IDP Faculty by Research Focus
Cancer Biology



Magdalena Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute


Michael B. Dwinell, PhD
Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research; Hanis-Stepka-Rettig Endowed Chair in Cancer Research


Neil Hogg, PhD
Professor; Director, Redox Biology Program; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Bryon D. Johnson, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology/BMT) and Microbiology & Immunology

Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD
Professor and Chair; Harry R. & Angeline E. Quadracci Professor in Parkinson’s Research; Associate Director of Basic Research, Center for Disease Prevention Research


Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research; Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology



Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty


Marja T. Nevalainen, MD, PhD
Professor, Eminent Scholar, Department of Pathology and Pharmacology & Toxicology; Assistant Dean of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin; Associate Director (Education), Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center; Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Peter J. Newman, PhD
Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute




Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation and Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology





James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty


Carol L. Williams, PhD
Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology


Jacek Zielonka, PhD, DSc
Assistant Professor; Director, Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource
Cardiovascular Biology




Magdalena Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute


David D. Gutterman, MD
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Senior Associate Director Emeritus, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program


Neil Hogg, PhD
Professor; Director, Redox Biology Program; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences





Yan-Qing Ma, PhD
Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Adjunct Professor

Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)



Peter J. Newman, PhD
Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute




Daisy Sahoo, PhD
Vice Chair for Research, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine; Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Secondary Faculty in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology

Roy Silverstein, MD
Chair and Linda and John Mellowes Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Clinomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center




Mary G. Sorci-Thomas, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program



Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Professor

Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH
Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center

Cell Biology & Signaling





Magdalena Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy


Michael B. Dwinell, PhD
Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research; Hanis-Stepka-Rettig Endowed Chair in Cancer Research



Nashaat Gerges, PhD, BPharm
Professor, Chair of the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences



Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center; G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research

Karin Hoffmeister, MD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology); Hauske Family Endowed Chair in Glycobiology, Senior Investigator, Blood Research Institute, Versiti


Iris S. Kassem, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

Antje Kroner-Milsch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor




Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research; Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology



Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD
Professor and Gardetto Chair for Immunology and Immunotherapy; Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)





Marja T. Nevalainen, MD, PhD
Professor, Eminent Scholar, Department of Pathology and Pharmacology & Toxicology; Assistant Dean of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin; Associate Director (Education), Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center; Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Debra K. Newman, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Senior Investigator at Versiti Blood Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
Assistant Professor in Biochemistry; Secondary Faculty in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Peter J. Newman, PhD
Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute




Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology

Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Secondary Faculty in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy

Roy Silverstein, MD
Chair and Linda and John Mellowes Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Clinomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center



Mary G. Sorci-Thomas, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program







James Verbsky, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Medical Director, Clinical Immunology Research Laboratory; Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Research



Carol L. Williams, PhD
Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Jieqing Zhu, PhD
Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Associate Adjunct Professor
Developmental Biology



Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy




Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
Assistant Professor in Biochemistry; Secondary Faculty in Obstetrics & Gynecology



Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor





Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Professor

Drug Discovery


Ravit Boger, MD
Chief and Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Disease





Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center; G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research

Iris S. Kassem, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research








Carol L. Williams, PhD
Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Jacek Zielonka, PhD, DSc
Assistant Professor; Director, Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource
Enzymology & Metabolism

Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD
Professor; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program



John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research


Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty


Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
Assistant Professor in Biochemistry; Secondary Faculty in Obstetrics & Gynecology



Roy Silverstein, MD
Chair and Linda and John Mellowes Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Clinomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center



Jacek Zielonka, PhD, DSc
Assistant Professor; Director, Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource
Free Radical Biology



Neil Hogg, PhD
Professor; Director, Redox Biology Program; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD
Professor and Chair; Harry R. & Angeline E. Quadracci Professor in Parkinson’s Research; Associate Director of Basic Research, Center for Disease Prevention Research


Roy Silverstein, MD
Chair and Linda and John Mellowes Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Clinomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center


James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty


Jacek Zielonka, PhD, DSc
Assistant Professor; Director, Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource
Gene Expression and Epigenetics


Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Weiguo Cui, PhD
Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology


Robert Lochhead, PhD
Assistant Professor; Secondary Faculty in Medicine (Rheumatology)

Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research; Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology







Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation and Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology


Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Secondary Faculty in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy





Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Professor



Inflammation & Immunology


Ravit Boger, MD
Chief and Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Disease


Yi-Guang Chen, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology) and Microbiology & Immunology

Jenifer Coburn, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology; Center for Infectious Disease Research

Weiguo Cui, PhD
Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Bonnie N. Dittel, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

William R. Drobyski, MD
Mariette C. and Philip W. Orth/Tom Anderson Chair of Oncology; Co-Leader, Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology


Bryon D. Johnson, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology/BMT) and Microbiology & Immunology


Iris S. Kassem, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

Antje Kroner-Milsch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor

Robert Lochhead, PhD
Assistant Professor; Secondary Faculty in Medicine (Rheumatology)

Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD
Professor and Gardetto Chair for Immunology and Immunotherapy; Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty

Debra K. Newman, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Senior Investigator at Versiti Blood Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, Microbiology & Immunology



John Routes, MD
Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Chief, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology

Daisy Sahoo, PhD
Vice Chair for Research, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine; Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Secondary Faculty in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology

Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Secondary Faculty in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy

Roy Silverstein, MD
Chair and Linda and John Mellowes Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Clinomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center


Mary G. Sorci-Thomas, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program


James Verbsky, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Medical Director, Clinical Immunology Research Laboratory; Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Research


Demin Wang, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Professor

Calvin B. Williams, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Dean of Research; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Chief Scientific Officer, Children's Wisconsin Research Institute; Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology; Vice Chair, Research, Pediatrics
Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Ravit Boger, MD
Chief and Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Disease


Jenifer Coburn, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology; Center for Infectious Disease Research

Weiguo Cui, PhD
Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology



John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Candice S. Klug, PhD
James S. Hyde Professor of Biophysics; Director, National Biomedical EPR Center; Program Director, Biophysics Graduate Program

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

Robert Lochhead, PhD
Assistant Professor; Secondary Faculty in Medicine (Rheumatology)

Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Director, Center for Microbiome Research




Microbiome

John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
Assistant Professor in Biochemistry; Secondary Faculty in Obstetrics & Gynecology


Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH
Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center
Molecular Genetics


Jenifer Coburn, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology; Center for Infectious Disease Research
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy


John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD
Professor and Gardetto Chair for Immunology and Immunotherapy; Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute


Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty



Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor



Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Secondary Faculty in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy




Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Professor


James Verbsky, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Medical Director, Clinical Immunology Research Laboratory; Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Research

Demin Wang, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Professor

Calvin B. Williams, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Dean of Research; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Chief Scientific Officer, Children's Wisconsin Research Institute; Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology; Vice Chair, Research, Pediatrics

Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology




Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center; G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research




Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research; Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology




Marja T. Nevalainen, MD, PhD
Professor, Eminent Scholar, Department of Pathology and Pharmacology & Toxicology; Assistant Dean of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin; Associate Director (Education), Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center; Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology

Carol L. Williams, PhD
Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Neuroscience (Cellular and Molecular)



Joseph Carroll, PhD
Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Bonnie N. Dittel, PhD
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology



Nashaat Gerges, PhD, BPharm
Professor, Chair of the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences


Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center; G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research


Iris S. Kassem, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

Antje Kroner-Milsch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor



Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy










Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine



Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum
Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy


Karin Hoffmeister, MD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology); Hauske Family Endowed Chair in Glycobiology, Senior Investigator, Blood Research Institute, Versiti


Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy



Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)


Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty


Peter J. Newman, PhD
Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute



Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor


Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Professor


Structural Biology





Candice S. Klug, PhD
James S. Hyde Professor of Biophysics; Director, National Biomedical EPR Center; Program Director, Biophysics Graduate Program





Peter J. Newman, PhD
Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute

Daisy Sahoo, PhD
Vice Chair for Research, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine; Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Secondary Faculty in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology



