Focus Area

Vadim Backman

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sachs Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering

Field: Aging, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Epigenetics, Genetics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cancer Treatment, Cell Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Genetic Medicine and Health, Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Akhil Chawla

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Field: Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Liver Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pancreatic Cancer, Robotic Surgery

Dr. Seth M. Pollack

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Sarcoma Program, Lurie Cancer Center

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Sarcoma

Dr. Murad Alam

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology

Field: Aging, Dermatology, Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Clinical Research, Cosmetic surgery, Melanoma, Reconstructive Surgery, Skin Cancer, Skin Conditions

Ali Shilatifard

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Simpson Querrey Center for Epigenetics

Field: Epigenetics, Genetics, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Childhood Cancer, Leukemia

Dr. Jian-Jun Wei

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Pathology

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Genetics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pathology

Focus Areas: Cell Biology, Gynecologic Cancer, Race and Ethnicity, Sarcoma, Women's Health

Wei Zhang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Global Health, Preventive Medicine

Focus Areas: Biotechnology, Diabetes, Genetic Medicine and Health, Liver Cancer, Lymphoma

Dr. Edward M. Schaeffer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chair, Department of Urology

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Urology

Focus Areas: Men’s Health, Prostate Cancer

Dr. Scott A. Strong

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Field: Gastroenterology

Focus Areas: Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rectal Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis

Dr. Julia Riley

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Field: Dermatology

Focus Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Disparities, Skin Cancer, Skin Conditions

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