Interdisciplinary Program Faculty

John A. Auchampach, PhD

Professor and Vice-Chair

jauchamp@mcw.edu

Xiaowen Bai, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

xibai@mcw.edu

John E. Baker, PhD

Professor

jbaker@mcw.edu

Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD

Professor; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

jtb01@mcw.edu

Michele A. Battle, PhD

Associate Professor

mbattle@mcw.edu

Ivor J. Benjamin, MD, FAHA, FACC

Center Director, Professor

Joseph Besharse, PhD, FARVO

Professor Emeritus

jbeshars@mcw.edu

Alan S. Bloom, PhD

Professor

abloom@mcw.edu

Ravit Boger, MD

Chief and Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Disease

Kenneth L. Brockman, PhD

Assistant Professor

kbrockman@mcw.edu

William B. Campbell, PhD

Professor

wbcamp@mcw.edu

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

jcarroll@mcw.edu

Guan Chen, MD, PhD

Professor

gchen@mcw.edu

Yi-Guang Chen, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology) and Microbiology & Immunology

yichen@mcw.edu

Magdalena Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

magdalena.wodnicka@bcw.edu

Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD

Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum

lcirillo@mcw.edu

Jenifer Coburn, PhD

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

jcoburn@mcw.edu

Ross Collery, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

rcollery@mcw.edu

John A. Corbett, PhD

Professor and Chair

jcorbett@mcw.edu

Weiguo Cui, PhD

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

wecui@mcw.edu

Nancy M. Dahms, PhD

Professor

ndahms@mcw.edu

Bonnie N. Dittel, PhD

Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

bonnie.dittel@bcw.edu

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

wdrobysk@mcw.edu

Michael B. Dwinell, PhD

Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research

mdwinell@mcw.edu

Allison D. Ebert, PhD

Associate Professor

aebert@mcw.edu

Carol Everson, PhD

Professor

ceverson@mcw.edu

Herve Falet, PhD

Associate Professor

hfalet@mcw.edu

Jimmy B. Feix, PhD

Professor

jfeix@mcw.edu

Dara W. Frank, PhD

Professor

frankd@mcw.edu

Benjamin Gantner, PhD

Assistant Professor

bgantner@mcw.edu

Nashaat Gerges, PhD, BPharm

Professor, Chair of the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

ngerges@mcw.edu

Al W. Girotti, PhD

Emeritus Professor

agirotti@mcw.edu

Jack Gorski, PhD

Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Center for Human Immunology

jgorski@mcw.edu

David D. Gutterman, MD

Northwestern Mutual Professor of Medicine; Senior Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

dgutt@mcw.edu

Blake Hill, PhD

Professor

rbhill@mcw.edu

Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD

Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center

chillard@mcw.edu

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

khoffmeister@versiti.org

Quinn Hogan, MD

Vice Chair: Research, Professor

qhogan@mcw.edu

Neil Hogg, PhD

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

nhogg@mcw.edu

Amy Hudson, PhD

Professor

ahudson@mcw.edu

John D. Imig, PhD

Professor

jdimig@mcw.edu

Bryon D. Johnson, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology/BMT) and Microbiology & Immunology

bjohnson@mcw.edu

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

balarama@mcw.edu

Dev Karan, PhD

Associate Professor

dkaran@mcw.edu

Iris S. Kassem, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy

ikassem@mcw.edu

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

jkirby@mcw.edu

Candice S. Klug, PhD

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

candice@mcw.edu

Christopher J. Kristich, PhD

Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

ckristich@mcw.edu

Pui-Ying (Penny) Lam, PhD

Assistant Professor

plam@mcw.edu

Antje Kroner-Milsch, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Wai-Meng Kwok, PhD

Director of Basic Science Research, Professor

wmkwok@mcw.edu

Sang H. Lee, PhD

Professor

shlee@mcw.edu

Michael T. Lerch, PhD

Assistant Professor

mlerch@mcw.edu

Lezi E, PhD

Assistant Professor

lezie@mcw.edu

Brian A. Link, PhD

Professor

blink@mcw.edu

Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

dlipinski@mcw.edu

Qing-Song Liu, PhD

Professor

qsliu@mcw.edu

Robert Lochhead, PhD

Assistant Professor; Secondary Faculty in Medicine (Rheumatology)

rlochhead@mcw.edu

Gwen Lomberk, PhD

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

glomberk@mcw.edu

Xuelin Lou, PhD

Associate Professor

xulou@mcw.edu

John W. Lough, PhD

Professor

jlough@mcw.edu

Yan-Qing Ma, PhD

Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Adjunct Professor

yma@versiti.org

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

smalarka@mcw.edu

Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)

