Research Partners
Basic Scientists

Seema Agarwal, PhD
Georgetown University
Associate Professor
Circulating Tumor Cell Assays, study of metastasis and minimal residual disease

Stephen Byers, PhD
Georgetown University
Professor
Cell adhesion, chemoprevention and the development of anti-cancer drugs

Fung-Lung Chung
Georgetown University
Professor
Mechanism of chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention

Ivana Peran, PhD
Georgetown University
Assistant Professor
Cancer Biology, Immuno-Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer

Jill P Smith, MD
Georgetown University
Professor
Pancreatic Cancer Models for Drug Development

Louis Weiner MD
Georgetown University
Professor and Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
New therapeutic approaches that mobilize the patient’s immune system to fight cancer using monoclonal antibodies
Social Scientists

Chiranjeev Dash, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Georgetown University
Associate Professor
Molecular epidemiology and cancer prevention and control in minorities and underserved populations

Kimberly Davis Ph.D.
Georgetown University
Associate Professor
Quality of life and symptom management of cancer patients and survivors

Kristi D. Graves, PhD
Georgetown University
Associate Professor
Cancer survivorship and translational genomics, with a particular emphasis on community engagement and addressing health disparities

Derek M Griffith, PhD
Georgetown University
Professor
Developing strategies to achieve racial, ethnic and gender equity in health