-5310
Fax: 713-563-4243
Email: jning@mdanderson.org