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 Graduate School Faculty

The faculty at City of Hope’s Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a diverse and distinguished group. They hail from the finest universities and research institutions, have received numerous awards and accolades, and have had their research published in the most prestigious peer-reviewed journals. The varied backgrounds of our faculty members assure graduate students of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary educational experience.
John J. Rossi, Ph.D.

John J. Rossi, Ph.D.
Dean, Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences; Lidow Family Chair; Morgan and Helen Chu Dean's Chair; Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jrossi@coh.org

John Shively, Ph.D.

John Shively, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jshively@coh.org

Karen S. Aboody, M.D.

Karen S. Aboody, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurosciences and Neurosurgery
626-256-HOPE (4673)

David K. Ann, Ph.D.

David K. Ann, Ph.D.
Professor, Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
dann@coh.org

Adam Bailis, Ph.D.

Adam Bailis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
abailis@coh.org

Michael Barish, Ph.D.

Michael Barish, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
mbarish@coh.org

Jacob Berlin, Ph.D.

Jacob Berlin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jberlin@coh.org

Ravi Bhatia, M.D.

Ravi Bhatia, M.D.
Professor, Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
626-256-4673, ext. 62705
rbhatia@coh.org

Mark Boldin, M.D., Ph.D.

Mark Boldin, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
mboldin@coh.org

Edouard Cantin, Ph.D.

Edouard Cantin, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair, Virology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ecantin@coh.org

Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.

Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.
Director and Professor, Tumor Cell Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
schen@coh.org

WenYong Chen, Ph.D.

WenYong Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
wechen@coh.org

Yuan Chen, Ph.D.

Yuan Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ychen@coh.org

Warren A. Chow, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Warren A. Chow, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor, Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
800-826-HOPE (4673)

Fong Fong Chu, Ph.D.

Fong Fong Chu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiation Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
fchu@coh.org

Don J. Diamond, Ph.D.

Don J. Diamond, Ph.D.
Professor, Virology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ddiamond@coh.org

Richard Ermel, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Richard Ermel, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate School of Biological Sciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
rermel@coh.org

Barry M. Forman, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Barry M. Forman, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Professor, Gene Regulation & Drug Discovery
626-256-HOPE (4673)

Carlotta Glackin, Ph.D.

Carlotta Glackin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
cglackin@coh.org

David Horne, Ph.D.

David Horne, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-4673, ext. 67310
dhorne@coh.org

Wendong Huang, Ph.D.

Wendong Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Gene Regulation & Drug Discovery
626-256-HOPE (4673)
whuang@coh.org

Janice Huss, Ph.D.

Janice Huss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Gene Regulation & Drug Discovery
jhuss@coh.org

Kazuo Ikeda, Ph.D.

Kazuo Ikeda, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
kikeda@coh.org

Keiichi Itakura, Ph.D.

Keiichi Itakura, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
kitakura@coh.org

Linda E. Iverson, Ph.D.

Linda E. Iverson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Stem Cell Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
liverson@coh.org

Richard Jove, Ph.D.

Richard Jove, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-4673, ext. 62357
rjove@coh.org

Markus Kalkum, Ph.D.

Markus Kalkum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
mkalkum@coh.org

Susan Kane, Ph.D.

Susan Kane, Ph.D.
Professor, Tumor Cell Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
skane@coh.org

Mei Kong, Ph.D.

Mei Kong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Tumor Cell Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
mekong@coh.org

Theodore G. Krontiris, M.D., Ph.D.

Theodore G. Krontiris, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-4673, ext. 65085
tkrontiris@coh.org

H. Teresa Ku, Ph.D.

H. Teresa Ku, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
626-256-HOPE (4673)
hku@coh.org

Ya-Huei Kuo, Ph.D.

Ya-Huei Kuo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Stem Cell and Leukemia Research
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ykuo@coh.org

Terry Lee, Ph.D.

