Program 2: Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
Program 2: Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
The experimental therapeutics program focuses on:
- Therapeutic targets and lead discovery
- Novel drug delivery approaches
- Clinical therapeutics
Program Co-Leader: Bryan Allen, MD, PhD, associate professor, Radiation Oncology
Program Co-Leader: Aliasger K. Salem, PhD, professor, Pharmaceutics
Full Members
Joseph Cullen, MD
- Full Member,
- Professor
- VA Medical Center Chief of Surgical Services
- Department: Surgery
Donghai Dai, MD, PhD
- Full Member,
- Visiting Associate Professor
- Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michael W. Duffel, PhD
- Full Member,
- Professor
- College of Pharmacy Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
- Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Michael J. Goodheart, MD
- Full Member,
- Clinical Associate Professor
- Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Donna L. Hammond, PhD
- Full Member,
- Professor
- Professor and Vice Chair of Research
- Department: Professor, Anesthesia, Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Robert J. Kerns, PhD
- Full Member,
- Professor
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics Department Chair
- Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Douglas E. Laux, MD, MS
- Full Member,
- Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG
- Clinical Associate Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine
David M. Lubaroff, PhD
- Full Member,
- Professor Emeritus
- Department: Urology, Microbiology and Immunology
Mohammed M. Milhem, MBBS
- Full Member,
- Holden Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
- Associate Director of Clinical Research at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Director of the Melanoma Program
- Chief Section of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
- Clinical Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine
Sonia Sugg, MD
- Full Member,
- Clinical Professor
- Medical Director of the Breast Health Center
- Co-Leader of the Breast MOG
- Department: Surgery
George J. Weiner, MD
- Full Member,
- Director for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Meng Wu, PhD
- Full Member,
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Department: Director, High Throughput Screening Core, Pharmacy, Biochemistry
Fenghuang Zhan, MD, PhD
- Full Member,
- Professor of Internal Medicine
- Research Director of the Myeloma Center
- Department: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Associate Members
Daniel J. Berg, MD
- Associate Member,
- Co-Leader Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine MOG
- Associate Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine
Pashtoon M. Kasi, MBBS, MS
- Associate Member,
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine
Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman, MD
- Associate Member,
- Clinical Professor
- Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
- Department: Internal Medicine
Varun Monga, MBBS
- Associate Member,
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Co-Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program
- Co-Leader of the Sarcoma and Neuro Oncology MOG
- Department: Internal Medicine
Fatima Toor, PhD
- Associate Member,
- Associate Professor
- Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Astronomy
Affiliate Members
Wade R. Gutierrez
- Affiliate Member,
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) Trainee
- Department: Biology
Taher Abu Hejleh, MBBS, MS
- Affiliate Member,
- Clinical Associate Professor
- Department: Internal Medicine
Hisakazu Hoshi, MD
- Affiliate Member,
- Co-Leader Melanoma MOG
- Associate Deputy Director for Clinical Cancer Services for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Clinical Professor
- Department: Surgery
Marina Ivanovic, MD
- Affiliate Member,
- Clinical Professor
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Director of Thoracic Pathology
- Department: Pathology
Caitlin D. Lemke-Miltner, PhD
- Affiliate Member,
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Department: Cancer Center
Shakoora Sabree
- Affiliate Member,
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Department: Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Joel Shilyansky, MD
- Affiliate Member,
- Professor
- Robert and Hélène Soper Chair of Pediatric Surgery
- Surgeon-in-Chief
- Department: Pediatrics, Surgery