Basic Science of Cancer Focus Groups

Coordinating Group Members

Alexandru Almaan, PhD

Alexandru Almasan, PhD
Professor, Cancer Biology, Radiation Oncology
almasaa@ccf.org

Clark W. Distelhorst, MD

Clark W. Distelhorst, MD
Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Pharmacology
cwd@case.edu

Susann M. Brady-Kalnay, PhD

Susann M. Brady-Kalnay, PhD
Professor, Molecular Biology & Microbiology
smb4@case.edu

George R. Stark, PhD

George R. Stark, PhD
Professor, Molecular Genetics
starkg@ccf.org


Description

The Cell Death Regulation Program and the Cancer Cell Signaling Program have been reorganized under the topic of Basic Science of Cancer, to be coordinated by Drs. Almasan, Brady-Kalnay, Distelhorst, and Stark. Specific interest Focus Groups have been formed around research areas, and these groups meet regularly to explore common research interests and develop collaborations that will advance cancer research programs. The potential benefits of such regular, focused meetings are:

  • Development of collegial research relationships
  • Increasing the potential for multi-investigator grant applications
  • Improving technical support
  • Increasing graduate student training opportunities
  • Inviting outside speakers for seminars and retreats
  • Identifying and advocating special support needs and recruitments

All Cancer Center members are welcome to participate in one or more of these Focus Groups. If you wish to participate in one or more of these groups, send a notice to Tracy Rehl at tracy.rehl@case.edu. Suggestions for other topics may be sent directly to one of the Program Leaders listed above. Meeting times are announced in the Case CCC weekly newsletter and are posted on our website.

Focus Group Activities



Focus Groups

Focus Group

Leader

Cytokine Signaling, Inflammation, and Cancer

Xiaoxia Li, PhD

TGFβ

William Schiemann, PhD

Nuclear Receptor Signaling and Hormone Responsive Cancers

David Danielpour, PhD
Noa Noy, PhD

Structural Biology (including Mass Spectrometry)

Jun Qin, PhD

Regulation of Cell Death – Apoptosis and Autophagy

Alexandru Almasan, PhD
Clark Distelhorst, MD

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis

Danny Manor, PhD

Systems Biology

James Jacobberger, PhD
Sree Sreenath, PhD

Drug Discovery and Development

Menachem Shoham, PhD
Anthony Berdis, PhD

Epigenetics and Cancer

Marian (Nikki) Harter, PhD