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Location Key

  • BRB - Biomedical Research Building
  • IP - Institute of Pathology
  • WRB - Wolstein Research Building
  • SOM - School of Medicine
  • LRI - Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic
  • MHMC - MetroHealth Medical Center
  • RBC - Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital
  • TCC - Taussig Cancer Center at CCF
  • UHCMC - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
  • Wood - Harland G. Wood Building
  • VAMC - Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

Track Key

  • CBTP - Cancer Biology Training Program
  • ITP - Immunology Training Program
  • MCBDTP - Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease Training Program
  • MS-A - Plan A MS
  • MS-B - Plan B MS

Active Trainers

Faculty with potential slots for PhD or MS students. 

Name Tracks Email Department & Location

Acharya, Abhinav PhD

 CBTP, ITP axa1826@case.edu Biomedical Engineering
Wickenden 218

Adams, Drew PhD

 MCBDTP dja59@case.edu

Genetics & Genome Sciences
Almasan, Alexandru PhD CBTP, MS-B almasaa@ccf.org

Cancer Biology
LRI NB40
Anderson, Matthew MD, PhD CBTP mpa52@case.edu Harrington Discovery Institute; Institute for Transformative Molecule Medicine (ITMM)
Anthony, Jr., Donald D. MD, PhD ITP, MS-B donald.anthony@case.edu

Rheumatology
BRB 1028

Audu, Musa PhD

 MCBDTP mxa93@case.edu

BME

VA Medical Center,
Motion Study Laboratory C15
Bonomo, Robert MD ITP, MS-B robert.bonomo@case.edu Infectious Diseases
VAMC
Boom, W. Henry MD ITP, MS-B w.boom@case.edu Infectious Diseases
BRB 1031
Boron, Walter, PhD MCBDTP walter.boron@case.edu

Physiology & Biophysics
Brady-Kalnay, Susann PhD CBTP, ITP, MS-B susann.brady-kalnay@case.edu

Molecular Biology & Microbiology
SOM W214B
Broihier, Heather PhD MCBDTP htb@case.edu

Neurosciences
Bruchez, Anna PhD ITP axb1108@case.edu

Pathology
Burberry, Aaron PhD ITP, MCBDTP aaron.burberry@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 5313
Burgener, Adam PhD

ITP

 adam.burgener@case.edu

Pathology
BRB 431
Canaday, David MD ITP, MS-B david.canaday@case.edu

Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
BRB 10th Floor

Carpenter, Stephen PhD

 ITP sxc1507@case.edu Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine BRB 1030

Chakrapani, Sudha, PhD

 MCBDTP, MS-B sudha.chakrapani@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics

Chan, Timothy MD, PhD

ITP

MCBDTP

 chant2@ccf.org

CCCC

NB4
Chance, Mark R. PhD ITP, MS-B mark.chance@case.edu Medicine/General Medical Sciences
BRB 930
Cobb, Brian PhD ITP, MS-B brian.cobb@case.edu Pathology
WRB 6532

Collins, Catherine PhD

 MCBDTP cxc1215@case.edu Neurosciences
Wood Research Tower
600-9
Cominelli, Fabio, MD, PhD ITP, MS-B fabio.cominelli@uhhospitals.org Medicine
Wearn 253A
Cooper, Kevin D. MD CBTP, ITP, MS-B kevin.cooper@case.edu Dermatology
Lakeside 3500
Desai, Amar PhD CBTP abd10@case.edu CCCC
WRB 3144

Dowlati, Afshin MD

 CBTP axd44@case.edu

Medicine/HemOnc 
WRB 3301
Drumm, Mitchell PhD

MCBDTP

 mxd34@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Dubyak, George PhD ITP, MS-B george.dubyak@case.edu

Physiology/Biophysics
SOM E535
Erzurum, Serpil, MD ITP, MS-B erzurus@ccf.org

Pathobiology
CCF
Fairchild, Robert L. PhD ITP, MS-B fairchr@ccf.org

Immunology
LRI NB379

Farr, Christina PhD

 ITP, CBTP cxf288@case.edu Patholog/Center for Global Health & Diseases
BRB 434
Field, Seth MD, PhD CBTP seth.field@case.edu

Medicine/Endocrinology
WRB 4201
Finke, James H. PhD ITP, MS-B finke@ccf.org Allergy & Immunology
CCF
LRI NE40

Freeman, Michael L.  PhD

ITP

 mlf62@case.edu Medicine/Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine
Gaudette, Brian  PhD ITP btg41@case.edu CCF/Inflammation & Immunity
Gerson, Stanton MD

CBTP, MS-B

 stanton.gerson@case.edu Hematology/Oncology
WRB 1422
Ghannoum, Mahmoud, PhD

MS-B

 mag3@case.edu Dermatology

Gonzalez, Rodrigo Lopez PhD

 MCBDTP lopezgr@ccf.org CCF, Neurosciences
Goodman, Wendy PhD ITP wag@case.edu

Pathology

WRB 5120
Guda, Kishore DVM, PhD CBTP, ITP kkg5@case.edu

Div Gen Med Sci
WRB 3143
Gupta, Neetu PhD

ITP, MS-B

 guptan@ccf.org Inflammation & Immunology
CCF
LRI NE40
Haines, Jonathan PhD MCBDTP jlh213@case.edu PQHS
Harding, Clifford V. MD, PhD

ITP

 clifford.harding@case.edu Pathology
WRB 6522
Hazen, Stanley MD, PhD

MCBDTP

 hazens@ccf.org Cellular & Molecular Medicine
CCF
LRI NE10
Hise, Amy, MD

ITP
MS-B

 axh48@case.edu Pathology
Huang, Alex MD, PhD

CBTP
ITP, MS-B

 alex.y.huang@case.edu Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
WRB 6528
Huang, Emina MD CBTP huange2@ccf.org

Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
LRI
Jackson, Mark PhD

CBTP, MS-B

 mark.jackson@case.edu Pathology
WRB 3-527
Jin, Fulai PhD CBTP fxj45@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Kang, David PhD MCBDTP dek94@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 5531
Karaayvaz, Mihriban PhD CBTP karaaym@ccf.org Molecular Medicine
Karn, Jonathan, MD, PhD ITP
MS-B		 jxk153@case.edu Molecular Biology & Microbiology
Kazura, James W. MD ITP, MS-B james.kazura@case.edu Center for Global Health
BRB 431
Keri, Ruth PhD CBTP, MS-B ruth.keri@case.edu Cancer Biology CCF
Wood RT.308
King, Christopher MD, PhD ITP, MS-B christopher.king@case.edu Center for Global Health
BRB 421
Kong, Qingzhong PhD
 		 MCBDTP, MS-B qxk2@case.edu Pathology
 
Kraus, Allison PhD

MCBDTP

 alk127@case.edu Pathology
WRB 5th Floor
Langel, Stephanie PhD ITP sxl2057@case.edu Pathology/Center for Global Health & Diseases
 
Lathia, Justin, PhD CBTP
MS-B		 lathiaa@ccf.org

Cellular & Molecular Medicine
CCF
Letterio, John MD CBTP
ITP, MS-B		 john.letterio@uhhospitals.org Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
RBC 340
Levine, Alan PhD CBTP
ITP, MCBDTP, MS-B		 alan.levine@case.edu Molecular Biology & Microbiology
Lewin, Gina PhD ITP grl48@case.edu Pathology/Center for Global Health & Diseases
 
Liu, Tian MCBDTP txl757@case.edu Pathology
 
Louveau, Antoine PhD MCBDTP louveaa@ccf.org Molecular Medicine/Neurosciences
CCF
Maciejewski, Jaroslaw MD, PhD CBTP, MS-B maciejj@ccf.org Translational Hematology/ Oncology
CCF
Mahabaleshwar, Ganapati PhD ITP ghm4@case.edu Pathology
 
Maiseyeu, Andrei PhD MCBDTP axm1079@case.edu Medicine/Cardiology
 
Manor, Danny PhD

CBTP
MCBDTP, MS-B

 danny.manor@case.edu Nutrition
Wood 600
Markowitz, Sanford MD, PhD CBTP, MS-B sanford.markowitz@case.edu

