UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

In the late 1960s, a group of scientists, clinicians, and volunteers at UCLA came together to develop a cancer center that would become renowned for excellence in research, education, and patient care. Today, the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA Health JCCC) is a global leader in cancer research, education, and clinical care with a mission to accelerate discoveries to prevent and cure cancer.

The UCLA Health JCCC is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, attaining the founders’ aspiration with the highest designation possible from the NCI. The NCI recognizes comprehensive cancer centers from around the country that meet rigorous standards for transdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research focused on developing new and better approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer for the communities these centers serve. The UCLA Health JCCC has held this important designation since 1976.

University of California at Los Angeles

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Michael A. Teitell, MD, PhD
Director

8-684 Factor Building,
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781

(310) 825-5268

Admin Leader

Melissa Neligan, MPH, CRA
Chief Administrative Officer

COE Leader

Roshan Bastani, PhD
Director, Disparities and Community Engagement

CRTEC Leader

Maie St. John, MD, PhD
Associate Director for Education, Training & Mentoring

PED Leader

Amy Cummings, MD, PhD
Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Research Programs

Research Program	Program Leaders
Cancer and Stem Cell Biology	Gay Crooks, MBBS; Brigitte Gomperts, MD
Cancer Control and Survivorship	Patricia Ganz, MD; Roshan Bastani, PhD; Beth Glenn, PhD
Cancer Molecular Imaging, Nanotechnology and Theranostics	Johannes Czernin, MD; Caius Radu, MD; Jeffrey Zink, PhD
Epigenomics, RNA and Gene Regulation	Michael Carey, PhD; Siavash Kurdistani, MD, PhD
Signal Transduction and Therapeutics	Richard Finn, MD; Edward Garon, MD
Tumor Immunology	Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD; Yvonne Chen, PhD

Shared Resources

Category	Resource	Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Flow Cytometry Shared Resource	Zoran Galic, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Genomics Shared Resource	Xinmin Li, PhD; Hyun Ju Lim, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Molecular Screening Shared Resource	Robert Damoiseaux, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science	Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource	Arion Chatziioannou, PhD; Shili Xu, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research	Translational Pathology Core Laboratory Shared Resource	Samuel French, MD, PhD; Dawn Ward, MD; Sepehr Hamidi, MD
Cat 6: Biostatistics	Biostatistics, Analytical Support and Evaluation Shared Resource	Gang Li, PhD; David Elashoff, PhD

Last Updated

June 27, 2024