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Life Members Life Members & Contact Bharat B. AGGARWAL, Ph.D. (U.C., Berkeley) Founding Director, Anti-inflammation Research Institute, San Diego, California; USA Former Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Medicine and Immunology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Phone: 832-754-0059; Email: [email protected] Research Interest & Hobbies Inflammation and cancer, cytokines, NF-kβ Dr. Ram P. AGARWAL Professor University of Miami Medical Center Miami, FL [email protected] Krishna C. AGRAWAL, Ph.D. (Deceased) Regents Professor and Chairman Department of Pharmacology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA 70112 Dr. Shrikant ANANT Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Surgery University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas [email protected] Thiru ARUMUGAM, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Dept of Cancer Biology UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX-77030 [email protected]; [email protected] Dr. Shilpi ARORA Scientist Constellation Pharmaceuticals Boston, MA [email protected] Dr. Shubha BAGRODIA Scientist Pfizer San Diego, CA [email protected] Dr. Hamid BAND Elizabeth Bruce Professor of Cancer Research at Eppley Institute, and associate director of translational research at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE [email protected] Interest in understanding the mechanisms that regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional levels of mRNA stability and translation during tumorigenesis Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Chemoresistance, Bioinformatics Hobbies: Reading, Music Cancer genetics Regulation of tyrosine kinase-mediated cell signaling with the longterm goal of developing targeted therapeutics and early diagnostic/prognostic markers for cancer Dr. Vimla BAND Ardith & Anna Von Housen Professor Chair, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy Associate Director of Center for Breast Cancer Research Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE [email protected] Dr. Prashant BAVI, M.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Dept Of Human Cancer Genomic Research [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantbavi Dr. Surinder K. BATRA Professor & Chairman Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, StokesShackelford Professor, Associate Director for Education and Training, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer University of Nebraska medical center Omaha, NE Email: [email protected] Delineate molecular mechanisms of early steps in transformation of mammary epithelial cells with the goal of identifying novel molecular diagnostic/prognostic markers and potential therapy targets of breast cancers Research Interests Oncopathology: Colorectal Cancer and Thyroid Cancer, validation of biomarkers, improving efficacy of tissue microarray technology, Image analysis, and tumor biobanking Tumor-associated genes; cancer diagnostics, cancer vaccines; monoclonal antibodies, genetic engineering of antibodies Dr. Kapil N. BHALLA, M.D., F.A.C.P. Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX [email protected] Targeted Therapy for AML Stem Cells Dr. Subhash CHAKRABARTY Professor Depart. of Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois 62794‐9677 [email protected] Dr. Dhrubajyoti CHAKRAVARTI, Ph.D. Chief Scientist 4115 Harrison St, Bellevue, NE 68147 [email protected] Mechanisms of growth and differentiation control in epithelial cancer. Website: http://www.life-120.com/ Research Interests: Identify and develop natural and synthetic compounds that provide protection against environmental pollution. Hobbies: Photography Dhyan Chandra, Ph.D. (JNU, India) Associate Professor Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY14263 [email protected] Dr. Bakul I. DALAL, M.D., FRCP Hematopathologist Vancouver General Hospital Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia Vancouver Coastal Health 11Th Floor 601 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4C2 Canada [email protected] Chandradhar DWIVEDI, Ph.D. (Lucknow University) University)(Retired) Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007 [email protected] Dr. Rama S. DWIVEDI Northwestern University Chicago, IL [email protected] Dr. Sanjiv Sam GAMBHIR Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research Chair, Department of Radiology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA [email protected] Dr. Varsha GANDHI Department of Experimental Therapeutics UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030 [email protected] Dr. Aniruddha GANGULY National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD [email protected] Research Interest: Apoptosis signaling, cancer stem cells Hematopathology Research Interest- Cancer prevention and treatment Hobbies- Reading, spirituality, listening to music, gardening Radiology/Nuclear Medicine; developing imaging assays to monitor fundamental cellular/molecular events in patients; positron emission tomography (PET), optical (fluorescence, bioluminescence, Raman), ultrasound, and photoacoustic imaging are focus of investigation Experimental therapeutics Mechanisms of tumor development & metastasis, tumor microenvironment, brain tumor biology, cancer diagnostics, molecular analysis technologies for cancer research Dr. Ramesh GANJU Scott Endowed Chair and Professor Vice Chair, Experimental Pathology 810 Biomedical Research Tower 460 West 12th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] Dr. Rita