Faculty

St. Jude Faculty


Elisabeth E. Adderson, MD

Associate Member

Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Infectious Diseases

Doralina Anghelescu, MD

Associate Member

Director, Pain Management Service

Anesthesiology

Gregory T. Armstrong, MD

Assistant Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Neuro Oncology

Richard A. Ashmun, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Shared Resource

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Oncology

Banu Aygun, MD

Assistant Member

Hematology

Justin N. Baker, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Suzanne J. Baker, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Sharyn D. Baker, PharmD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Raymond C. Barfield, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Don Bashford, PhD

Associate Member

Structural Biology

Molecular Biotechnology / Hartwell Center

Helen M. Beere, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Chris Beltran, PhD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Deepa Bhojwani, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

George Bikhazi, MD

Member

Chief, Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

Mark Bix, PhD

Assistant Member

Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Immunology

Mary-Ann Bjornsti, PhD

Member

Molecular Pharmacology

James M. Boyett, PhD

Member

Endowed Chair of Biostatistics

Director, Biostatistics Shared Resource for the St. Jude Cancer Center
Executive Director, Operations and Biostatistics Center, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

Biostatistics

Paul K. Brindle, PhD

Associate Member

Biochemistry

Alberto Broniscer, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Dario Campana, MD, PhD

Member

Vice Chair for Laboratory Research, Oncology

Professor of Pediatrics, UT College of Medicine

Oncology

Pathology

Miguela Caniza, MD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases Program Director - International Outreach

Infectious Diseases

Taosheng Chen, PhD, PMP®

Assistant Member

Director, High Throughput Screening Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Cheng Cheng, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

P. Joan Chesney, MD

Member

Director, Academic Programs

Associate Director for Training and Education, Cancer Center

Infectious Diseases

Hongbo Chi, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Heather Conklin, PhD

Assistant Member

Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Brain Tumor Program

Behavioral Medicine

Mary Ellen Conley, MD

Member

UT Joint Appointment

Immunology

Cheryl Cox, PhD

Associate Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Mary K. Danks, PhD

Associate Member

Molecular Pharmacology

Andrew M. Davidoff, MD

Associate Member

Division Chief, General Pediatric Surgery

Director, Surgical Research

Surgery

Najat C. Daw, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Larisa V. Debelenko, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Pathology

Peter C. Doherty, PhD

Member

Nobel Laureate

Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research
Co-Leader, Infection & Host Defense Program

Immunology

James R. Downing, MD

Member

Scientific Director, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair, Pathology
Associate Director of Basic Research, Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Administration

Pathology

Michael A. Dyer, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Lama Elbahlawan, MD

Assistant Member

Critical Care

David W. Ellison, MD, PhD, MRCP (UK), FRCPath

Member

Pathology

William E. Evans, PharmD

Member

Director, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chief Executive Officer

Administration

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Patricia M. Flynn, MD

Member

Arthur Ashe Chair in Pediatric AIDS Research

Director, Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases
Director, Translational Trials Unit
Co-Leader, HIV Therapeutics & Vaccine Development, CIDC

Infectious Diseases

Naoaki Fujii, PhD

Assistant Member

Director, Medicinal Chemistry Core Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Wayne L. Furman, MD

Member

Medical Director, Solid Tumor Clinic

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Amar Gajjar, MD

Member

Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research

Co-Chair, Department of Oncology
Director, Neuro-Oncology Division
Co-Leader, Neurobiology & Brain Tumor Program

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Patricia A. Garvie, PhD

Assistant Member

Chief Psychologist, Infectious Disease Service

Behavioral Medicine

Aditya H. Gaur, MD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Terrence L. Geiger, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Medical Director, Clinical Pathology

Pathology

Richard J. Gilbertson, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Molecular Clinical Trials Core

Co-Leader, Neurobiology & Brain Tumor Program

Developmental Neurobiology

Oncology

Daniel M. Green, MD

Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Douglas R. Green, PhD

Member

Chair, Immunology

Peter C. Doherty Endowed Chair of Immunology

Immunology

William L. Greene, PharmD

Member

Chief Pharmaceutical Officer

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Administration

Gerard Grosveld, PhD

Member

Chair, Genetics/Tumor Cell Biology

Director, Transgenic Core Unit

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

R. Kiplin Guy, PhD

Member

Chair, Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Hans Haecker, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Gregory Hale, MD

Associate Member

Clinical Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Quality Management Officer, Bone Marrow Transplantation
Medical Director, Transplant & Gene Therapy Program
Director, Transplant Fellowship Program

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS

Assistant Member

Hematology

Linda C. Harris, PhD

Associate Member

Associate Director and Liaison for University Affairs, Academic Programs

Molecular Pharmacology

Randall T. Hayden, MD

Associate Member

Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

Director, Pathology Quality Program

Pathology

Kathleen J. Helton, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Linda M. Hendershot, PhD

Member

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Claudia M. Hillenbrand, PhD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

Pamela S. Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN

Member

Director, Nursing Research

Nursing Research

Peter J. Houghton, PhD

Member

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology

Co-Leader, Solid Malignancies Program
Director, Solid Tumor Program Project Grant

