Team

Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy (CCII) is overseen by Drs. Yan and Chesney who direct all administrative, fiscal, scientific and educational operations of the Center. They are supported by a team of senior faculty with expertise and experience in relevant areas. Administrative and Research Cores, Advisory Committees, and Projects are integral units of CCII. Each unit interacts with all other units and with the UofL community.

Leadership

Jun Yan

Jun Yan, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Jason Chesney

Jason Chesney, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Administrative, Support & Mentors

Paula Bates

Paula Bates, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Haribabu Bodduluri

Haribabu Bodduluri, Ph.D.
Mentor, Co-Director (Research)
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Norman Lehman

Norman Lehman, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Nejat Eglimez

Nejat Egilmez, Ph.D.
Mentor
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John Trent

John Trent, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Huang-Ge Zhang

Huang-Ge Zhang, Ph.D.
Mentor
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Robert Mitchell

Robert Mitchell, Ph.D.
Mentor
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Shesh Rai

Shesh Rai, Ph.D.
Biostatistician
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Eric Rouchka

Eric Rouchka, D.Sc.
Bioinformatics, Co-Investigator
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David Tieri

David Tieri, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
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Jianmin Pan, Ph.D
Biostatistician

Hong Li, Ph.D
Research Core Manager

Aaron Puckett, B.S.
Research Core Technician

David Lian, M.A.
Program Coordinator

Researchers

Chuanlin Ding

Chuanlin Ding, Ph.D.
Project 1, Principal Investigator
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Qingsheng Li

Qingsheng Li, Ph.D.
Project 2, Principal Investigator
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Corey Watson

Corey Watson, Ph.D.
Project 3, Principal Investigator
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Kavitha Yaddanapudi

Kavitha Yaddanapudi, Ph.D.
Project 4, Principal Investigator
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James Cripps

James Cripps, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 1, Principal Investigator
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Chi Li

Chi Li, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 2, Principal Investigator
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Nobuyuki Matoba

Nobuyuki Matoba, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 3, Principal Investigator
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Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 4, Principal Investigator
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Rebecca Redman

Rebecca Redman, M.D.
Project 4, Co-Investigator
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Howard Donninger

Howard Donninger, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 1, Co-Investigator
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Sham Kakar

Sham Kakar, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 3, Co-Investigator
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Jingzhi Wang
Research Technician, Project 1

Qian Zhong
Post-Doctoral Associate, Project 1

Jamie Seo
Research Technician, Project 2

Assoad Mannan
Research Assistant, Project 2

Kamile Rasche
Graduate Research Assistant, Project 3

Omar Sarkar
Graduate Research Assistant, Project 4

Lewis Chew
Research Technician, Pilot Project 1

Aaron Whitt
Graduate Research Assistant, Pilot Project 2

Matthew Dent
Graduate Research Assistant, Pilot Project 3

Katarina Mayer
Technician, Pilot Project 3

Easton Ford
Graduate Research Assistant, Pilot Project 4

Advisors

Michele Kosiewicz

Michele Kosiewicz, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Richard Lamont

Richard Lamont, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Donald Miller, M.D., Ph.D.

Donald Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Elizabeth Riley

Elizabeth Riley, M.D., FACP
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Hui Shao

Hui Shao, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Victor Van Berkel

Victor van Berkel, M.D., Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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External Advisory Committee

Four internationally renowned researchers in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy have been invited to establish the EAC to guide and evaluate CCII strategy and operations. The EAC members are

Jose Conejo-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Immunology
Moffitt Cancer Center
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George Miller, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Co-leader, Tumor Immunology Research Program
Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Langone Health

Mary Jo Turk, Ph.D.
O.Ross McIntyre MD Professor
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
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Weiping Zou, M.D., Ph.D.
Charles B. de Nancrede Professor of Surgery, Immunology and Biology
Director, Michigan Center for Excellence for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
University of Michigan School of Medicine
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