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Basic Science Team

We believe that through scientific innovations, we will develop better therapies, improve quality of life, and achieve a cure.
We Believe

We believe that through scientific innovations, we will develop better therapies, improve quality of life, and achieve a cure.

Our laboratory investigators are engaged full-time in cutting-edge basic science research to identify ways to improve the treatment of malignant CNS tumors. The laboratories of full, associate, and secondary Neuro-oncology Program members comprise the basic science team.  

Researchers 

David Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
David Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
Director, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
Darell D. Bigner, MD, PhD
Darell D. Bigner, MD, PhD
Edwin L. Jones, Jr. and Lucille Finch Jones Cancer Research Professor (Focus Group: Immunoconjugates)
Satish Chitneni, PhD
Satish Chitneni, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Matthias Gromeier, MD
Matthias Gromeier, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Medicine (Focus Group: Virotherapy)
Yiping He, PhD
Yiping He, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Stephen Keir, DrPH, MPH
Stephen Keir, DrPH, MPH
Professor of Neurosurgery (Focus Group: Pre-Clinical Drug Testing)
Chay Kuo, MD, PhD
Chay Kuo, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, and Pediatrics (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Roger McLendon, MD
Roger McLendon, MD
Professor of Pathology (Focus Group: Biobanking)
John Sampson, MD, PhD
John Sampson, MD, PhD
Dr. Robert H. Wilkins and Gloria Wilkins Professor of Neurosurgery (Focus Group: Active Immunotherapy)
Luis Sanchez-Perez, PhD
Luis Sanchez-Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (Focus Group: Active Immunotherapy)
Hai Yan, MD, PhD
Hai Yan, MD, PhD
Henry S. Friedman Professor of Neuro-oncology (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Mark Dewhirst, DVM, PhD
Mark Dewhirst, DVM, PhD
Gustavo S. Montana Professor of Radiation Oncology (Focus Group: Pre-Clinical Drug Testing)
Simon Gregory, PhD
Simon Gregory, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Research Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Sally Kornbluth, PhD
Sally Kornbluth, PhD
James B. Duke Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology (Focus Group: Molecular Studies)
Ganesan Vaidyanathan, PhD
Ganesan Vaidyanathan, PhD
Professor of Radiology (Focus Group: Immunoconjugates)
Michael Zalutsky, PhD
Michael Zalutsky, PhD
Jonathan Spicehandler, MD, Professor of Neuro-oncology Research (Focus Group: Radio-Immunotherapy)
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