GHOSH Associate Professor Department of Urology The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7845 San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900 Phone: (210) 567-5664 [email protected] Dr. Rayudu GOPALKRISHNA Associate Professor Cell and Neurobiology Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Health Sciences Camous Los Angeles, CA 90089-9112 [email protected] Dr. Sushovan GUHA, M.D., Ph.D. Gastroenterologist Houston, TX 77030 Phone: (713) 704-4000 E-mail: [email protected] Role of chemokines, and various inflammatory molecules, and antiinflammatory molecules, in pathogenesis of various diseases Study on deregulation of DNA damage signaling and cell cycle progression in cancer and use these pathways as molecular targets to develop strategies for cancer prevention and or therapy Prostate cancer prevention Research Interests: Novel signal transduction pathways in GI cancers and chemoprevention of GI cancer Dr. Rishab K. GUPTA Wayne Cancer Institute, CA [email protected] Dr. Shanker L. GUPTA Program Manager Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD [email protected] Dr. Sudhir GUPTA, M.D. Professor [email protected] Anti-cancer drug development Molecular signaling in apoptosis Memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells Dendritic cell functions Dr. Surendra GUPTA, Ph.D. President American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. Email: [email protected] Website: www.arc-inc.com Radiopharmaceuticals Dr. Abid HUSSAIN Dr. H.N. JAYARAM Professor Indiana University, IN [email protected] Dr. Madhavi KADAKIA 122 Diggs Laboratory Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 [email protected] Dr. Hari KAUL, Ph.D., FACN Carroll W. Feist Endowed Chair Professor & Chairman Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology School of Medicine LSUHSC- shreverport, LA Associate Director, Feist Weiller Cancer Center Phone (office):318-675-5161 [email protected] Dr. Meena KATDARE, (University of Pune, India, 1978) Director, Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Laboratory Weill Cornell Medical College 1300 York Avenue, Box-287, New York, NY 10021 Ph: 212-746-5431 - [email protected] http://www.cornellsurgery.org/pro/research/biosketches.ht ml Dr. Koyamangalath KRISHNAN, MD, FRCP, FACP Dishner Endowed Chair of Excellence in Medicine Professor of Medicine Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 [email protected] Dr. Raju KUCHERLAPATI Paul C. Cabot Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Professor, Department of Medicine Scientific Director, Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics, Partners Healthe Care System, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA [email protected] Research Interests: Signal transduction pathways of carcinogenesis and chemoprevention of breast, colon, prostate and thyroid cancers Hobbies: Gardening, Interior Decoration, Knitting, Dress designing, Travel, Indian Music Cloning and characterization of human disease genes with a focus on human syndromes with a significant cardiovascular involvement; use of genetic/genomic approaches to understand the biology of cancer and the generation and characterization of genetically modified mouse models for cancer and other human disorders. Dr. Rakesh KUMAR Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, DC [email protected] Dr. Shaji KUMAR, (M.D.) Associate Professor Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 [email protected] Dr. Aroop MANGALIK, M.D. Hematology 900 Camino de Salud NE 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 Dr. Kapil MEHTA, (Ph.D., PGI, Chandigarh, India) Director R&D, Molecular Quest-Personalized Medicine Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Former Professor of Cancer Medicine (Biochemistry) Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX 77030 Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Interactions between malignant plasma cells and the marrow microenvironment in plasma cell malignancies; develop new therapeutic approaches to target these interactions and enhance the efficacy of the currently available therapies. Research interests: Chemoresistance, metastasis, retinoids, drug delivery systems Hobbies: Reading, gardening, music Rajendra G. MEHTA, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, Professor and Head IIT Research Institute and IIT Chicago, IL 60616 [email protected] Research Interests: Efficacy and molecular mechanism(s) of action of chemopreventive agents including Vitamin D and Resveratrol in breast, colon and lung cancer models. Dr. Krishna MENON Scientist/Business owner Cell Centix Inc. Beverly, MA [email protected] In vivo and vitro preclinical testing Dr. Lopa MISHRA (M.D.) Chair, Gastroenterology, Hepat. & Nutrition MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030 Email: [email protected] Gastroenterology Dr. Sankar Mitra Full Member, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Institute for Academic Medicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston, TX [email protected] Genome damage, its repair, and its influence in carcinogenesis and cancer therapy; recent research focus is on enhancement of chemo/radiation sensitivity of tumor cells using targeted DNA repair inhibitors; following his early studies with MGMT inhibition, his current research aims to identify inhibitors for repair pathways for oxidative/radiation damage HIV-1 induced pathogenesis; role of HIV1 transactivator (Tat) protein in regulating viral latency and infectivity; pharmacological interventions to enhance efficacy and reduce toxic side effects of antiretroviral drugs Molecular target based approaches for prevention and treatment of cancer and skin disease psoriasis by phytochemicals Dr. Debasish MONDAL Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology Tulane University New Orleans, LA [email protected] Dr. Hasan MUKHTAR Professor Department of Dermatology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health Madison, WI [email protected] Dr. Anuradha MURALI Microbiology and Immunology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, USA [email protected] Dr. Harikrishna NAKSHATRI Marian J. Morrison Professor of Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN [email protected] Dr. Pratima NANGIA-MAKKER Assistant Professor Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 [email protected] Dr. Satyabrata NANDI (Retired) Professor Emeritus of Cell & Developmental Biology University of California, Berkeley, CA [email protected] Dr. Shanker NAYAK (Diseased) Director, Diagnostics Hoag Cancer Center New Port Beach, CA Dr. Arokya Mary S. PAPU JOHN Postdoctoral Research Associate Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN [email protected] Activation of NF-kB in estrogen receptor negative breast cancer. The focus is on genomic aspects of anti-estrogen resistance, mechanisms of organspecific metastasis and biomarkers of breast cancer progression and therapeutic response Research Interests: Role of carbohydrate-binding protein galectin-3 in cancer progression and metastasis. We are also studying the inhibitory effects of natural plant products on cancer progression Determine the biological and molecular bases for susceptibility and resistance to breast carcinogenesis as well as for the prevention of breast cancer Gene vaccine therapy, Preclinical cancer research Cancer Diagnostics Dr. Sen PATHAK (Retired) Former Professor Cytogenetics MD Anderson cancer Center Houston, TX [email protected] Cancer cytogenetics Dr. Subbarayan R POCHI (Ph.D., Banaras Hindu University, 1994) Research Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Research Interests: 5FU resistance, Pharmocogenomics, Ethno botanicals Hobbies: Reading, Traveling by road, Miami, FL - 33176 Community work. Dr. Raj PURI, M.D., Ph.D. Division Director, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD [email protected] Dr. Govind RAGUPATHI Associate Attending Immunologist Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY 10065 Tel: (646) 888 2363 Fax: (646) 422 0516 E-mail: [email protected] Develop monoclonal antibodies, optimize vaccines that induce antibody responses, and produce and test new immunological adjuvants to augment these responses Dr. Ranju RALHAN Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Health Complex Mt. Sinai Hospital 600 University Ave., Room 6-416 Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 [email protected] Translational cancer research, molecular diagnostics proteomics, genomics, epigenomics, cancer biology, cell biology, targeted therapy Dr. Chandra RAMANATHAN, Ph.D., MBA Scientist, Head Early Pipeline Oncology Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals West Haven, Connecticut 06516 [email protected] Dr. Aramandla RAMESH Associate Professor Biochemistry & Cancer Biology Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN [email protected] Dr. Pranela RAMESHWAR Professor Department of Medicine Division of Hematology-Oncology Rutgers, The New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ Telephone: (973) 972 0625 [email protected] Dr. Kaladhar B. REDDY Professor Wayne State University School of Medicine 540 East Canfield Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 [email protected] Environmental Toxicology, Chemical Carcinogenesis Cancer stem cell research; breast cancer dormancy in bone marrow; immune protection of specific breast cancer cell subsets by mesenchymal stem cells; neural-hematopoietic axis Novel strategies for treatment and prognosis of breast cancer by combining experimental therapeutics with cell biology; cancer stem cells Dr. Shrikanth REDDY Department of GI Med Oncology MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd Box 0956 Houston, TX 77030 [email protected] Dr. Fazlul SARKAR Distinguished Professor Department of Pathology Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, MI [email protected] Dr. D. S. R. SARMA (Retired) Former Professor University of Toronto, Canada [email protected] Dr. Anjana SAXENA, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biology Brooklyn College City University of New York, NY Phone: 718.951.5000 x2671 Email: [email protected] Role of NF-κB and its signaling molecules in solid tumors, and in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of action of “natural agents” for cancer prevention and therapy Studies nucleolar stress factors (NSFs) and their role/s in regulating cell cycle under normal conditions and during cellular responses to DNA damage. Dr. Neeraj SAXENA Assistant Professor University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD [email protected] Links between obesity, adipocytokines and carcinogenesis Dr. Senthamil SELVAN Vice-President R&D Omni Array Biotechnology 15601 Crabbs Branch Way Rockville, MD [email protected] Dr. Subrata SEN Professor & Deputy Chair, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Phone: (713) 834-6040 Email: [email protected] Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. Shyam SHARAN Deputy Program Director, Mouse Cancer Genetics Prog. Senior Investigator Head, Genetics of Cancer Susceptibility Section Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD [email protected] Functional characterization of the genes regulating mitotic chromosome segregation and elucidation of their role in the induction of chromosomal instability in cancer DNA repair, hereditary Breast cancer, tumor suppressor, mouse models, recombineering, BRCA1/2 variants Dr. Dipali SHARMA Associate Professor of Oncology Kimmel Cancer Center Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD [email protected] Dr. Zahid H. SIDDIK Scientist UTMD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX [email protected] Garima SINHA Graduate Student Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Rutgers, rs, The State University of New Jersey Newark, NJ [email protected] Breast Cancer, ObesityCancer Connection, Adipocytokines, Metastasis, Tamoxifen Resistance, Novel Therapeutics, Bioactive Food Components, Signaling Mechanisms Cancer stem cell research; intercellular communication in cancer stem cells Dr. Promila SINGH Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX [email protected] Dr. Sujay SINGH President and CEO ABGENEX Corp. San Diego, CA [email protected] Cancer diagnostics, Biotechnology development Dr. Keshav K. SINGH Professor of Oncology Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY, 14263 Research Interest: Role of mitochondria in cancer, Inter genomic crosstalk and its role tumorigenesis and mitochondrial diseases Hobbies: Kite flying, traveling Research Interests: Breast cancer model systems, molecular mechanisms of prevention in breast and prostate cancers. www.keshavsingh.org Dr. Raghu SINHA (Ph.D., PGIMER, Chandigarh, India) Associate Professor Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania Website link: http://fred.psu.edu/ds/retrieve/fred/investigator/rus15 [email protected] Dr. Taduru SREENATH Assistant Director, CPDR Basic Science Research Program, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation Research Assistant Professor of Surgery USUHS [email protected] Scientific interests focus on understanding molecular mechanisms underlying prostate cancer initiation and development using mouse models Dr. Saraswati SUKUMAR Barbara B. Rubenstein Professor of Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21231 [email protected] Dr. Rajeshwar Rao TEKMAL Carl J. Pauerstein Professor in Reproductive Research, Director, Division of Reproductive Research Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 Tel: 210-567-4930; Direct: 210-567-4935 [email protected] Dr. Nityanand T. TELANG Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY [email protected] Dr. T. J. THOMAS Professor R.W. Johnson Medical Center Rutgers University, NJ [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Meghana TRIVEDI Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Houston College of Pharmacy Texas Medical Center Campus Houston, Texas 77030 Ph. 832-842-8335 [email protected] Dr. Ratna K. VADLAMUDI Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX [email protected] Ph. (210) 567-4930 Dr. Hariprasad VANKAYALAPATI Scientist/Medicinal chemist Draper, UT [email protected] [email protected] Research Interests: Discovery and study of molecular alterations in breast cancer. Methods and markers for early detection and prognosis. Role of hormones and growth factors and their receptors in the initiation and progression of breast, cervical and ovarian cancers. Develop novel DNA delivery vehicles for gene therapy. The current focus is on breast cancer G-protein coupled receptor targets in cancer treatment; drug discovery for novel targets and test drug efficacy to predict treatment outcomes; cellular signaling of proteins targeted by drugs; identification of genetic, cellular, and circulating biomarkers to predict outcome of pharmacological treatment in cancer patients Research Interests: Estrogen signaling, Hormonal therapy resistance, Nuclear receptors, Signal transduction, Tg/KO mouse models for cancer Dr. Atul VARADHACHARI, M.D. President & Chief Operating Officer Agennix, Inc., Houston, TX [email protected] Dr. Arti PATEL VARANASI,, Ph.D., M.P.H. President & CEO Advancing Synergy, LLC 1450 South Rolling Road Baltimore, MD 21227 www.advancingsynergy.com [email protected] Siva VENUGOPAL Sugar Land, TX Engineering/bioinformatics company owner [email protected] Dr. Inder VERMA Professor Laboratory of Genetics American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology Irwin and Joan Jacobs Chair in Exemplary Life Science The Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CA [email protected] Dr. Ajit K. VERMA (Univ of South Australia, Adelaide) Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53792 weblink: www.med.wisc.edu/metc/fac/fac53.php. E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Meena VORA Scientist/Business owner Biosphare Fremont, CA [email protected] Cancer research, public health, advocacy, capacity building and project management Gene therapy for cancer; developed viruses for gene therapy vectors; developed a gene therapy vector, based on a stripped-down version of HIV, that can deliver genes to nondividing cells, which constitute majority of the cells in our bodies. Research interests: etiology and prevention of skin and prostate cancer. PKCepsilon signal transduction pathways Hobbies: fishing and gardening. Dr. Mansukh WANI Principal Scientist (Retired) Research Triangle Institute, NC 27709 www.rti.org/naturalproducts [email protected] Research Interests: Discovery of Anticancer Agents of Diverse Natural Origin