Since its opening in 1973, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University has led the world in deciphering the mechanisms of cancer and new ways to treat it. The strength of the center’s research and treatment programs was recognized early by NCI, who designated it as one of the first comprehensive cancer centers and recognizes it as a Center of Excellence.
The center partnered with Allegheny Health Network in 2014. This collaboration fosters clinical accomplishments, medical education, and a broad range of cancer research initiatives.
The Kimmel Cancer Center’s goals are to:
decrease cancer incidence and deaths and improve the quality of life for those who have cancer,
excel in cutting-edge basic, translational, and clinical research and in the application of fundamental knowledge to prevent and cure cancer and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer,
safely and compassionately provide the full range of evidence-based, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, supportive, and patient-focused services to cancer patients and their families, and
lead cancer education of health professionals, scientists, patients and their families, and the community at large.
Read more about the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Johns Hopkins University
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The Weinberg Building, Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21231
Assoc Director for Community Outreach & Engagement
Assoc Director for Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination
Research Programs
| Research Program | Program Leaders |
|---|---|
| Cancer Chemical and Structural Biology | James Berger, PhD; Marikki Laiho, MD, PhD; Jun Liu, PhD |
| Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics | Nilofer Azad, MD; Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD; Stephen Baylin, MD |
| Cancer Immunology | Erika Pearce, PhD; Julie Brahmer, MD; Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD |
| Cancer Invasion and Metastasis | Andrew Ewald, PhD; Ashani Weeraratna, PhD; Laura Wood, MD, PhD |
| Cancer Molecular and Functional Imaging | Zaver Bhujwalla, MSc, PhD; Martin Pomper, MD, PhD |
| Cancer Prevention and Control | Richard Roden, PhD; Alison Klein, MHS, PhD; Elizabeth Platz, ScD, MPH |
| Hematologic Malignancies and BMT | Richard Ambinder, MD, PhD; Richard Jones, MD |
Shared Resources
| Category | Resource | Directors |
|---|---|---|
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Cancer Functional Imaging | Dmitri Artemov, PhD; Zaver Bhujwalla, MSc, PhD; Martin Pomper, MD, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Exp and Compl Genomics | Leslie Cope, PhD; Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian, MD, PhD; Kornel Schuebel, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Experimental Irradiators | Marikki Laiho, MD, PhD; Mohammad Rezaee, PhD, MSc, BSc |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Flow Cytometry and Technology Development | Won Jin Ho, MD; Franck Housseau, PhD; M Lemas, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Mass Spectrometry Molecular Imaging and Multi-Omics | Robert Cole, PhD; Kristine Glunde, MS, PhD; Edward Pearce, PhD |
| Cat 1: Laboratory Science | Oncology Tissue and Imaging Services | Robert Anders, MD, PhD; Fred Bunz, MD, PhD; Alan Meeker, MAT, PhD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Analytical Pharmacology | Michelle Rudek, PhD, PharmD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Image Response Assessment and Biopsy Services Team | Steven Rowe, MD; Lilja Solnes, MD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Rapid Autopsy | Angelo De Marzo, MD; Avi Rosenberg, MD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Research Pharmacy | Michael Carducci, MD |
| Cat 4: Clinical Research | Translational Research Central Services Core | M. Victor Lemas, PhD |
| Cat 6: Biostatistics | Biostatistics | Hao Wang, PhD |