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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center is a leading academic cancer research center in the United States. It is located in Indianapolis on the IU School of Medicine campus. Established in 1992 as the Indiana University (IU) Cancer Center, the IU center became an NCI-designated cancer center in 1999. The center was renamed the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center in 2006.

Its mission is to decrease the mortality and suffering from cancer by conducting outstanding translational research, providing excellence in education, and by delivering high quality patient-centered care. With an intent of delivering its services to all Hoosiers, the center’s researchers and physicians are also focused  on improving the health and well-being of racial, ethnic, and rural area populations in Indiana by establishing strong relationships with key organizations and leaders in and underserved communities.

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Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Comp
Kelvin Lee, MD
Director
Indiana Cancer Pavillion
535 Barnhill Drive, Room 455
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5289
(317) 278-0070

Senior Leaders

Senior Leader Title
Claire E Walczak, PhD Assistant Director Education-IU Bloomington
Harikrishna Nakshatri, BVSc, PhD Associate Director of Education
Karen E Pollok, PhD Associate Director for Basic Research
Katie McGill, MSM Associate Director of System Inegration
Kelvin P Lee, MD Director
Kenneth P Nephew, PhD Assistant Director Research-IU Bloomington
Kun Huang, PhD Associate Director of Data Science
Michael Darling, MHA Associate Director for Administration
Richard C Zellars, MD Associate Director of Clinical Affairs
Timothy Lautenschlaeger, MD Associate Director of Clinical Research
Victoria L Champion, PhD, RN Associate Director of Population Science Research

Research Programs

Research Program Program Leaders
Cancer Prevention and Control Todd Skaar, PhD; Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD
Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD; Karen Pollok, PhD
Hematopoiesis and Hematologic Malignancies Reuben Kapur, PhD; Huda Salman, MD, PhD
Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Kenneth Nephew, PhD; Melissa Fishel, PhD

Shared Resources

Category Resource Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Flow Cytometry Resource Facility (FCRF) Baohua Zhou, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Genomics Core (GC) Yunlong Liu, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science In Vivo Therapeutics Core (IVTC) Karen Pollok, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Proteomics Core Amber Mosley, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research Clinical Trials Office-Adult Kathy Miller, MD; Timothy Lautenschlaeger, MD
Cat 4: Clinical Research Clinical Trials Office-Pediatrics James Croop, MD, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research Tissue Procurement and Distribution Anna Storniolo, MD
Cat 6: Biostatistics Biostatistics and Data Management (BDMC) Patrick Monahan, PhD
Cat 7: Informatics Cancer Bioinformactics Jun Wan, PhD
N/A Cellular Response Technologies (CRT) Karen Pollok, PhD
Last Updated
March 20, 2025