Terry Lee, Ph.D.
Professor, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
tdlee@coh.org

Ren-Jang Lin, Ph.D.

Ren-Jang Lin, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
rlin@coh.org

Chih-Pin Liu, Ph.D.

Chih-Pin Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)

Yilun Liu, Ph.D.

Yilun Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiation Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
yiliu@coh.org

Qiang Lu, Ph.D.

Qiang Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
qlu@coh.org

Linda H. Malkas, Ph.D.

Linda H. Malkas, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-4673, ext. 68423
lmalkas@coh.org

Marcia M. Miller, Ph.D.

Marcia M. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673), ext. 68264
mamiller@coh.org

Rama Natarajan, Ph.D, F.A.H.A, F.A.S.N.

Rama Natarajan, Ph.D, F.A.H.A, F.A.S.N.
Professor, Diabetes
626-256-HOPE (4673)
rnatarajan@coh.org

Edward Newman, Ph.D.

Edward Newman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
626-256-HOPE (4673)
enewman@coh.org

Timothy O'Connor, Ph.D.

Timothy O'Connor, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
toconnor@coh.org

Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D.

Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Cancer Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
gpfeifer@coh.org

Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D.

Neal Prakash, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology
800-256-HOPE (4673)

Arthur Riggs, Ph.D.

Arthur Riggs, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
626-256-4673, ext. 63324

Paul Salvaterra, Ph.D.

Paul Salvaterra, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
psalv@coh.org

Binghui Shen, Ph.D.

Binghui Shen, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Radiation Biology
626-256-4673, ext. 64150
bshen@coh.org

Yanhong Shi, Ph.D.

Yanhong Shi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurosciences
626-301-8485
yshi@coh.org

Judith Singer-Sam, Ph.D.

Judith Singer-Sam, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair, Cancer Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jsam@coh.org

Steven Smith, Ph.D.

Steven Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, Surgery
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ssmith@coh.org

Jeremy Stark, Ph.D.

Jeremy Stark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiation Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jstark@coh.org

Zuoming  Sun, Ph.D.

Zuoming Sun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
zsun@coh.org

Piroska Szabo, Ph.D.

Piroska Szabo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
pszabo@coh.org

John Termini, Ph.D.

John Termini, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jtermini@coh.org

Toshifumi Tomoda, M.D., Ph.D.

Toshifumi Tomoda, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurosciences
626-256-HOPE (4673)
ttomoda@coh.org

Nagarajan Vaidehi, Ph.D.

Nagarajan Vaidehi, Ph.D.
Professor, Immunology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
nvaidehi@coh.org

Emily Wang, Ph.D.

Emily Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Tumor Cell Biology
626-256-HOPE (4673), ext. 63118
ewang@coh.org

Jeffrey N. Weitzel, M.D.

Jeffrey N. Weitzel, M.D.
Professor, Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
800-826-HOPE (4673)

Wei Wen, Ph.D.

Wei Wen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-HOPE (4673)
wwen@coh.org

John C. Williams, Ph.D.

John C. Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular Medicine
626-256-HOPE (4673), ext. 60227
jwilliams@coh.org

Jiing-Kuan Yee, Ph.D.

Jiing-Kuan Yee, Ph.D.
Professor, Virology
626-256-HOPE (4673)
jyee@coh.org

Yun Yen, M.D., Ph.D.

Yun Yen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
626-256-4673, ext. 65707
yyen@coh.org

Hua Yu, Ph.D.

Hua Yu, Ph.D.
Professor, Cancer Immunotherapeutics & Tumor Immunology
626-256-4673, ext. 63365
hyu@coh.org

John A. Zaia, M.D.

John A. Zaia, M.D.
Professor, Virology
626-256-4673, ext. 67149
jzaia@coh.org

Defu Zeng, M.D.

Defu Zeng, M.D.
Associate Professor, Diabetes and Hematology
626-256-HOPE (4673)

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