AGING-CANCER RESEARCH
PROGRAM LEADERS
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Nathan A. Berger, MD Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology nab@case.edu |
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Julia Hannum Rose, PhD Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics jhr8@case.edu |
Program Themes | Program Overview | Program Members
PROGRAM THEMES
Investigations in the Aging-Cancer Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will concentrate on these high priority thematic areas:
- Cancer Treatment Efficacy and Tolerance
- Effects of Comorbidities on Cancer Incidence, Screening and Therapy
- Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer in the Elderly
- Biology of Aging and Cancer
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
As a result of pilot projects, other research activities stimulated during the past three years, and interdisciplinary aging-cancer conferences, we have developed six aging-cancer focus area initiatives listed below. By strategically awarding new aging-cancer pilot projects in these areas, the six focus area initiatives serve as the platforms for continued enhancement of aging-cancer research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. These focus area initiatives are listed below:
- Chromosomal Breakage and DNA Repair in Aging and Cancer
- Age Dependent Changes in Brain Tumor Biology
- Obesity Signaling Mechanisms in Age Related Cancers
- Impact of Comorbidities on Cancer in the Elderly
- Treatment Efficacy and Tolerance in Older Patients with Cancer and Age Bias
- Psychosocial, Health Services and Survivorship Research in Aging and Cancer
PROGRAM MEMBERS
Nathan A. Berger, MD
Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
nab@case.edu
Karen F. Bowman, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Sociology
karen.bowman@case.edu
Henri Brunengraber, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Nutrition
henri.brunengraber@case.edu
Barbara J. Daly, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Nursing
barbara.daly@case.edu
Gary T. Deimling, PhD
Professor, Sociology
gtd@case.edu
Eva F. Kahana, PhD
Professor, Sociology
exk@case.edu
Siran M. Koroukian, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
sxk15@case.edu
Elizabeth E. O'Toole, MD
Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics, Bioethics
exo5@case.edu
Cynthia Owusu, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
cynthia.owusu@case.edu
Tanyanika Phillips-Towe, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
tanyanika.phillips@UHhospitals.org
Susan Redline, MD
Professor, Medicine-Pediatrics
sxr15@case.edu
Julia Hannum Rose, PhD
Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics
jhr8@case.edu
Mark A. Smith, PhD
Professor, Pathology
mark.smith@case.edu
Kathleen A. Smyth, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Memory and Aging
kxs11@case.edu
Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
suht@ccf.org
Aloen L. Townsend, PhD
Associate Professor, Applied Social Sciences
aloen.townsend@case.edu
Xiongwei Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology
xiongwei.zhu@case.edu