continued Faculty News 24 Adam Sowalsky, Ph.D. Adam Sowalsky, Ph.D., has been awarded tenure at NIH and appointed as a Senior Investigator in the Genitourinary Malignancies Branch. Dr. Sowalsky’s lab conducts translational research focused on tumor evolution and treatment resistance with an emphasis on developing biomarkers for predicting responses in locally advanced prostate cancers. Ramaprasad Srinivasan, M.D., Ph.D. Ramaprasad Srinivasan, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded tenure at NIH and appointed as a Senior Investigator in the Urologic Oncology Branch. Dr. Srinivasan is investigating a variety of mechanismbased treatment strategies in kidney cancers as well as hereditary kidney cancer syndromes. Anish Thomas, M.B.B.S., M.D. Anish Thomas, M.B.B.S., M.D., has been awarded tenure at NIH and appointed as a Senior Investigator in the Developmental Therapeutics Branch. Dr. Thomas’ lab focuses on small cell lung cancer and understanding and targeting tumor plasticity, metastases and chemoresistance. Nicholas P. Tschernia, M.D. Nicholas P. Tschernia, M.D., has been appointed as a Physician-Scientist Early Investigator in the Center for Immuno-Oncology. Dr. Tschernia’s research focuses on developing new cellular immunotherapy treatments for cancer patients, including CAR T-cell therapy. His lab is dedicated to identifying new potential targets on solid tumors and ways to improve the quality and fitness of the engineered cells. Chen Zhao, M.D. Chen Zhao, M.D., has been appointed as a Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator in the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, where he was previously an Assistant Clinical Investigator. Dr. Zhao’s lab specializes in developing novel immunotherapeutics and using advanced tissue imaging techniques to understand the interactions among tumor cells, the immune system and the microbiota in the tumor microenvironment. Joseph M. Ziegelbauer, Ph.D. Joseph M. Ziegelbauer, Ph.D., has been appointed Deputy Chief of the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch. Dr. Ziegelbauer’s research focuses on networks and pathways redundantly targeted by multiple viral microRNAs and circular RNAs. He is investigating human and viral gene expression patterns in normal tissue, in Kaposi sarcoma and in other Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus- infected pathological tissues. Recently Retired With appreciation for their service, we recognize these CCR Investigators who have recently retired. Richard Hodes, M.D., Senior Investigator, Experimental Immunology Branch Kathleen Kelly, Ph.D., CCR Deputy, Chief and Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Genitourinary Cancer Pathogenesis Kenneth H. Kraemer, M.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics Thomas Ried, M.D., Senior Investigator, Genetics Branch William G. Stetler-Stevenson, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Pathology Allan M. Weissman, M.D., Senior Investigator, Cancer Innovation Laboratory In Memoriam S. Perwez Hussain, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis Faculty list is for calendar year 2023. 25
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