CANCER CENTER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Research Program Leaders


Cancer Biology (Scientific Goals)

Kun-Liang Guan, PhD Professor of Pharmacology 858-822-7945 kuguan@ucsd.edu		Dong-Er Zhang, PhD Professor Biological Sciences and Pathology 858-822-5372 d7zhang@ucsd.edu

Cancer Genes and Genome (Scientific Goals)

Richard Kolodner, PhD Professor of Medicine (858) 534-7804 rkolodner@ucsd.edu		Xiang-Dong Fu, PhD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine & Medicine 858-534-4937 xdfu@ucsd.edu

Cancer Prevention and Control (Scientific Goals)
John P. Pierce, PhD Professor of Family & Preventive Medicine (858) 822-2380 jppierce@ucsd.edu

Cancer Symptom Control (Scientific Goals)

Pain Unit Tony L. Yaksh, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology (619) 543-3597 tyaksh@ucsd.edu		Psychosocial Unit Joel E. Dimsdale, MD Professor of Psychiatry (619) 543-5592 jdimsdale@ucsd.edu

Hematologic Malignancies (Scientific Goals)

Thomas J. Kipps, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine (858) 534-5400 tkipps@ucsd.edu		Edward D. Ball, MD Professor of Medicine (858) 822-6842 tball@ucsd.edu

Reducing Cancer Disparities (Scientific Goals)

John P. Elder, PhD Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics (619) 594-2997 jelder@mail.sdsu.edu		John M. Carethers, MD Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, UCSD Professor of Medicine (858) 534-3361 jcarethers@ucsd.edu

Tumor Growth, Invasion and Metastasis (Scientific Goals)

David Cheresh, PhD Professor of Pathology (855) 822-2232 dcheresh@ucsd.edu		Stephen B. Howell, MD Professor of Medicine (858) 822-1112 showell@ucsd.edu