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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 diverse and underserved communities.

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Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Kelvin Lee, MD
Director
Indiana Cancer Pavillion
535 Barnhill Drive, Room 455
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5289
(317) 278-0070
Michael Darling, MHA
Associate Director of Administration
Victoria Champion, PhD, RN
Associate Director for Community Outreach and Population Science Research
Nakshatri Harikrishna, BVSc, PhD
Associate Director Education
Antwione Haywood, PhD
Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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
June 5, 2024