Mentors

Dermatology, Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
E-3 ligases in skin carcinogenesis, tumor suppressor p53, p73
Pamela Cassidy, Ph.D.
Dermatology
Melanoma, chemoprevention, and translational research
Sara Courtneidge, Ph.D.
Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
Cancer metastasis

Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute
Molecular and cellular pathways regulating cancer-associated inflammation accompanying solid tumor development
Mu-Shui Dai, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular & Medical Genetics
p53 tumor suppression;c-Myc oncogenic pathways
Brian Druker, M.D.
Knight Cancer Institute
Early detection of cancers; activated tyrosine kinases with an emphasis on signal transduction and cellular transformation;molecular targeted therapies
Arup Indra, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dermatology, OHSU; Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University
Transcriptional regulation of skin organogenesis, chemical and physical carcinogen (UV) induced melanomagenesis, AD pathogenesis
David B. Jacoby, M.D.
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Eosinophil-nerve interactions in inflammatory pathways; airway TLRs
Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D.
Dermatology, Knight Cancer Institute
Genetic predisposition and prevention of melanoma
Yuangang Liu, Ph.D.
Dermatology
Amanda Lund, Ph.D.
Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Dermatology
Role of lymphatic vessels in immune response to tumorigenesis, tumor microenvironment, and potential as targets for therapy
Amanda McCullough, Ph.D.
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
DNA repair, UV-induced skin cancer, oxidative stress
Shannon K. McWeeney, Ph.D.
Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Development and application of statistical and computational methodologies for functional genomics data

Ashlee V. Moses, Ph.D.
Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Kaposi's Sarcoma, cKIT, HHV8 virology & pathobiology

Molecular & Medical Genetics
Cancer genetics, regulating the c-Myc oncoprotein in head & neck and skin SCC
Mark K. Slifka, Ph.D.
Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, National Primate Research Center
T cell and B cell-mediated immunity, memory cells in cancer
Philip J.S. Stork, M.D.
Vollum Institute
Ras and B-Raf signaling in growth and apoptosis
Jeff Tyner, M.D., Ph.D.
Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
High throughput screening; precision medicine for leukemia/lymphoma and CTCL

Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Dermatology
Beta-catenin pathway, tumor stem cells of intestinal mucosa
Associate Mentors
Xiaolin Nan, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering
Spatial and temporal organization of biological molecules; novel imaging tools for localizing and tracking biological molecules at the nanometer and single-molecule scales
Naoki Oshimori, Ph.D.
Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
Dermatology, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery