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.

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 for Clinical/Translational Research, Institute for Immunotherapy

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

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

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

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

Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology