Katherine Aird, PhD
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kelly M. Baily, MD, PhD
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Riyue “Sunny” Bao, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Tullia C. Bruno, PhD
Member, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Immunology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Timothy F. Burns, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Yvonne Chao, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Lan Coffman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kathleen Dorritie, MD
Member, Cancer Therapeutics Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery and Surgical Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Devin Dressman, PhD
Associate Director, Research Operations and Strategy
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Wei Du, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD
Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Vice-Chancellor for Cancer Research
Co-Director, Tumor Microenvironment Center
Hillman Professor of Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Deborah L. Galson, PhD
Member, Genome Stability Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Emily Geramita, MD
Hematology/Oncology Fellow
Annie Im, MD
Member, Cancer Therapeutics Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dorota Jazwinska
Graduate Student in the Zervantonakis Lab, Department of Bioengineering
Alison Lithgow
Director of Finance
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Christine Milcarek, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Immunology
University of Pittsburgh Immunology Department
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Yana Najjar, MD
Member, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Melonie Nance, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Marci Lee Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN
Assistant Professor
Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Professor and Vice-Chair of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Abigail Overacre-Delgoffe, PhD
Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow
Hand Laboratory, Department of Immunology
Linda “Lyn” Robertson, DrPH, MSN, BSN
Associate Director, Health Equity and Community Outreach & Engagement
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Adam C. Soloff, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Laura P. Stabile, PhD
Member, Cancer Biology Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Antoinette J. Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO
Associate Director, Clinical Research
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jennifer M Xavier, PhD
Associate Director of Research, Institute for Precision Medicine
Research Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Senior Advisors:
Kara A. Bernstein, PhD
Chair, Women’s Task Force
Member, Genome Stability Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Olivera Finn, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Immunology and Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Deborah L. Galson, PhD
Member, Genome Stability Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Alison Lithgow
Director of Finance
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Professor and Vice-Chair of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Linda “Lyn” Robertson, DrPH, MSN, BSN
Associate Director, Health Equity and Community Outreach & Engagement
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Laura P. Stabile, PhD
Member, Cancer Biology Program
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Antoinette J. Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO
Associate Director, Clinical Research
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Past Chairs:
2018: Lisa Butterfield, PhD
Kara Bernstein, PhD