John Mantsch, PhD

Florence J. Williams Professor and Chair of Pharmacology & Toxicology

jomantsch@mcw.edu

Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD

Marcus Professor & Chair

jmarchant@mcw.edu

Adriano Marchese, PhD

Professor

amarchese@mcw.edu

John D. McCorvy, PhD

Assistant Professor

jmccorvy@mcw.edu

Mark T. McNally, PhD

Associate Professor

mtm@mcw.edu

Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD

MACC Fund Professor; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty

jmedin@mcw.edu

Jesse G. Meyer, PhD

Assistant Professor

jesmeyer@mcw.edu

Ravi P. Misra, PhD

Professor; Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

rmisra@mcw.edu

Emma Morrison, PhD

Assistant Professor

emorrison@mcw.edu

Charles R. Myers, PhD

Professor; Assistant Director, Center for Disease Prevention Research

cmyers@mcw.edu

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

mnevalainen@mcw.edu

Debra K. Newman, PhD

Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Senior Investigator at Versiti Blood Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

debra.newman@bcw.edu

Peter J. Newman, PhD

Professor; Vice President for Research, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin; Associate Director, Blood Research Institute

peter.newman@bcw.edu

Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD

Assistant Professor

solivier@mcw.edu

Christopher M. Olsen, PhD

Associate Professor

colsen@mcw.edu

Bin Pan, PhD

Associate Professor

bpan@mcw.edu

Jong-In Park, PhD

Professor

jipark@mcw.edu

Michaela Patterson, PhD

Assistant Professor

mpatterson@mcw.edu

Sandra L. Pfister, PhD

Professor

spfister@mcw.edu

John A. Pulikkan, PhD

Assistant Professor

john.pulikkan@bcw.edu

Ramani Ramchandran, PhD

Professor

rramchan@mcw.edu

Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Michelle Riehle, PhD

Assistant Professor

mriehle@mcw.edu

John Routes, MD

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

jroutes@mcw.edu

Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD

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

hrui@mcw.edu

Daisy Sahoo, PhD

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

dsahoo@mcw.edu

Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Center for Microbiome Research; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; CRI Research Unit Leader for Infection, Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit; Director, GI Clinical Laboratory

nsalzman@mcw.edu

Elena Semina, PhD

Professor and Chair, Division of Developmental Biology

esemina@mcw.edu

Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD

Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute

qizhen.shi@bcw.edu

Roy Silverstein, MD

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

Ravi K. Singh, PhD

Assistant Professor

rsingh@mcw.edu

Brian Smith, PhD

Associate Professor

brismith@mcw.edu

Rashmi Sood, PhD

Associate Professor

rsood@mcw.edu

Mary G. Sorci-Thomas, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Associate Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

msthomas@mcw.edu

Andrey Sorokin, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Nephrology) and Microbiology & Immunology

sorokin@mcw.edu

Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD

Marvin Wagner Professor; Director, Neuroscience Doctoral Program

cstucky@mcw.edu

W. Karol Subczynski, PhD, DSc

Professor

subczyn@mcw.edu

Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

Assistant Professor

ktaniguchi@mcw.edu

Vera Tarakanova, PhD

Associate Professor

vera@mcw.edu

Scott S. Terhune, PhD

Professor

sterhune@mcw.edu

James P. Thomas, MD, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology); Secondary Faculty

jpthomas@mcw.edu

Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD

Professor

Jeannette Vasquez Vivar, PhD

Professor; Associate Director, Redox Biology Program

jvvivar@mcw.edu

Matthew B. Veldman, PhD

Assistant Professor

mveldman@mcw.edu

James Verbsky, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Medical Director, Clinical Immunology Research Laboratory; Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Research

jverbsky@mcw.edu

Brian F. Volkman, PhD

Professor

bvolkman@mcw.edu

Demin Wang, PhD

Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Assistant Professor

dewang@mcw.edu

Yian Wang, MD, PhD

Professor

yiwang@mcw.edu

Yu-Chieh (Jack) Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor

yucwang@mcw.edu

Dorothee Weihrauch, DVM, PhD

Professor

dorothee@mcw.edu

Dawn Wenzel, PhD

Assistant Professor

dwenzel@mcw.edu

Gilbert C. White, II, MD

Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Executive Vice President for Research and Director, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Richard H. and Sara E. Aster Chair for Medical Research, Blood Center of Wisconsin; Professor, Medicine, Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology; Associate Dean for Research, Medical College of Wisconsin

gcwhite@bcw.edu

Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH

Professor, Medicine and Pharmacology

mwidlans@mcw.edu

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

cwilliam@mcw.edu

Carol L. Williams, PhD

Professor

williams@mcw.edu

Ming You, MD, PhD

Associate Provost for Cancer Research, Founding Director of Disease Prevention Research Center, Joseph F. Heil Jr. Professor in Molecular Oncogenesis

myou@mcw.edu

Thomas C. Zahrt, PhD

Professor

tzahrt@mcw.edu

Anthony E. Zamora, PhD

Assistant Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Microbiology & Immunology

azamora@mcw.edu

David X. Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor

xfzhang@mcw.edu

Jieqing Zhu, PhD

Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Associate Adjunct Professor

jieqing.zhu@versiti.org

Nan Zhu, PhD

Assistant Professor

nzhu@mcw.edu

Jacek Zielonka, PhD, DSc

Assistant Professor; Director, Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource

jzielonk@mcw.edu