Lurie Cancer Center Members
Membership in the Lurie Cancer Center is based on the investigator's cancer research focus and scholarly activity. A program assignment recommendation is made by the Executive Committee with final approval issued by the cancer center's director. Full members are assigned to a program in the Basic Science Research Division, the Clinical Science Research Division or the Cancer Prevention & Control Research Division. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate in any educational activities initiated by the Lurie Cancer Center.
Scarpulla, Richard
Professor
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Because of the limited coding capacity of mtDNA the nuclear genome must provide the majority of the constituents needed for mitochondrial functions, including the maintenance and expression of mtDNA. ... [more]
Schaeffer, Edward
Professor
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My clinical and scientific focus is in prostate cancer, with an emphasis on at-risk populations, diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and the molecular biology of lethal prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is... [more]
Scheidt, Karl
Professor
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Our discoveries focus on efficient, enabling reactions and using simple organic molecules as catalysts. We have been heavily involved in the synthesis and study of multiple anti-tumor/anti-motility ag... [more]
Scherr, Courtney
Associate Professor
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Dr. Courtney Scherr's research focuses conversations in health that are challenging because of scientific complexity, risk, or uncertainty. Work conducted in her Health Communication Interaction ... [more]
Schiltz, Gary
Research Professor
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Collaborate with faculty on translational research projects to advance basic research towards therapeutic endpoints using small molecules. In this role, I have led multiple early stage drug discovery ... [more]
Schneiderman, Jennifer
Professor
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My primary research is in the field of transplant tolerance; specifically extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), which is used to treat acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (a&... [more]
Schumacker, Paul
Professor
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Our lab is interested in the effects of oxygen on cell metabolism, and in the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular oxygen sensing. The signaling pathways activated by hypoxia, and their regulatio... [more]
Schwulst, Steven
Associate Professor
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Preliminary work has generated head-shielded bone marrow chimeric mice allowing for the unambiguous differentiation between infiltrating monocytes and microglia after TBI. Using this model, we have sh... [more]
Scott, Rizaldy
Research Associate Professor
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I am the Scientific Director of the Mouse Histology & Phenotyping Laboratory (MHPL) of Northwestern University. The MHPL is a core facility administered by the Lurie Cancer Center provi... [more]
Shahpar, Samman
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Shahpar has dedicated his career to changing the culture of cancer care. As a physiatrist working in the Cancer Rehabilitation Program, he has extensive experience in assessing and treating cancer... [more]