Cell and Molecular Biology

The Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University seeks to deepen multi-aspect, mechanistic insights into the biological processes relevant to cancer.

The Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program promotes collaborative science focused on the interplay between metabolic and proliferative signaling networks, genetic and epigenetic regulations, and the tumor microenvironment.

Spanning basic and clinical science, the program's research outcomes include identifying new markers and targets to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

The program has four primary themes:

  1. Cancer Cell Metabolism
  2. Cell Survival and Death Mechanisms
  3. Mechanisms of lnvasion and Metastasis
  4. Gene Regulation

Training Tomorrow's Cancer Researchers

Many members of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research program mentor students admitted to Emory University's Cancer Biology Graduate Program, providing outstanding training opportunities in every aspect of cancer research, from basic to translational.

Cancer Molecular Biology program members continuously publish high-quality research in premier scientific journals.

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Wei Zhou, PhD

Wei Zhou, PhD

Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Zhou's research focuses on molecular genetics of human cancer.

Photo of  Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD
Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD

Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD

Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Qu's research focus includes cell signaling and metabolic regulation of normal hematopoietic stem cells and leukemic stem cells.

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Di (Andy) Ai, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
    Malak Abed AlThgafi, MD, MBA
    Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
      Rebecca S. Arnold, PhD, MS
      Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine
        Waitmann K. Aumann, MD, MS
        Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
          Julia Babensee, PhD
          Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
            Sunil S. Badve, MD, FRCPath
            Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
              Kim Baek, PhD, MS
              Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                Armita Bahrami, MD
                Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                  Benjamin G. Barwick, PhD
                  Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                    Charlie Garnett Benson, PhD
                    Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Georgia State University
                      Lawrence Boise, PhD
                      Associate Director for Education and Training, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                        Kevin Bunting, PhD
                        Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                          Jaideep Chaudhary, PhD
                          Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Clark Atlanta University
                            Inyeong Choi, PhD
                            Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                              Anita H. Corbett, PhD
                              Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
                                Victor Corces, PhD
                                Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                  Ahmet F. Coskun, PhD
                                  Bernie-Marcus Early-Career Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                    Sayantan Datta, MSc, PhD
                                    Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                      George Deeb, MD
                                        William S. Dynan, PhD
                                        Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                          Yue Feng, MD, PhD
                                          Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                            Laura Finzi, PhD
                                            Professor, Department of Physics, Emory College of Arts & Sciences
                                              Jatin S. Gandhi, MBBS, MD
                                              Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                Timothy R. Gershon, MD, PhD
                                                Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                  Homa Ghalei, PhD
                                                  Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                    Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD
                                                    Scientific Director, Cancer Animal Models Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                      Sandra Gjorgova Gjeorgjievski, MD
                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                        Adam D. Gracz, PhD
                                                        Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                          Karmella A. Haynes, PhD
                                                          Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                            Peijian He, PhD, MS
                                                            Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                              Cimona V. Hinton, PhD
                                                              Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta University
                                                                Andrew L. Hong, MD
                                                                Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics , Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                  Takahiro Ito, PhD
                                                                  Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
                                                                    Andrew R. Janowczyk, PhD, MS
                                                                    Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                      Shu Jia, PhD
                                                                      Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                        Yi Jiang, PhD
                                                                        Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Emory University
                                                                          Peng Jin, PhD
                                                                          Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                            Dean Jones, PhD
                                                                            Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine , Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                              Richard A. Kahn, PhD, MS
                                                                              Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                Daniel Kalman, PhD
                                                                                Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                  Sumin Kang, PhD
                                                                                  Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                    David J. Katz, PhD
                                                                                    Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                      William G. Kelly, PhD
                                                                                      Professor, Department of Biology, Emory University
                                                                                        Melissa Lambeth Kemp, PhD
                                                                                        Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                                          Anna M. Kenney, PhD
                                                                                          Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                            Aparna Kesarwala, MD, PhD
                                                                                            Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                              Shafiq Khan, PhD
                                                                                              Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Clark Atlanta University
                                                                                                Alyssa M. Krasinskas, MD
                                                                                                Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                  Sandeep Kumar, PhD
                                                                                                  Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                                                    Joseph Lachance, PhD
                                                                                                    Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
                                                                                                      J. David Lambeth, MD, PhD
                                                                                                      Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                        Soojung Lee, PhD
                                                                                                        Research Scientist II, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                          Dorothy A. Lerit, PhD
                                                                                                          Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                            Xiaoxian (Bill) Li, MD, PhD
                                                                                                            Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                              Kirill S. Lobachev, PhD, MS
                                                                                                              Associate Professor, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
                                                                                                                Daniel Lubin, MD
