Cell and Molecular Biology Member Directory

Wei Zhou, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Research Program

Cell and Molecular Biology

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

Renee Read, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Research Program

Cell and Molecular Biology

Dr. Read's lab seeks to understand the molecular logic underlying the initiation and progression of primary brain tumors in order to gain new insights into neurodevelopment and neurophysiology that can contribute to improved treatment and diagnosis of these diseases.

All Program Members


althgafi-malak-abed Malak AlThgafi, MD, MBA Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
arnold-rebecca-s Rebecca Arnold, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Urology Emory University School of Medicine
aumann-waitman Waitman Aumann, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
babensee-julia Julia Babensee, PhD Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
badve-sunil Sunil Badve, MD, FRCPath Vice Chair, Pathology Cancer Programs, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
bahrami-armita Armita Bahrami, MD Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
barwick-benjamin Benjamin Barwick, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
berchuck-jacob Jacob E. Berchuck, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
boise-lawrence Lawrence Boise, PhD Associate Director for Education and Training Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
bunting-kevin Kevin Bunting, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
cho-charles Charles Cho, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
choi-inyeong Inyeong Choi, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
corbett-anita Anita Corbett, PhD Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology Emory College of Arts and Sciences
corces-victor Victor Corces, PhD Professor, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
coskun-ahmet Ahmet Coskun, PhD Bernie Marcus Early-Career Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
dasgupta-biplab Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
datta-sayantan Sayantan Datta, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Emory University School of Medicine
deeb-george George Deeb, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
feng-yue Yue Feng, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Emory University School of Medicine
gandhi-jatin Jatin S. Gandhi, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
gershon-timothy Timothy Gershon, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
ghalei-homa Homa Ghalei, PhD, MSc Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry Emory University School of Medicine
gilbert-ross-melissa Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD Scientific Director, Cancer Animal Models Shared Resource Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
gjorgova-gjeorgjievski-sandra Sandra Gjorgova Gjeorgjievski, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
gracz-adam Adam Gracz, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
haynes-karmella Karmella Haynes, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
he-peijian Peijian He, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
hong-andrew Andrew Hong, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
jang-young-charles Young Charles Jang, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Emory University School of Medicine
janowczyk-andrew Andrew Janowczyk, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
jia-shu Shu Jia, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
jin-peng Peng Jin, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
kahn-richard Richard Kahn, PhD Professor, Department of Biochemistry Emory University School of Medicine
kalman-daniel Daniel Kalman, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
kang-sumin Sumin Kang, PhD Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
katz-david David Katz, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
kelly-william William Kelly, PhD Professor, Department of Biology Emory University
kenney-anna Anna Kenney, PhD Director, Pediatric Neuro-oncology Basic Research Program Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston
kesarwala-aparna Aparna Kesarwala, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
kim-baek Baek Kim, PhD, MS Director, Center for Drug Discovery Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University
krasinskas-alyssa Alyssa M. Krasinskas, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
kumar-sandeep Sandeep Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
lerit-dorothy Dorothy Lerit, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
li-xiaoxian Xiaoxian (Bill) Li, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
lubin-daniel Daniel Lubin, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
macdonald-tobey Tobey MacDonald, MD Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
mao-zixu Zixu Mao, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Emory University School of Medicine
marcus-adam Adam Marcus, PhD Deputy Director Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
mclemore-morgan Morgan L. McLemore, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
mejbel-haider Haider Mejbel, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
moberg-kenneth-h Kenneth Moberg, PhD Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
mocarski-edward Edward Mocarski, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Emory University School of Medicine
moffitt-andrea Andrea Moffitt, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
moreno-carlos Carlos S. Moreno, PhD Assistant Director for Education and Training Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
nahta-rita Rita Nahta, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Emory University School of Medicine
neill-stewart Stewart Neill, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
nemenman-ilya Ilya Nemenman, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Department of Biology Emory University
nickerson-john John Nickerson, PhD Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Emory University School of Medicine
ono-shoichiro Shoichiro Ono, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
orthwein-alexandre Alexandre Orthwein, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
pallas-david David Pallas, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry Emory University School of Medicine
park-sung-jin Sung Jin Park, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
patel-mihir Mihir R. Patel, MD Co-Chair, Head and Neck Working Group Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
peker-deniz Deniz Peker, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
porter-christopher Christopher C. Porter, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
powers-maureen Maureen Powers, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
qin-zhaohui-steve Zhaohui Qin, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
qu-cheng-kui Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
read-renee Renee Read, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
reyna-matthew Matthew Reyna, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics Emory University School of Medicine
rieder-leila Leila Rieder, PhD, MA Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Emory College of Arts and Sciences
robinson-brian Brian S. Robinson, MD, PhD Scientific Director, Cancer Tissue and Pathology Shared Resource Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
salaita-khalid Khalid Salaita, PhD Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry Emory University
seldin-lindsey Lindsey Seldin, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
serpooshan-vahid Vahid Serpooshan, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
seyfried-nicholas Nicolas T. Seyfried, PhD Scientific Director Emory Integrated Proteomics Core
shanmugam-malathy Malathy Shanmugam, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
shim-jenny Jenny Shim, MD Instructor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
sloan-steven Steven Sloan, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
smart-sherri Sherri Smart, MD, PhD Instructor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
spangle-jennifer Jennifer Spangle, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
summers-ryan Ryan Summers, MD Instructor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
sun-shi-yong Shi-Yong Sun, PhD Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
sussman-daniel Daniel Sussman, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Emory College of Arts and Sciences
takayama-shuichi Shuichi Takayama, PhD, MS Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
taliaferro-smith-latonia Latonia Taliaferro-Smith, PhD Associate Teaching Professor Oxford College of Emory University
teng-yong Yong Teng, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
tsygankov-denis Denis Tsygankov, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
tvrdik-tatiana Tatiana Tvrdik, PhD, MS, LCGC Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
wang-qun Qun Wang, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
wang-zhengqi Zhengqi Wang, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
wan-yong Yong Wan, PhD Director for Basic Research, Glenn Family Breast Center Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
werner-erica Erica Werner, PhD Assistant Research Professor, Department of Cell Biology Emory University School of Medicine
wilcox-william William Wilcox, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
williamson-drew Drew Williamson, MD Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
xiong-jianhua Jianhua Xiong, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Urology Emory University School of Medicine
xu-chunhui Chunhui Xu, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
yao-bing Bing Yao, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
yu-david David Yu, MD, PhD Jerome Landry MD Chair of Cancer Biology and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
yu-jindan Jindan Yu, MD, PhD Scientific Director, Prostate and GU Cancer Research Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
yun-chang-hyon-chris Chris Yun, PhD Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases Emory University School of Medicine
zhang-linsheng Linsheng Zhang, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
zhao-jonathan-changseng Jonathan Zhao, MD, MA Acting Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics Emory University School of Medicine
zheng-wei Wei Zheng, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
zhou-muxiang Muxiang Zhou, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
zhou-wei Wei Zhou, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
zhu-cheng 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
zhu-dan Dan Zhu, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Emory University School of Medicine
zhu-yueming Yueming Zhu, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Emory University School of Medicine

Cell and Molecular Biology Member Directory

Program Leaders

Wei Zhou, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program

Renee Read, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program

All Program Members

Malak AlThgafi, MD, MBA Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Rebecca Arnold, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Urology

Waitman Aumann, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Julia Babensee, PhD Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Sunil Badve, MD, FRCPath Vice Chair, Pathology Cancer Programs, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Armita Bahrami, MD Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Benjamin Barwick, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Jacob E. Berchuck, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Lawrence Boise, PhD Associate Director for Education and Training

Kevin Bunting, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Charles Cho, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Inyeong Choi, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Anita Corbett, PhD Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology

Victor Corces, PhD Professor, Department of Human Genetics

Ahmet Coskun, PhD Bernie Marcus Early-Career Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Sayantan Datta, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

George Deeb, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Yue Feng, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Jatin S. Gandhi, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Timothy Gershon, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Homa Ghalei, PhD, MSc Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD Scientific Director, Cancer Animal Models Shared Resource

Sandra Gjorgova Gjeorgjievski, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Adam Gracz, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine

Karmella Haynes, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Peijian He, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Andrew Hong, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Young Charles Jang, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

Andrew Janowczyk, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Shu Jia, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Peng Jin, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics

Richard Kahn, PhD Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Daniel Kalman, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Sumin Kang, PhD Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

David Katz, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

William Kelly, PhD Professor, Department of Biology

Anna Kenney, PhD Director, Pediatric Neuro-oncology Basic Research Program

Aparna Kesarwala, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Baek Kim, PhD, MS Director, Center for Drug Discovery

Alyssa M. Krasinskas, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Sandeep Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Dorothy Lerit, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Xiaoxian (Bill) Li, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Daniel Lubin, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Tobey MacDonald, MD Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program

Zixu Mao, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Adam Marcus, PhD Deputy Director

Morgan L. McLemore, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Haider Mejbel, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Kenneth Moberg, PhD Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Edward Mocarski, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Andrea Moffitt, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Carlos S. Moreno, PhD Assistant Director for Education and Training

Rita Nahta, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Stewart Neill, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ilya Nemenman, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Department of Biology

John Nickerson, PhD Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Shoichiro Ono, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Alexandre Orthwein, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

David Pallas, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Sung Jin Park, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mihir R. Patel, MD Co-Chair, Head and Neck Working Group

Deniz Peker, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Christopher C. Porter, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Maureen Powers, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Zhaohui Qin, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Renee Read, PhD Co-Leader, Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program

Matthew Reyna, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics

Leila Rieder, PhD, MA Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Brian S. Robinson, MD, PhD Scientific Director, Cancer Tissue and Pathology Shared Resource

Khalid Salaita, PhD Associate Professor and Director for Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry

Lindsey Seldin, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Vahid Serpooshan, PhD Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering