Epigenetics Dream Team Members

Dream Team Leader

Stephen B. Baylin, M.D., Deputy Director of Oncology and Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Dream Team Co-Leader

Peter A. Jones, D.Sc., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Urology, Biochemistry, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dream Team Principal

Steven A. Belinsky Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Nancy E. Davidson M.D., Director, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers
Jean-Pierre Issa M.D., Co-Director, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborator

Gangning Liang M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dream Team Advocates

Diana T. Chingos, MFA, Chairman, Survivor Advisory Council, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer
Lillie Shockney, R.N., BS., MAS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and OB/GYN, Johns Hopkins University

Senior Investigators

Malcolm V. Brock, M.D., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Adam M. Brufsky, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Women's Cancer Center, Magee Women's Hospital
Jonathan D. Buckley, Ph.D., Professor of Research, University of Southern California
James G. Herman, M.D., Associate Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Jaroslav Jelinek, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor, Department of Leukemia Research, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Charles Rudin, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Vered Stearns, M.D., Associate Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Jeff Tza-Huei Wang Ph.D. Assistant Professor Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute 

Investigators

Nita Ahuja, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Nilofer Azad, M.D.,  Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Anthony El-Khoueiry, M.D., Assistant Professor, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rosalyn Juergens, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor in Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Arjun Pennathur, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburg
Vered Stearns, M.D.,  Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
David Van Den Berg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cynthia Zahnow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

Young Investigators

Benjamin Berman, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mamatha Chivukula, M.D., Associate Professor Pathology, Magee Womens Hospital at University of Pittsburgh
Roisin Connolly, MB, BCh, Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Michelle Davis,  Research Lab Assistant, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hariharan Easwaran, Ph.D., Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University 
James Harris, Jr.  M.D., Postdoctoral Research, Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Alexander V. Herrera, B.S., M.S., Senior Lab Technician, Johns Hopkins University 
Jana Jeschke, MS, Grad Student, Johns Hopkins University
Terry Kelly, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Beverly Lee, B.A., Research Technologist, Johns Hopkins University 
Huili Li, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University 
Dennis Maglinte, Ph.D., Research Programmer, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Frank Neumann, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Emmanouil Pappou, M.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Fei Pan, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Zachary Ramjan, Ph.D., Programmer Analyst III, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kristen Rogers, B.S., Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins University 
Marian Rutledge, B.S., Research Program Coordinator,,Johns Hopkins University
James J. Shin, B.S., Research Technologist, Johns Hopkins University
Hsing-Chen Tsai, M.D., Grad Student, Johns Hopkins University
Frank Vendetti, B. S., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel Weisenberger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Research and Laboratory Manager/Coordinator, USC Epigenome Center
John Wrangle M.D. MPH, Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University 
Sashidhar Yerram, B.S., Research Technologist, Johns Hopkins University
Joo-Mi Yi, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University 
Yi Zang, B.S., Grad Student, Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute

Bio-informatics Investigators

Leslie Cope, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Ludmila Danilova, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University

Associate Research Scientist

Shuguang Leng, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Molecular Biology and Lung Cancer Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

Study Coordinator

Marni Tierno, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh 

Financial Administration

Christine Lavoie B.S. Managing Director University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Financial Manager 

Barbara L. Schneider  Financial Manager Johns Hopkins University 

Program Manager

Tammy Means, A.A., Sr Research Service Analyst, Johns Hopkins University 

Administrative

Kathy Bender,  Administrative Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University