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.
Shahpar, Samman
Assistant Professor
Bio
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]
Shammo, Jamile
Professor
Bio
I am professor of Medicine and a clinical researcher with interest in bone marrow failure states including aplastic anemia, PNH and myelodysplastic neoplasms as well the myeloproliferative neoplasms. ... [more]
Shenoy, Niraj
Associate Professor
Bio
The Shenoy Lab is interested in understanding and targeting the interactions between aberrant metabolism, epigenetic dysregulation, and immune evasion in cancer. While kidney cancer (clear cell r... [more]
Shilatifard, Ali
Professor
Bio
I hold the Robert Francis Furchgott Professorship and am the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I continue to run... [more]
Shukla, Vipul
Assistant Professor
Bio
My research broadly focuses on understanding the roles of cytosine modifications and alternative DNA structures in normal and cancer genomes. I am currently investigating the functions of G-quadruplex... [more]
Shulman, Lee P
Professor
Bio
Dr. Shulman's major research interests are in reproductive and cancer genetics, contraception and reproductive medicine, menopause, women's healthcare advocacy and botanical interventions in... [more]
Siddique, Juned
Professor
Bio
I am a Biostatistican in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a ran... [more]
Silverman, Richard
Professor
Bio
The primary focus in Silverman's laboratory is basic research into central nervous system disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, addiction, and epil... [more]
Simon, Melissa
Professor
Bio
Dr. Simon's primary research interests are aimed at promoting health equity and eliminating health disparities among low income, medically underserved women across the lifespan. Integrating health ser... [more]
Singer, Benjamin
Associate Professor
Bio
In the context of acute lung inflammation and injury, my laboratory focuses on DNA methylation and gene expression as features that define T lymphocyte immunoregulatory phenotype and pro-repair functi... [more]