Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Institute for Immunotherapy for Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders Members
Working in a highly collaborative manner across Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and with our colleagues at other institutions, researchers with profound knowledge of the immune system are contributing to immunotherapy discoveries. From biochemistry and microbiology to pathology, cell biology, neurology, medicine, radiation oncology, urology, surgical oncology and more, the power of the Institute for Immunotherapy stems from the multidisciplinary perspectives, insights and tools that its prominent members provide.
Director & Associate Directors
Xingxing Zang, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Institute for Immunotherapy for Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders
Gregoire Lauvau, Ph.D.
Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research
Chandan Guha, M.B.,B.S., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Innovation/Tech Transfer, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Members
Praveen Agrawal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D.
Rose C. Falkenstein Chair in Cancer Research
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Biochemistry
Jonathan M. Backer, M.D.
Chair, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Jinan Behnan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Kartik Chandran, Ph.D.
Gertrude and David Feinson Chair in Medicine
Haiying Cheng, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Edward Chu, M.D., M.M.S.
Director, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eugen Dhimolea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Winfried Edelmann, Ph.D.
The Joseph and Gertrud Buchler Chair in Transgenic Medicine
Denisa E. Ferastraoaru, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
David R. Fooksman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Mendel Goldfinger, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Harris Goldstein, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs
Claudia Gravekamp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Kira Gritsman, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program
Wenjun Guo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Benjamin T. Himes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Adilia Hormigo, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Georgios Karagiannis, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Chaoyuan Kuang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Lindsay M. LaFave, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Jonathan R. Lai, Ph.D.
Dan Danciger Professor of Biochemistry
David M. Loeb, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, Department of Pediatrics
Jinyu Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Allison M. Martin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Nitin Ohri, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Maja H. Oktay, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Women's Task Force, AECC
Steven A. Porcelli, M.D.
Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Yvonne M. Saenger, M.D.
Director, Immune Monitoring Core Facility
Alexander I. Sankin, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Urology
Mark P. Schoenberg, M.D.
Chair, Department of Urology
Roberto Alejandro Sica, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Kamini Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Maria S. Sosa, Ph.D.
Chair, Women’s Initiative Network, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Cell Biology
Brendon M. Stiles, M.D.
Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yaron Tomer, M.D.
The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Amit K. Verma, M.B.,B.S.
Director, Division of Hemato-Oncology, Montefiore Department of Oncology
B. Hilda Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Shanye Yin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Deyou Zheng, Ph.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology