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Research Leadership

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD Director
Stanley M. Marks, MD Chairman; Director or Clinical Services; Chief Medical Officer
Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD Associate Director, Cancer Informatics
Dana Bovbjerg, PhD Co-Leader, Biobehavioral Control Program
Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
Deidre Cleary, RN, BSN, CCRC Senior Director, Clinical Research Administration
Devin Dressman, PhD Associate Director, Research Operations and Strategic Alliances
Chad A. Ellis Deputy Director, Research Administration
Leisha Emens, MD, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
Haitao Guo, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
Haitao Guo, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
Shou-Jiang (SJ) Gao, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
Steffi Oesterreich, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
Patricia Opresko, PhD Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
Bhanu Pappu, PhD, MHA Vice President, Clinical Research Operations and Strategy
Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA Deputy Director, Research
Shivendra V. Singh, PhD Associate Director, Basic Research
Bennett Van Houten, PhD Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
Dario Vignali, PhD Co-Leader Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
Peter Wipf, PhD Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
Antoinette J. Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO Associate Director, Clinical Investigation; Interim Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Hassane Zarour, MD Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program

Visit our Research Administration section for more information about research leadership, including our Research Executive Advisory Committee, directors of Shared Resources, Training Committee, and Committee for Health Equity and Community Outreach & Engagement.