Program Faculty
Program In Cancer Biology Faculty
Justin Balko, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Mark Boothby, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Professor of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology & Immunology)
Jin Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Director of NCI T-32 Program
Lori A. Coburn, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition), Staff Physician, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System
Robert Coffey, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition), Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Barbara Fingleton, Ph.D.
Director, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Professor of Surgery
Michael Freeman, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Todd Giorgio, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
James R. Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Vice Chair for Surgical Research, Paul W. Sanger Chair of Experimental Surgery
Paula Hurley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Division of Hematology & Oncology), Associate Professor of Urology
Rebecca A. Ihrie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Jonathan Irish, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Scientific Director, Cancer & Immunology Core
Rachelle Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Division of Clinical Pharmacology), Director of Graduate Studies in Cancer Biology
John Kuriyan, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Medicine Basic Sciences, University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and of Chemistry, Mary Geddes Stahlman Chair
Deborah Lannigan, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, 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 for Translational Research & Interventional Oncology Program
Nicholas O. Markham, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition), Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, Staff Physician for TVHS-Veterans Affairs
Richard M. Peek, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hematology & Nutrition
Mary Philip, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer, VUMC; Executive Vice President for Research, VUMC; Brock Family Directorship in Career Development; Ingram Professor of Cancer Research; Professor of Biochemistry and Otolaryngology
Vito Quaranta, M.D.
Professor of Biochemistry, Director, Vanderbilt Quantitative Systems Biology Center
Marjan Rafat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiation Oncology
W. Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine; Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology; Professor of Biochemistry; Hugh J. Morgan Chair in Medicine
Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Immunobiology
Julie Rhoades, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Division of Clinical Pharmacology), Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ann Richmond, Ph.D.
Ingram Professor of Cancer Biology; Professor of Pharmacology; Professor of Dermatology; 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
Bhuminder Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Alissa Weaver, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & immunology, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
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