                                                                                                                Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                  Tobey J. MacDonald, MD
                                                                                                                  Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
                                                                                                                    Zixu Mao, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                    Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                      Adam Marcus, PhD
                                                                                                                      Deputy Director, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                        Morgan L. McLemore, MD
                                                                                                                        Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                          Haider A. Mejbel, MD
                                                                                                                          Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                            Kenneth H. Moberg, PhD
                                                                                                                            Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                              Edward S. Mocarski, PhD
                                                                                                                              Robert W. Woodruff Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                Andrea B. Moffitt, PhD
                                                                                                                                Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                  Carlos S. Moreno, PhD
                                                                                                                                  Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                    Rita Nahta, PhD
                                                                                                                                    Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                      Stewart G. Neill, MD, MS
                                                                                                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                        Ilya Nemenman, PhD, MS
                                                                                                                                        Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Emory University
                                                                                                                                          John M. Nickerson, PhD
                                                                                                                                          Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                            Shoichiro Ono, PhD
                                                                                                                                            Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                              Alexandre Orthwein, PhD, MSc
                                                                                                                                              Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                David C. Pallas, PhD
                                                                                                                                                Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                  Mihir R. Patel, MD
                                                                                                                                                  Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                    Deniz Peker, MD
                                                                                                                                                    Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                      Christopher C. Porter, MD
                                                                                                                                                      Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                        Maureen A. Powers, PhD
                                                                                                                                                        Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                          Zhaohui "Steve" Qin, PhD, MS
                                                                                                                                                          Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
                                                                                                                                                            Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                            Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                                                              Renee Read, PhD
                                                                                                                                                              Assistant Director for Basic Research and Shared Resources, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                Leila Rieder, PhD, MA
                                                                                                                                                                Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                  Brian S. Robinson, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                  Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                    Khalid Salaita, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                    Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                      Lindsey Seldin, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                        Vahid Serpooshan, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                        Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                          Nicholas T. Seyfried, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                          Director, Emory Integrated Proteomics Core, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                            Suma Shankar, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                            Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                              Malathy Shanmugam, PhD, MS
                                                                                                                                                                              Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                Qiuying Shi, MD, MS
                                                                                                                                                                                Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                  Jenny Shim, MD
                                                                                                                                                                                  Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                    Steven Sloan, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                    Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                      Jennifer M. Spangle, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                        Ryan J. Summers, MD
                                                                                                                                                                                        Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                          Shi-Yong Sun, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                          Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                            Daniel Sussman, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                            Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Emory College of Arts & Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                                              Yong Teng, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                              Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                Denis Tsygankov, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gulisa Turashvili, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yong Wan, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Director for Basic Research, Glenn Family Breast Center, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Zhengqi Wang, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Qun Wang, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Erica Werner, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Assistant Research Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                            William R. Wilcox, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Hao Wu, PhD, MHS, MS
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Chunhui Xu, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Bing Yao, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    David Yu, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jerome Landry MD Chair of Cancer Biology and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jindan Yu, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Scientific Director, Prostate and GU Cancer Research, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Chang-Hyon Chris Yun, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases , Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Linsheng Zhang, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jonathan Changseng Zhao, MD, MA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Acting Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Wei Zheng, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Wei Zhou, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Muxiang Zhou , MD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cheng Zhu, PhD, MS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    J. Erskine Love Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering Regents' Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Yueming Zhu, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dan Zhu, PhD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine
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