Blood Cancer Institute Directors & Members

Working in a highly collaborative manner across Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, global leaders in blood cancer research and care are driving advances in better understanding, preventing, and treating MDS, AML, and myriad other blood cancers. Much of the power of the Blood Cancer Institute derives from the multidisciplinary perspectives, insights, and tools that the members provide.

Blood Cancer Institute Directors

Under the leadership of Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Ulrich Steidl, MD, PhD, and Amit Verma, MD, the Blood Cancer Institute is making great strides in expanding treatment options for people with blood cancers.

Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD

Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD

Director, Leukemia Program

Ulrich G. Steidl, MD, PhD

Ulrich G. Steidl, MD, PhD

Deputy Director, and Associate Director for Basic Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Amit K. Verma, MD

Amit K. Verma, MD

Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Blood Cancer Institute Assistant Directors

BCI has appointed four Associate Directors to help shape the work and future BCI efforts in the area of basic and translational science. They will assist BCI leadership in fostering research collaborations, mentorship of junior faculty, educational activities, funding initiatives, and translation into novel clinical trials for our patients.

Teresa V. Bowman, PhD

Teresa V. Bowman, PhD

Assistant Director of Basic Science

Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD

Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD

Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research

Aditi Shastri, MD

Aditi Shastri, MD

Assistant Director of Translational Research

Britta Will, Ph.D.

Britta Will, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Preclinical Modeling

Blood Cancer Institute Members

The more than 20 members of the Blood Cancer Institute help shape and drive basic and translational research in blood cancers.

Dennis L. Cooper, MD

Dennis L. Cooper, MD

Director, Transplant and Cell Therapy

Eric J. Feldman, MD

Eric J. Feldman, MD

David R. Fooksman, PhD

David R. Fooksman, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Mendel Goldfinger, MD

Mendel Goldfinger, MD

Keisuke Ito, MD, PhD

Keisuke Ito, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Noah S. Kornblum, MD

Noah S. Kornblum, MD

Ioannis Mantzaris, MD

Ioannis Mantzaris, MD

Maria Marianovich, PhD

Maria Marianovich, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Satish K. Nandakumar, MBBS, PhD

Satish K. Nandakumar, MBBS, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Nishi N. Shah, MD, MBBS

Nishi N. Shah, MD, MBBS

Attending

Yang Shi, MD, PhD

Yang Shi, MD, PhD

R. Alejandro A. Sica, MD

R. Alejandro A. Sica, MD

Kristy R. Stengel, PhD

Kristy R. Stengel, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Yanhua Wang, MD, PhD

Yanhua Wang, MD, PhD

B. Hilda Ye, PhD

B. Hilda Ye, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology