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The Mays Cancer Center is an Organized Research Unit of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. As a National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center, Mays Cancer Center has a formal membership policy in support of the center\u2019s mission to promote interdisciplinary research in cancer-related areas of basic science, clinical research and cancer prevention and control, and to foster the application of the results of that research in the community setting, especially in the South Texas community served by the center. Mays Cancer Center members include those who serve as a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health research project grant or other equivalent peer-reviewed, cancer-related grant or who are a principal or co-investigator of cancer center clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Mays Cancer Center welcomes the following new members from Fiscal Year 2025.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Eloise Dray, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Maria Falzone, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Georgios Fotopoulos, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Maria Gaczynska, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Andres Gomez-Aldana, MD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Michael Halpern, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Shouxiong Huang, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Jessica Trevi\u00f1o-Jones, MD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Lisa Kilpela, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Nameer Kirma, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Carmen Landaverde, MD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Eric Lawitz, MD<\/strong>, Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Jihoon Lee, MS, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Hyoung-gon Lee, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Hong Y. Li, PhD<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Jia Liu, MSN, PhD, RN<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Dongwen Lyu, MS, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Anna Malkova, PhD<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Jane Mattei, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Daisy Morales-Campos, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Neelam Mukherjee, BS, MS, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Pawel Osmulski, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Jan Petrasek, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Fabian Rodas-Ochoa, MD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Gerardo Rosas, BS, MD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Larry Schlesinger, MD<\/strong>, Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Shafqat Shah, MD<\/strong>, Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Alexey Soshnev, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Panneerdoss Subbarayalu, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Cancer Development and Progression Program<\/p>\n

Joel Tsevat, BA, MD, MPH<\/strong>, Professor, Division of General and Hospital Medicine, Population Science and Prevention Program<\/p>\n

Syed Usama, BS, PhD<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n

Lei Zheng, MD, PhD<\/strong>, Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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