Program 2: Experimental Therapeutics (ET)

Program 2: Experimental Therapeutics (ET)

ET iconThe experimental therapeutics program focuses on:

  • Therapeutic targets and lead discovery
  • Novel drug delivery approaches
  • Clinical therapeutics

Program Leader: Michael K. Wendt, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Assistant Program Leader: Kristina Thiel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Full Members

Christopher Ahern, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
  • Department: Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Andrew M. Bellizzi, MD

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Pathology

Mark E. Burkard, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • C.E. Block Chair of Cancer Research
  • Director, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

James D. Byrne, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Radiation Oncology

Joseph M. Caster, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Director of Imaged Guided Brachytherapy
  • Department: Radiation Oncology

Joseph Cullen, MD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • VA Medical Center Chief of Surgical Services
  • Department: Surgery

Joseph S. Dillon, MD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Michael W. Duffel, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Muhammad Furqan, MD

    Full Member,
  • Medical Director of Clinical Research Services, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Michael J. Goodheart, MD

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

David J. Gordon, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics

Yi Huang, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Zhendong Jin, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Jill M. Kolesar, PharmD

    Full Member,
  • Dean and Professor
  • Department:

Douglas E. Laux, MD, MS

    Full Member,
  • Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Adam W. Mailloux, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of Cancer Cellular Therapy Research
  • Department: Microbiology and Immunology

Xiangbing Meng, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Research Associate Professor
  • Department: Pathology

Mohammed M. Milhem, MBBS

    Full Member,
  • Holden Chair of Experimental Therapeutics
  • Melanoma Program Director at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Craig Morita, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Reza Nejadnik, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Michael O'Donnell, MD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Urology

Steven M. Offer, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Pathology

David L. Roman, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Pharmacy
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Aliasger K. Salem, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Vice President for Research, University of Iowa
  • Professor
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Kristina W. Thiel, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Assistant Program Leader of the Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ronald Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Department: Surgery

George J. Weiner, MD

    Full Member,
  • Director Emeritus for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, Internal Medicine

Michael K. Wendt, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Leader, Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

David F. Wiemer, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Chemistry

Shujie Yang, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pathology

Associate Members

David P. Bender, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Margaret Byrne, MD, MSc

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Umar Farooq, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Interim Associate Director of Clinical Research, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Naomi Fei, MD, MS

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Sukirth M. Ganesan, PhD, BDS

    Associate Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Periodontics

Jenna Gedminas, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics

Gustavo Godoy Almeida, MD, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Andrew P. Groves, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics

Sara Claire Horton, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics

Michelle E. Howard, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Radiation Oncology

Asad Javed, MBBS

    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

Eric Mou, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

John M. Rieth, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Saima Sharif, MD, MS

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Jennifer Strouse, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Grerk Sutamtewagul, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Fatima Toor, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Astronomy

Suresh Veeramani, DVM, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Research Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Ryan A. Zander, PhD, MPH

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Microbiology and Immunology

Jessica A.O. Zimmerman, MD, MS

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics

Affiliate Members

Reza Amani

    Affiliate Member,
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Department: Cancer Center

Jyoti Arora

    Affiliate Member,
  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Department: Cancer Center

Zuhair K. Ballas, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Daniel J. Berg, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Associate Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Gerald H. Clamon, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Donghai Dai, MD, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Temp Professional Employee, Bioventures Center
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Prajwal Dhakal, MBBS

    Affiliate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Travis D. Fischer

    Affiliate Member,
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Kristina Guyton, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Surgery

Donna L. Hammond, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Professor and Vice Chair of Research
  • Department: Professor, Anesthesia, Neuroscience and Pharmacology

Henry T. Hoffman, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Otolaryngology

M. Nedim Ince, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Nitin J. Karandikar, MD, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Chair
  • Department: Pathology

Robert J. Kerns, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics Department
  • Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Caitlin D. Lemke-Miltner, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Department: Cancer Center

Vincent Liu, MD, FAAD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Dermatology, Pathology

David M. Lubaroff, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Urology, Microbiology and Immunology

Yi Luo, MD, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Urology

Alexis R. Ramos

    Affiliate Member,
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Department: Microbiology and Immunology

Alan Reed, MD, MBA

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Surgery

Kevin G. Rice, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Medicinal and Natural Products

Joel Shilyansky, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Robert and Hélène Soper Chair of Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgeon-in-Chief
  • Department: Surgery, Pediatrics

Sonia Sugg, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Medical Director of the Breast Center
  • Co-Leader of the Breast MOG
  • Department: Surgery
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