Cancer Dormancy & Tumor Microenvironment Institute Members
The CDTMI recruited 36 Montefiore Einstein faculty members to join the Institute. The Institute Leadership also accepts applications for membership and is actively recruiting external candidates. Members will have to develop research programs that are strongly aligned with the vision of the CDTMI. Members will also have access to unique resources and pilot funds for collaborative projects provided by the CDTMI and Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center.
CDTMI Director
Under the leadership of Director Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D., the Cancer Dormancy & Tumor Microenvironment Institute shapes their work with an eye toward clinical applications.
Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment
CDTMI Clinical Research Co-Leaders
Maja H. Oktay, MD, PhD, MS
Co-Chair, Clinical Research, Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute
Amit K. Verma, MD
Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
CDTMI Members
Members develop research programs aligned with the Institute’s vision.
Praveen Agrawal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Nir J. Barzilai, MD
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair in Aging Research
Teresa V. Bowman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
John S. Condeelis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Dianne Cox, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Antonio Di Cristofano, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Eugen Dhimolea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
David R. Entenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
David R. Fooksman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Matthew J. Gamble, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Evripidis Gavathiotis, Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Therapeutics Program
John M. Greally, MD
Director, Center for Epigenomics
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research
Wenjun Guo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Rachel Hazan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Derek M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Keisuke Ito, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Marina Konopleva, MD
Director, Leukemia Program
Lindsay M. LaFave, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
David M. Loeb, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Developmental and Molecular Biology
Maria Marianovich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
Hayley M. McDaid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Rebeca San Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Aditi Shastri, MD
Assistant Director of Translational Research
Kamini Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Maria S. Sosa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director, and Associate Director for Basic Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brendon M. Stiles, MD
Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Britta Will, Ph.D.
Director, Preclinical Modeling, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Blood Cancer Institute
Xingxing Zang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology