Cancer Biology

David Gutmann, MD, PhD
Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor
- Email: gutmannd@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Leveraging neurogenetic disorders to study normal brain development, cancer, and autism
Key words
pediatric brain cancer, brain development, neuroimmunology, cancer neuroscience, autism, hiPSC engineering, genetically engineered mice

Dennis Hallahan, MD
Professor and Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology
- Email: dhallahan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
The mechanisms of cell death in normal tissues during cancer therapy
Key words
cancer, cell death, drug delivery, radiation, signal transduction

Xueyan He, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: xueyanh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Advancing knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for colorectal tumor progression, with a specific focus on Stress and its influence on the Tumor Microenvironment.
Key words
Tumor Microenvironment, Stress

Jason Held, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jheld@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Redox biochemistry in cell signaling and disease, Proteomics
Key words
proteomics, post-translational modification, cysteine, redox, mass spectrometry, oxidation

Brett Herzog, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: bherzog@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Key words

Angela Hirbe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: hirbea@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Utilization of genomic information from sarcomas to better understand the pathogenesis of these tumors and to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets for these aggressive cancers.
Key words
sarcoma, metastasis, genomics, cell signalling, NF1, MPNST

Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: chsieh@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Research summary
Understanding T cell tolerance to self and non-self
Key words
autoimmunity, immunology, lymphocyte, regulatory T cell, tolerance, mucosal immunology

Joseph Ippolito, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: ippolitoj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Precision medicine through metabolism-based imaging and therapy: from laboratory to clinical translation
Key words
cancer, metabolism, imaging, sex differences, body composition

James Janetka, PhD
Professor
- Email: janetkaj@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
The rational structure-based drug design and synthesis for cancer and infectious disease
Key words
protease, kinase, cancer, infection, lectin, chemistry, synthesis, drug discovery, peptidomimetic, inhibitor

Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: jiang.shu@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Research summary
Development of novel statistical methods for precision medicine
Key words
Biostatistics; Image analysis; Dynamic risk prediction; Multistate models