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, MSCE

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

Sharyn D. Baker, PharmD, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Suzanne J. Baker, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Don Bashford, PhD

Associate Member

Structural Biology

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

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

Associate Member

Oncology

Neuro Oncology

Dario Campana, MD, PhD

Member

Vice Chair for Laboratory Research, Oncology

Professor of Pediatrics, UT College of Medicine

Oncology

Pathology

Patrick K. Campbell, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Miguela Caniza, MD

Associate Member

Infectious Diseases Program Director - International Outreach

Infectious Diseases

Taosheng Chen, PhD, PMP®

Assistant Member

Director, High Throughput Screening Center

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Cheng Cheng, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

P. Joan Chesney, MD

Member

Vice President and Director, Clinical Education & Training Office, Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Education & Training Office

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

Alessandra d'Azzo, PhD

Member

Jewelers For Children Endowed Chair in Genetics and Gene Therapy

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Mari H. Dallas, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Andrew M. Davidoff, MD

Associate Member

Chair, Surgery

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

Immunology

James R. Downing, MD

Member

Scientific Director, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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

Administration

Pathology

Michael A. Dyer, PhD

Member

Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics for Solid Malignancies Program

Developmental Neurobiology

Lama Elbahlawan, MD

Assistant Member

Critical Care

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

Member

Chair, Pathology

Director, Neuropathology

Pathology

Eric J. Enemark, PhD

Assistant Member

Structural Biology

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

Interim Division Director, Solid Tumor Division

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

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

Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS

Assistant Member

Hematology

Linda C. Harris, PhD

Associate Member

Associate Director and Liaison for University Affairs, Academic Programs

Academic Programs

Randall T. Hayden, MD

Associate Member

Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

Director, Pathology Quality Program
Director, Laboratory Medicine Initiative, International Outreach 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

Peter J. Houghton, PhD

Member

Chair, Molecular Pharmacology

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

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

Behavioral Medicine

Cancer Survivorship

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Walter T. Hughes, MD

Emeritus

Infectious Diseases

Julia L. Hurwitz, PhD

Member

Infectious Diseases

James N. Ihle, PhD

Member

Chair, Biochemistry

Edward F. Barry Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
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

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

Roland Kaddoum, MD

Assistant Member

Anesthesiology

Javier R. Kane, MD

Associate Member

Director, Palliative Medicine & End of Life Care Program

Oncology

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

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

Robert C. Klesges, PhD

Member

Member, St. Jude Adjunct Faculty

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

Mondira Kundu, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Pathology

Jill M. Lahti, PhD

Associate Member

Director, Cytogenetics Shared Resource

Genetics / Tumor Cell Biology

Joseph H. Laver, MD

Member

Clinical Director and Executive Vice President

Administration

Wing H. Leung, MD, PhD

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

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

James I. Morgan, PhD

Member

Chair, Developmental Neurobiology

Shahdam, Edna and Albert Abdo Basic Science Chair

Developmental Neurobiology

Brannon Morris, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Cancer Survivorship

Neuro Oncology

Neurology

Stephan W. Morris, MD

Member

Pathology

Oncology

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

Administration

Information Sciences

Molecular Biotechnology / Hartwell Center

Fariba Navid, MD

Associate 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

Leta K. Nutt, PhD

Assistant Member

Biochemistry

Stacey K. Ogden, PhD

Assistant 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 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

Associate 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

Associate Member

Hematology

Experimental Hematology

Sean Phipps, PhD

Member

Chair, Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral Medicine

Asha B. Pillai, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

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

Co-Director, Cancer Center Signal Transduction Program Recipient of a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Endowed Chair

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

Noah D. Sabin, MD, JD

Assistant Member

Radiological Sciences

Diagnostic Imaging

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

Vice President, Clinical Trials
Associate Director for Clinical Research, St. Jude Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Solid Malignancies Program

Oncology

Solid Tumor

Erin G. Schuetz, PhD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

John D. Schuetz, PhD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Brenda Schulman, PhD

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

Surgery

Barry L. Shulkin, MD

Member

Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division

Radiological Sciences

Nuclear Medicine

Richard J. Smeyne, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Scott E. Snyder, PhD

Associate Member

Director of Molecular Imaging Research

Radiological Sciences

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Nuclear Medicine

David J. Solecki, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Brian P. Sorrentino, MD

Member

Director, Experimental Hematology Division

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

Medical Director, Solid Tumor Division

Oncology

Cancer Survivorship

Solid Tumor

Ashok Srinivasan, MD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Deo Kumar Srivastava, PhD

Member

Biostatistics

Clinton F. Stewart, PharmD

Member

Pharmaceutical Sciences

J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD

Associate Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Michael R. Taylor, PhD

Assistant Member

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Paul G. Thomas, PhD

Assistant Member

Immunology

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

Behavioral Medicine

Dario A. A. Vignali, PhD

Member

Vice Chair, Immunology

Immunology

Winfred C. Wang, MD

Member

Hematology

Russell E. Ware, MD, PhD

Member

Chair, Department of Hematology

Lemuel Diggs Endowed Chair in Sickle Cell Disease

Hematology

Thomas R. Webb, PhD

Member

Director, High Throughput Chemistry

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Richard J. Webby, PhD

Associate Member

Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds

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, Referring Physicians Office and Domestic Affiliate Program

Oncology

Richard T. Williams, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Oncology

Molecular Therapeutics

Becky B. Wright, MD

Associate Member

Anesthesiology

Jianrong (John) Wu, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Song Wu, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Xiaoping Xiong, PhD

Associate Member

Biostatistics

Bing Yan, PhD

Member

Director, High-Throughput Analytical Chemistry Facility

Chemical Biology & Therapeutics

Jie Yang, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Stanislav S. Zakharenko, MD, PhD

Assistant Member

Developmental Neurobiology

Gerard P. Zambetti, PhD

Member

Vice President and Director of Academic Programs in Biomedical Sciences

Associate Director for Training and Education, Cancer Center

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

Liang Zhu, PhD

Assistant Member

Biostatistics

Jian Zuo, PhD

Member

Developmental Neurobiology

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