Molecular Pharmacology

Scott C. Howard, MD, MS

Associate Member

Director of Clinical Trials, International Outreach Program

Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Chia-ho Hua, PhD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Melissa M. Hudson, MD

Member

Director, Cancer Survivorship Division

Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention & Control Program

Oncology

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Cancer Survivorship

Behavioral Medicine

Walter T. Hughes, MD

Emeritus

Infectious Diseases

Daniel L. Hunt, Jr., PhD

Research Associate

Biostatistics

Julia L. Hurwitz, PhD

Member

Co-Leader, HIV Therapeutics & Vaccine Development, CIDC

Infectious Diseases

James N. Ihle, PhD

Member

Chair, Biochemistry

Edward F. Barry Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
Howard Hughes Investigator
Co-Leader, Signal Transduction Program

Biochemistry

Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Suzanne Jackowski, PhD

Member

Infectious Diseases

Carl W. Jackson, PhD

Member

Associate Director of Academic Programs

Oncology

Sima Jeha, MD

Member

Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Developmental Therapeutics

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Jesse J. Jenkins, III, MD

Member

Director of Pathology, International Outreach Program

Pathology

Javier R. Kane, MD

Associate Member

Director, Palliative Medicine & End of Life Care Program

Oncology

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Kimberly A. Kasow, DO

Assistant Member

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD

Member

Cancer Center Director

Director, Molecular Therapeutics Division

Oncology

Molecular Therapeutics

Sue C. Kaste, DO

Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Robert A. Kaufman, MD

Member

Radiologist-in-Chief

Chief, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Katsumi Kitagawa, PhD

Assistant Member

Molecular Pharmacology

Risa Kitagawa, PhD

Assistant Member

Molecular Pharmacology

Lisa M. Klesges, PhD

Associate Member

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UT Memphis
Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, UT Memphis

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Robert C. Klesges, PhD

Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

James L. Klosky, PhD

Assistant Member

Clinical Psychologist, After Completion of Therapy Clinic

Behavioral Medicine

Katherine Knapp, MD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Matthew J. Krasin, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Richard Kriwacki, PhD

Associate Member

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Molecular Sciences Dept., UT Health Science Center, Memphis

Structural Biology

Kevin R. Krull, PhD

Associate Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Larry E. Kun, MD

Member

Chair, Radiological Sciences

Radiological Sciences

Jill M. Lahti, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Cytogenetics Shared Resource

Co-Director, Cell & Tissue Imaging Core Facility

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Jatinder Lamba, PhD

Research Associate

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Fred H. Laningham, MD

Assistant Member

Commander, United States Navy, USNR-R MC

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Wing H. Leung, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Mary E. (Beth) McCarville, MD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Jonathan A. McCullers, MD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Maureen Ann McGargill, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Lisa M. McGregor, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Peter J. McKinnon, PhD

Associate Member

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Paul E. Mead, PhD

Associate Member

Pathology

Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

Member

Division Chief, Radiation Oncology

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Monika Metzger, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Joseph Mirro, Jr., MD

Member

Executive Vice President for Physician Relations

Chief Medical Officer/Physician in Chief
Medical Director, Domestic Affiliate Program
Medical Director, Professional Services/Fees

Administration

Oncology

James I. Morgan, PhD

Member

Chair, Developmental Neurobiology

Shahdam, Edna and Albert Abdo Basic Science Chair

Developmental Neurobiology

Stephan W. Morris, MD

Member

Pathology

Oncology

Brannon Morris, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Cancer Survivorship

Neuro Oncology

Neurology

R. Ray Morrison, MD

Associate Member

Division Chief, Critical Care

Critical Care

Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS(Hons), MSc, MD

Assistant Member

Pathology

Peter J. Murray, PhD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Immunology

Clayton W. Naeve, PhD

Member

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Director, Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
Chief, Molecular Biotechnology

Information Sciences

Molecular Biotechnology / Hartwell Center

Fariba Navid, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD

Assistant Member

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Paul A. Ney, MD

Associate Member

Biochemistry

Arthur W. Nienhuis, MD

Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

John L. Nitiss, PhD

Associate Member

Molecular Pharmacology

Robert J. Ogg, PhD

Associate Member

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

Guillermo Oliver, PhD

Member

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Arzu Onar, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Mihaela M. Onciu, MD

Associate Member

Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology

Pathology

Joseph T. Opferman, PhD

Assistant Member

Biochemistry

Atmaram S. Pai Panandiker, MD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Radiation Oncology

Janet F. Partridge, PhD

Assistant Member

Biochemistry

Zoltán Patay, MD, PhD

Member

Chief, Section of Neuroradiology

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

Lilia A. Pereiras, MD

Assistant Member

Anesthesiology

Derek Persons, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Sean Phipps, PhD

Member

Behavioral Medicine

Allen Portner, PhD

Member

Leader, Respiratory Virus Vaccines, CIDC

Head, Division of Virology

Infectious Diseases

Philip M. Potter, PhD

Associate Member

Molecular Pharmacology

Stan Pounds, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Member

Chair, Department of Oncology

Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Chair of Leukemia Research
American Cancer Society Professor
Medical Director, China Program - International Outreach

