Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Research Program Members

Members of the SCCB include nationally recognized basic and translational investigators. Their groundbreaking work provides vital insights into the biological processes that lead to the development and progression of blood cancers and other malignancies. Working in a highly collaborative fashion with other Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators as well as the Bronx community and other NCI-designated Cancer Centers, members are developing novel targets for drug development and translating leading-edge scientific discoveries into improved clinical outcomes and life-saving treatments.

SCCB Program Leaders

Get to know the experts who direct the SCCB Program. These dedicated leaders help steer our investigators’ efforts to develop new cellular-based strategies and discoveries for preventing cancer.

Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD

Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program

Britta Will, Ph.D.

Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program

SCCB Program Members

Our multidisciplinary and highly collaborative group includes cancer biologists, stem cell scientists, and other bench and clinical investigators from myriad specialties. Their diverse expertise and input help translate new scientific discoveries into actionable knowledge that can help improve the care of people with cancer in our Bronx catchment area and beyond.

Esperanza Arias-Perez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Leonard H. Augenlicht, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Nicholas E. Baker, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics

Eric E. Bouhassira, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Hannes E. Buelow, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology

Roger L. Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology

Robert A. Coleman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.

Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Meelad M. Dawlaty, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Winfried Edelmann, Ph.D.

The Joseph and Gertrud Buchler Chair in Transgenic Medicine

Dmitry Fyodorov, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Matthew J. Gamble, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Harris Goldstein, MD

Charles Michael Chair in Autoimmune Diseases

John M. Greally, MD

Director, Center for Epigenomics

Sanjeev Gupta, MD

The Eleazar & Feige Reicher Chair in Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine

Derek M. Huffman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology

Andreas Jenny, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Irwin J. Kurland, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Lindsay M. LaFave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Satish K. Nandakumar, M.B.,B.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Pabitra K. Parua, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology

Charles C. Query, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Matthew D. Scharff, M.D.

The Harry Eagle Chair in Cancer Research/National Women's Division

Carl L. Schildkraut, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Julie Secombe, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Aditi Shastri, MD

Assistant Director of Translational Research

David Shechter, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Robert H. Singer, Ph.D.

Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Anatomy & Structural Biology

Kamini Singh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology

Arthur I. Skoultchi, Ph.D.

Judith and Burton P. Resnick Chair in Cell Biology

Simon D. Spivack, MD, MPH

Chief Emeritus, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine

E. Richard Stanley, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Pamela Stanley, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Cell Biology

Kristy R. Stengel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Amit K. Verma, MD

Director, Division of Hemato-Oncology, Montefiore Department of Oncology

Jan Vijg, Ph.D.

Lola and Saul Kramer Chair in Molecular Genetics

Yanhua Wang, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology

Ian M. Willis, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology

B. Hilda Ye, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology