Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Research Program Members
Members of the SCCB include nationally recognized basic and translational investigators. Their groundbreaking work provides vital insights into the biological processes that lead to the development and progression of blood cancers and other malignancies. Working in a highly collaborative fashion with other Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators as well as the Bronx community and other NCI-designated Cancer Centers, members are developing novel targets for drug development and translating cutting-edge scientific discoveries into improved clinical outcomes and life-saving treatments.
SCCB Program Leaders
Get to know the experts who direct the SCCB Program. These dedicated leaders help steer our investigators’ efforts to develop new cellular-based strategies and discoveries for preventing cancer.
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research
Britta Will, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Preclinical Modeling
SCCB Program Members
Our multidisciplinary and highly collaborative group includes cancer biologists, stem cell scientists, and other bench and clinical investigators from myriad specialties. Their diverse expertise and input help translate new scientific discoveries into actionable knowledge that can help improve the care of people with cancer in our Bronx catchment area and beyond.
Esperanza Arias-Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology)
Leonard H. Augenlicht, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Nicholas E. Baker, PhD
Professor, Department of Genetics
Eric E. Bouhassira, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Teresa V. Bowman, PhD
Assistant Director of Basic Science
Hannes E. Buelow, PhD
Professor, Department of Genetics
Dongsheng Cai, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Roger L. Chang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology
Robert A. Coleman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Winfried Edelmann, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Dmitry Fyodorov, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Matthew J. Gamble, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Harris Goldstein, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
John M. Greally, MD
Director, Center for Epigenomics
Jean M. Hebert, PhD
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Derek M. Huffman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Andreas Jenny, PhD
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Irwin J. Kurland, MD, Phd
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Lindsay M. LaFave, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Satish K. Nandakumar, MBBS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Pabitra K. Parua, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Jeffrey E. Pessin, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Charles C. Query, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Matthew D. Scharff, MD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Carl L. Schildkraut, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Julie Secombe, PhD
Professor, Department of Genetics
Aditi Shastri, MD
Assistant Director of Translational Research
David Shechter, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Robert H. Singer, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Kamini Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Pharmacology
Arthur I. Skoultchi, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
E. Richard Stanley, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Pamela Stanley, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Ulrich G. Steidl, MD, PhD
Deputy Director, and Associate Director for Basic Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kristy R. Stengel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Amit K. Verma, MD
Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jan Vijg, PhD
Professor, Department of Genetics
Ian Willis, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
B. Hilda Ye, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology