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William A. Weiss, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Mouse models and developmental therapeutics for neural cancers, particularly pediatric cancers

Mentorship Development:

12/12/19 ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
2/18/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Joanna Phillips, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Research Summary:

Tumor-microenvironment interactions regulating brain tumorigenesis

Matija Peterlin, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Research Summary:

Transcriptional regulation of HIV, immune response genes and AIRE. HIV latency and reactivation. CTD kinases that regulate transcription elongation and co-transcriptional processing as well as growth, proliferation and differentiation of cells.

Arun Wiita, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

We are interested in utilizing proteomic methodologies to uncover new therapeutic targets in blood cancers, and then developing new cellular therapies to treat disease based on these discoveries.

Mentorship Development:

4/23/20   Effective Strategies for IDPs
4/30/20   Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A for Faculty
11/10/20   Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
2/16/21   Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Holger Willenbring, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Mechanisms of Liver Regeneration and Cancer

Torsten Wittmann, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Microtubule control of cell dynamics

Tien Peng, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Research Summary:

Contribution of mesenchymal niche to homeostasis, repair, and aging

Jeanne Paz, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Neural dynamics and plasticity in Epilepsy and associated cognitive dysfunction

Mentorship Development:

9/11/20 Mentoring Across Differences
2/18/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels