Research Leadership

  • Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
    Interim Director; Associate Director of Population Sciences
  • José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH
    Interim Deputy Director
  • Christopher Bakkenist, PhD
    Associate Director, Education and Training
  • Kristin M. Bialobok, MSN
    Vice President, Clinical Research
  • 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
  • Tess Cummings RN, DBA, CCRP
    Associate Director for Research Administration
  • Greg Delgoffe, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
  • Devin Dressman, PhD
    Associate Director, Research Operations and Strategic Alliance
  • Shou-Jiang (SJ) Gao, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
  • Haitao Guo, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Virology Program
  • James Herman, MD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Adrian V. Lee, PhD
    Director, Institute for Precision Medicine
  • Marci Nilsen, PhD
    Co-Leader, Biobehavioral Cancer Control Program
  • Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
  • Patricia Opresko, PhD
    Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
  • Roderick O’Sullivan, PhD
    Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program
  • Yael Schenker, MD, MS
    Associate Director, Research Education, Training, and Career Development
  • Heath D. Skinner, MD, PhD
    Chairman and Professor of Radiation Oncology
  • Peter Wipf, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program
  • Jian-Mi Yuan, MD, PhD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Hassane Zarour, MD
    Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program

Visit our Research Administration section for more information.