Oncology

Pathology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Assistant Member

Director of Telemedicine, International Outreach Program

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Richard Rahija, DVM, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Animal Resources Center

Pathology

Susana C. Raimondi, PhD

Member

Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Pathology

Surender Rajasekaran, MD, MPH

Assistant Member

Critical Care

Bhaskar N. Rao, MD

Member

Surgery Director - International Outreach

Surgery

Wilburn E. Reddick, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Diagnostic Image and Signal Processing Laboratory

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

Vanessa D. Redecke, MD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Jerold E. Rehg, DVM

Member

Head, Veterinary Pathology

Pathology

Ulrike M. Reiss, MD

Assistant Member

Hematology

Mary V. Relling, PharmD

Member

Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Raul C. Ribeiro, MD

Member

Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Division

Director, International Outreach Program
Associate Director for Outreach Program, Cancer Center

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Janice M. Riberdy, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

Leslie L. Robison, PhD

Member

Chair, Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Charles O. Rock, PhD

Member

Director, Protein Production Facility

Infectious Diseases

Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD

Associate Member

Medical Director, Mexico Program - International Outreach

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Martine F. Roussel, PhD

Member

Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Memphis
Vice-President for the US, Eurocancer, Paris, France (2003-present)
Chair, Erasmus University of Sciences, Paris, VII France and St. Jude Exchange Program, Spring/Summer Laboratory Training for Masters Students

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Charles J. Russell, PhD

Assistant Member

Infectious Diseases

Virology

John T. Sandlund, MD

Member

Medical Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Clinic

Medical Director, Russia Program - International Outreach

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Victor M. Santana, MD

Member

Charles B. Pratt Chair in Solid Tumor Research

Director, Solid Tumor Division
Associate Director for Clinical Research, St. Jude Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Solid Malignancies Program

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Erin G. Schuetz, PhD

Associate Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

John D. Schuetz, PhD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Brenda Schulman, PhD

Associate Member

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Co-Director, Molecular Oncology Program

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Structural Biology

Zuyao Shan, PhD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Translational Imaging Research

John Shelso, MD

Assistant Member

Director, Endocrinology Division

Endocrinology

Jerry L. Shenep, MD

Member

Chief Medical Information Officer

Infectious Diseases

Information Sciences

Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD

Member

Co-Chair, Genetics & Tumor Cell Biology

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Co-Director, Molecular Oncology Program
Herrick Foundation Chair

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Stephen J. Shochat, MD

Member

Chair, Surgery

Surgeon-in-Chief

Surgery

Barry L. Shulkin, MD

Member

Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division

Radiological Sciences

Nuclear Medicine

Clive Slaughter, PhD

Member

Assistant Director, Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics & Biotechnology

Molecular Biotechnology / Hartwell Center

Richard J. Smeyne, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Scott E. Snyder, PhD

Associate Member

Director of Molecular Imaging Research

Radiological Sciences

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

David J. Solecki, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Brian P. Sorrentino, MD

Member

Director, Experimental Hematology Division

Co-Director, Transplantation and Gene Therapy Program
Director, Vector Production Facility

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Beatriz Sosa-Pineda, PhD

Associate Member

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Alex Sparreboom, PhD

Associate Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sheri L. Spunt, MD

Associate Member

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Solid Tumor

Deo Kumar Srivastava, PhD

Member

Biostatistics

Clinton F. Stewart, PharmD

Associate Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Michael R. Taylor, PhD

Assistant Member

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Elaine Tuomanen, MD

Member

Chair, Infectious Diseases

Director, Children's Infection Defense Center (CIDC)
Co-Leader, Bacterial Pathogenesis, CIDC

Infectious Diseases

Vida L. Tyc, PhD

Member

Interim Chief, Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral Medicine

Dario A. A. Vignali, PhD

Associate Member

Immunology

Winfred C. Wang, MD

Member

Director, St. Jude Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

Hematology

Russell E. Ware, MD, PhD

Member

Chair, Department of Hematology

Hematology

Thomas R. Webb, PhD

Member

Director, High Throughput Chemistry

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Richard J. Webby, PhD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases

Virology

Robert G. Webster, PhD

Member

Rose Marie Thomas Chair

Infectious Diseases

Stephen White, DPhil

Member

Chair, Structural Biology

Adjunct Full Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Structural Biology

Judith A. Wilimas, MD

Member

Medical Director, Central America - International Outreach

Medical Director for Morocco - International Outreach

Oncology

Richard T. Williams, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Molecular Therapeutics

Jianrong (John) Wu, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Xiaoping Xiong, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Bing Yan, PhD

Member

Director, High-Throughput Analytical Chemistry Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Stanislav S. Zakharenko, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Gerard P. Zambetti, PhD

Member

Biochemistry

Wei Zhao, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Jie Zheng, PhD

Associate Member

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Structural Biology

Jian Zuo, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Alessandra d'Azzo, PhD

Member

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Robert C. A. M. van Waardenburg, PhD

Research Associate

Molecular Pharmacology

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