University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD (Co-Leader)
Email: yuanj@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Environmental exposure and gene-environmental interaction in cancer etiology; biomarkers and cancer development and risk prediction of cancer; chemopreventive effect of dietary agents for primary prevention of cancer; health outcomes and prognosis of cancer patients after behavior changes

Joel Weissfeld, MD, MPH (Co-Leader)
Email: jwepid@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer epidemiology; health services research

William Bigbee, PhD
Email: bigbeewl@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer biomarkers; non-small-cell lung carcinoma; proteomics; mass spectrometry

Robert Binder, PhD
Email: rjb42@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Biological, gene, immune, and viral therapies; heat-shock proteins; alpha-macroglobulins; molecular chaperones; antigen presentation; cell surface receptors, peptides; antigens; antigen-presenting cells; immunity; cancer vaccines; immunotherapy; immunologic adjuvants View More

Randall Brand, MD
Email: brander@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Hereditary pancreatic cancer; early detection of pancreatic cancer; pancreatitis; colon cancer

Clareann Bunker, PhD
Email: bunkerc@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Prostate cancer; ovarian cancer; molecular epidemiology; obesity; blood pressure; hypertension

Lesley M. Butler, PhD, MSPH
Email: butlerl3@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Epidemiology of hormone- and infection-related cancers, dietary factors and their relation to cancer risk, biomarkers of exposure and disease susceptibility

Jane Cauley, DrPH
Email: jcauley@edc.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Epidemiology of breast cancer, sex hormones and their relationship to chronic disease, osteoporotic fractures and falls, and heart disease

Joseph Costantino, DrPH
Email: costan@nsabp.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Design, implementation and analysis of clinical trials; biostatistics

Brenda Diergaarde, PhD
Email: bbd3@pitt.edu or diergaardeb@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Role of environmental factors, genetic variation and gene-environment interactions in the development, progression and treatment of cancer; molecular and genetic epidemiology

Robert Edwards, MD
Email: rpe1@pitt.edu or edwarp@mail.magee.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Ovarian cancer; cervical cancer; intraperitoneal chemotherapy; immunotherapy View More

Jennifer Grandis, MD, FACS
Email: jgrandis@pitt.edu or grandisjr@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); STAT proteins; G-protein-coupled receptors

David Gur, ScD
Email: gur@pitt.edu or gurd@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Resonant Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (REIS) for early detection of breast and thyroid cancer; digital breast tomosynthesis; quantitative analyses of chest CT for early detection of lung cancer or objective evaluation of COPD; statistical analyses using ROC and FROC methodology

Jing Hu, MD, PhD
Email: huj3@upmc.edu or jih25@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Protein kinases and phosphatases; post-translational modifications; sumoylation; histone deacetylases; cancer biology

Thomas Kensler, PhD
Email: tkensler@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer prevention; cancer pharmacology; signal transduction

Phouthone Keohavong, PhD
Email: pho1@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis; mutational pathways View More

Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD
Email: lakshmanan.krishnamurti@chp.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

Andrea Kriska, PhD
Email: kriskaa@edc.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer prevention; behavioral lifestyle intervention; physical activity assessment; minority populations

Lewis Kuller, MD, DrPH
Email: kullerl@edc.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Epidemiology of breast cancer and aging, HIV and chronic diseases; dementia; preventive medicine

Bruce Ling, MD, MPH
Email: bsl3@pitt.edu or lingbs@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Patient-provider communication; colorectal cancer screening, adherence to medical recommendations, informed decision making

Faina Linkov, PhD, MPH
Email: linkfy@mail.magee.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Gynecologic cancers; obesity; behavioral lifestyle intervention

Anna Lokshin, PhD
Email: lokshina@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Biomarkers for cancer diagnostics; biomarkers for cancer therapy monitoring; chemotherapy and stem cells response

Gary Marsh, PhD
Email: gmarsh@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Occupational and environmental epidemiology; long-term health effects of workforce exposure to pharmacological and preservation agents

Francesmary Modugno, PhD, MPH
Email: fm@cs.cmu.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Breast and ovarian cancer epidemiology

Stephen O'Keefe, MD, MSc
Email: sjokeefe@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Nutrition and disease; colon cancer; acute pancreatitis

Brian Primack, MD, EdM
Email: bprimack@pitt.edu or primba@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Tobacco use; public health; health education and behavior; media literacy

Linda Robertson, RN, MSN, DrPH
Email: robertsonlk@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Healthcare disparities; decision making; cancer prevention vaccines; individual behavior and impact on health; screening and early detection practices of individuals; end of life issues in underserved populations; survivorship; environmental causes of cancer; community-based research

Howard Rockette, PhD
Email: herbst@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Development and application of statistical methods for problems in the areas of clinical trials, occupational and environmental epidemiology, and the evaluation of radiological imaging systems

Marjorie Romkes, PhD
Email: romkes@dom.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Molecular epidemiology; pharmacogenomics; cancer susceptibility

Robert Schoen, MD, MPH
Email: rschoen@pitt.edu or schore2@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC); flexible sigmoidoscopy; acceptability and implementation of CRC screening; surveillance colonoscopy; relationship of insulin/insulin-like growth factors to adenomatous polyps and CRC

Jeff Schragin, MD
Email: jgsst38@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer epidemiology

Shivendra Singh, PhD
Email: singhs@upmc.edu or svs2@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Cancer pharmacology; drug discovery; chemoprevention; dietary anti-cancer compounds

Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
Email: sas33@pitt.edu or studsa@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Gerontology; immunity and healthy aging

Evelyn Talbott, DrPH, MPH
Email: eot1@pitt.edu or talbotteo@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Environmental tracking; air pollution and health risk

Niel Wald, MD
Email: wald@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Diagnosis and treatment of human radiation overexposure; assessment of environmental chromosome damage in peripheral blood and bone marrow cells

Lisa Weissfeld, PhD
Email: lweis@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Biomarker and neuroimaging data; decision rules for image detection of disease

David Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Email: whitcomb@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Mechanisms of complex disorders including acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer

Felicia Wu, PhD
Email: few8@pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Mycotoxins and phytotoxins in global burden of disease caused by cancer; aflatoxin in hepatocellular carcinoma; aristolochic acid in urothelial carcinoma

Bin Zheng, PhD
Email: zhengb@upmc.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Computer-aided detection and diagnosis of breast cancer and lung diseases; biomedical image analysis and processing; observer performance studies

Joseph Zmuda, PhD
Email: zmudaj@edc.pitt.edu
Research Interests / Keywords:
Genetic and molecular epidemiology of common complex diseases; osteoporosis; aging