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, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Jason Chesney, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Administrative, Support & Mentors
Paula Bates, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Haribabu Bodduluri, Ph.D.
Mentor, Co-Director (Research)
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Norman Lehman, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Nejat Egilmez, Ph.D.
Mentor
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John Trent, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
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Huang-Ge Zhang, Ph.D.
Mentor
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Robert Mitchell, Ph.D.
Mentor
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Shesh Rai, Ph.D.
Biostatistician
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Eric Rouchka, D.Sc.
Bioinformatics, Co-Investigator
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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, Ph.D.
Project 1, Principal Investigator
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Qingsheng Li, Ph.D.
Project 2, Principal Investigator
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Corey Watson, Ph.D.
Project 3, Principal Investigator
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Kavitha Yaddanapudi, Ph.D.
Project 4, Principal Investigator
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James Cripps, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 1, Principal Investigator
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Chi Li, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 2, Principal Investigator
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Nobuyuki Matoba, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 3, Principal Investigator
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Melissa Smith, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 4, Principal Investigator
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Rebecca Redman, M.D.
Project 4, Co-Investigator
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Howard Donninger, Ph.D.
Pilot Project 1, Co-Investigator
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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, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Richard Lamont, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Donald Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Elizabeth Riley, M.D., FACP
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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Hui Shao, Ph.D.
Member, Internal Advisory Committee
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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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