Program Faculty
Program In Cancer Biology Faculty
Justin Balko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Cancer Biology Program and Breast Cancer Research Program
Mark Boothby, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology
Jin Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology, Director of NCI T-32 Program
Lori A Coburn, M.D.
Associate Professor, Tenure Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. , Staff Physician, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Robert Coffey, M.D.
Professor of GI/Med Oncology) & Cell & Developmental Biology, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Todd Giorgio, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering - School of Engineering
James R Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vice Chair, Surgical Research, Paul W. Sanger Professor of Experimental Surgery
Andreana Natalie Holowatyj, Ph.D., MSCI
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
Patrick Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Medicine, Director, Physician-Scientist Training Program
Rebecca A. Ihrie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Associate Professor in Neurological Surgery
Jonathan Irish, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Scientific Director, Cancer & Immunology Core
Rachelle Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Graduate Studies in Cancer Biology, Clinical Pharmacology Division/Medicine
Deborah Lannigan, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Youngmin Anna Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center
Christine M. Lovly, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research, Co-Leader, Translational Research and Interventional Oncology Program
Nicholas O. Markham, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Staff Physician, TVHS-Veterans Affairs, Nashville
Neil Osheroff, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry, John Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry, Professor of Medicine
Andrea Page-McCaw, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Cell & Developmental Biology Vanderbilt University
Ben Ho Park, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Director of Precision Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richard M. Peek, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology,Hematology & Nutrition
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer, VUMC Executive Vice President for Research, VUMC Brock Family Directorship in Career Development , Professor of Biochemistry and Otolaryngology
Vito Quaranta, MD
Professor of Biochemistry, Director, Vanderbilt Quantitative Systems Biology Center
Marjan Rafat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Radiation Oncology
Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of Medicine, Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Professor of Biochemistry; Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Immunobiology
Julie Rhoades, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Ann Richmond, Ph.D.
Ingram Professor of Cancer Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Dermatology , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Senior Career Scientist VA Medical Center
Eben Lloyd Rosenthal, M.D.
Guy M. Maness Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Yu Shyr, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Quantitative Sciences & Technologies for Advanced Genomics Analysis and Res Design, Chair, Vanderbilt Department of Biostatistics
Alissa Weaver, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Christopher Williams, M.D./Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean, Physician Scientist Education and Training, Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
John T. Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt-Igram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology
Keith Wilson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Director, Center for Mucosal Inflammation and Cancer
Roy Zent, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine; Thomas F. Frist Sr. Chair in Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology
Sandra Zinkel, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cancer Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine