Leadership

Director

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Stephen D. Nimer, M.D.
Director
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Deputy Director

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Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director (Interim)
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

Oncology Services

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Lazara Pagan
Associate Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Sylvester UHealth Oncology Services

Craig Moskowitz, M.D.
Physician in Chief for the Oncology Service Line of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor, Department of Medicine

Associate Directors

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Kerry Burnstein, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Education and Training
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

J. William Harbour, M.D.
Associate Director, Basic Science
Professor and Dr. Mark J. Daily Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Director, Population Science and Cancer Disparity
Cancer Control Program Co-Leader
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences

Nipun Merchant, M.D.
Associate Director, Translational Research
Professor and Division Chief, Department of Surgery

Jonathan Trent, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Research
Professor, Department of Medicine

Barbara Vance, Ph.D., CRA
Associate Director, Administration

Program Leaders

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Maria E. Figueroa, M.D.
Cancer Epigenetics Program Co-Leader
Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics

Ramin Shiekhattar, Ph.D.
Cancer Epigenetics Program Co-Leader
Professor and Division Chief, Department of Human Genetics

Wael El-Rifai, M.D., Ph.D.
Tumor Biology Program Co-Leader
Professor and Associate Vice Chair, Department of Surgery

Ashok Saluja, Ph.D.
Tumor Biology Program Co-Leader
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery

Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
Cancer Control Program Co-Leader
Professor, Departments of Psychology and Medicine