Hematology/Oncology
WRB 3128

Matreyek, Kenneth PhD

 ITP, MCBDTP kxm632@case.edu Pathology
WRB 5133
McCrae, Keith MD CBTP, MS-B mccraek@ccf.org

Hematology/Oncology
Taussig Cancer Center CCF
Mead, Timothy PhD MCBDTP tjm192@case.edu Reproductive Biology
Mears, Jason, PhD ITP
MS-B		 jason.mears@case.edu Pharmacology
Melenhorst, Jos PhD ITP
CBTP		 melenhj@ccforg CCF/Center for Immunotherapy & Precision Immuno-Oncology

Mesiano, Sam PhD

 ITP sxm188@case.edu

Reproductive Biology
MAC 8009
Mian, Omar PhD ITP
CBTP		 miano@ccf.org CCF Translational Hematology & Oncology
Miller, Tyler E. MD, PhD CBTP tymiller@case.edu Pathology
Miranda, Helen, PhD MCBDTP hcm34@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Montano, Monica PhD CBTP, MS-B monica.montano@case.edu Pharmacology
Wood W.367
Mu, Tingwei PhD MCBDTP txm210@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics
Nagy, Laura, PhD MCBDTP
ITP
MS-B		 nagyl3@ccf.org

Inflammation & Immunity
CCF
Neiman, Marvin PhD ITP mxn83@case.edu Pharmacology
Osei-Owusu, Patrick PhD MCBDTP pxo70@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics
Pandiyan, Pushpa PhD ITP pxp226@case.edu Biological Sciences

Panicker, Nikhil. PhD

 MCBDTP panickn@ccf.org CCF Neurosciences LRI

Parameswaran, Reshmi, PhD

 CBTP, ITP
MS-B		 reshmi.parameswaran@case.edu Medicine/General Medical Sciences
Philippidou, Polyxeni PhD MCBDTP pxp282@case.edu Neurosciences
Pieper, Andrew, MD, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 andrew.pieper@uhhospitals.org Psychiatry
Pizarro, Theresa, PhD ITP, MS-B theresa.pizarro@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 5534
Qi, Xin 
PhD		 MCBDTP
MS-B		 xin.qi2@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics
Ramachandran, Rajesh PhD MCBDTP rxr275@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics
Ramakrishnan, Parameswaran, PhD ITP, MS-B pxr150@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 6526
Safar, Jiri, MD MCBDTP jiri.safar@case.edu

Pathology
IP 406
Schaffer, Ashleigh, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 axs1440@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Schiemann, William P. PhD CBTP, MS-B william.schiemann@case.edu

Medicine/General Medical Sciences
WRB 2131
Schmaier, Alvin MD CBTP, MS-B alvin.schmaier@case.edu

Hematology/Oncology
WRB 2130
Scott, Jacob G. M.D., DPhil CBTP scottj10@ccf.org Translational Hematology/ Oncology
CCF
Sen Gupta, Anirban, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 anirban.sengupta@case.edu Biomedical Engineering
Sen, Ganes PhD ITP
MS-B		 seng@ccf.org Molecular Medicine CCF
Shive, Carey PhD ITP cle5@case.edu

Pathology
Silverman, Robert PhD CBTP, MS-B silverr@ccf.org

Cancer Biology
LRI NB40
Smith, Jonathan PhD MCBDTP, MS-B smithj4@ccf.org

Cell Biology
LRI NC10
Sossey-Alaoui, Khalid PhD

CBTP

 kxs586@case.edu MHMC Molecular Medicine Rammelkamp R457
Speers, Corey MD, PhD CBTP cxs924@case.edu Radiation Oncology
Stacy, Apollo PhD ITP stacya2@ccf.org CCF/Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences
Stamler, Jonathan MD ITP jonathan.stamler@case.edu Medicine WRB

