Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

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William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
Director

401 North Broadway
The Weinberg Building, Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21231

(410) 955-8822

Senior Leaders

Senior Leader	Title
Ashani T Weeraratna, PhD	Associate Director for Laboratory Research
Elizabeth M Jaffee, MD	Deputy Director
Jamie Bachman, MPA	(Interim) Associate Director for Administration
John D Groopman, PhD	Associate Director for Population Science
Mary Y Armanios, MD	Associate Director for Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination
Nilofer S Azad, MD	Associate Director for Clinical Research
Otis W Brawley, MD, MACP, FASCO, FACE	Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
Robert A Casero Jr, PhD	Associate Director for Shared Resources
William G Nelson, MD, PhD	Director

Research Programs

Research Program	Program Leaders
Cancer Chemical and Structural Biology	James Berger, PhD; Jun Liu, MS, PhD; Jamie Spangler, PhD
Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics	Valsamo Anagnostou, MD, PhD; Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD
Cancer Imaging and Image-guided Therapy	Zaver Bhujwalla, MSc, PhD; Xun Jia, MS, PhD; Lilja Solnes, MD, MBA
Cancer Immunology	Erika Pearce, PhD; Julie Brahmer, MD; Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD
Cancer Invasion and Metastasis	Andrew Ewald, PhD; Mikala Egeblad, PhD; Laura Wood, MD, PhD
Cancer Prevention and Control	Corinne Joshu, MPH, PhD; Alison Klein, MHS, PhD
Hematologic Malignancies and BMT	Richard Ambinder, MD, PhD; Amy DeZern, MD, MHS

Shared Resources

Category	Resource	Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Cancer Functional Imaging	Dmitri Artemov, 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	Mohammad Rezaee, PhD, MSc, BSc
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Flow Cytometry and Technology Development	Won Jin Ho, MD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Mass Spectrometry Molecular Imaging and Multi-Omics	Kristine Glunde, PhD; Chan-Hyun Na, MS, 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	Jan Beumer, Pharm.D., PhD
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	Nilofer Azad, MD
Cat 6: Biostatistics	Biostatistics	Hao Wang, PhD

Last Updated

December 17, 2025