Stappenbeck, Thaddeus MD PhD

 ITP stappet@ccf.org CCF Inflammation & Immunity
NE3-300

Stark, George R. PhD, FRS

 CBTP
ITP, MS-B		 starkg@ccf.org Cancer Biology
LRI, NE2-306

Stelzer, Julian PhD

 MCBDTP jes199@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics Wood 
Stolley, J. Michael ITP stollej5@ccf.org Inflammation & Immunity (CCLCM)
Subauste, Carlos MD ITP, MS-B carlos.subauste@case.edu

Medicine/Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine
Sun, Qian PhD MCBDTP qxs111@case.edu Neurosciences
Surewicz, Witold K. PhD MCBDTP, MS-B witold.surewicz@case.edu

Physiology/Biophysics
Wood E643
Tabuchi, Masashi PhD MCBDTP mxt512@case.edu Neurosciences
Tajima, Nami PhD MCBDTP nxt193@case.edu Physiology & Biophysics
Tam, K.P. Connie PhD ITP tamk@ccf.org Ophthalmology (CCLCM)
Taylor, Derek PhD CBTP djt36@case.edu

Pharmacology
Tesar, Paul, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 paul.tesar@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Tilton, John "Chip", PhD ITP, MS-B john.c.tilton@case.edu

Nutrition
Trapp, Bruce, PhD ITP
MCBDTP		 trappb@ccf.org

Neurosciences
CCF
Valujskikh, Anna
PhD		 ITP
MS-B		 valuysa@ccf.org

Inflammation & Immunity
CCF
Vargas, Roberto MD CBTP vargasr@ccf.org Translational Hematology/ Oncology
CCF
Wald, David MD, PhD CBTP
ITP
MCBDTP, MS-B		 david.wald@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 3530
Wang, Bingcheng PhD CBTP
MCBDTP, MS-B		 bingcheng.wang@case.edu

Pharmacology
Rammelkamp Center for Research, R421

Wang, Lily PhD

 CBTP
ITP		 wangl9@ccf.org CCF Translational Hematology & Oncology R40
Wang, Rui PhD CBTP rxw517@case.edu Department of Surgery
Wang, Wenzhang PhD MCBDTP wxw157@case.edu Pathology
Wang, Zhenghe PhD CBTP, MS-B zhenghe.wang@case.edu

Genetics
WRB 3120
Wearsch, Pamela, PhD MS-A
MS-B		 paw28@case.edu Pathology
Woo, JungA "Alexa" PhD MCBDTP jaw330@case.edu Pathology
Wynshaw-Boris
Anthony, MD, PhD		 MCBDTP
MS-B		 ajw168@case.edu Genetics & Genome Sciences
Xiao, Sam PhD ITP, MS-B tsan.xiao@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 6533
Xiong, Wen-Cheng, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 wxx119@case.edu Neurosciences
Xu, Rong PhD CBTP
MCBDTP		 rxx@case.edu Cancer Center, Biomedical Informatics
Yu, Jennifer MD, PhD CBTP yuj2@ccf.org Molecular Medicine
Zhang, Peng PhD MCBDTP pxz187@case.edu Neurosciences
Zhao, Chen, MD, PhD CBTP cxz545@case.edu Pathology
WRB 6532
Zhu, Xiongwei PhD MCBDTP, MS-B xiongwei.zhu@case.edu

Pathology
WRB 5122
Ziats, Nicholas, PhD MS-A
MS-B		 npz@case.edu Pathology
Zigmond, Richard, PhD MCBDTP
MS-B		 rez@case.edu Neurosciences

Other Program Faculty

Includes program advisors, teaching faculty and trainers not currently accepting new students.

Name Tracks Email  Department & Location

Greenspan, Neil S. MD, PhD

 ITP neil.greenspan@case.edu Pathology
WRB 5130

Kong, Qingzhong PhD

 MCBDTP qingzhong.kong@case.edu Pathology
IP 405

Meyerson, Howard MD

 CBTP
ITP		 howard.meyerson@case.edu Pathology
Bishop 568

Tartakoff, Alan M. PhD

 MCBDTP alan.tartakoff@case.edu Pathology
WRB 5533

Sy, Man-Sun PhD

 ITP man-sun.sy@case.edu Pathology
WRB 5131