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University of Kansas Cancer Center

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. It is the only comprehensive cancer center in the state of Kansas. The cancer center’s mission, through its innovative approach to drug discovery, delivery, and development, is to transform cancer research and clinical care delivered in Kansas and western Missouri. 

KU Cancer Center operates as a matrix organization that includes: the University of Kansas Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Wichita, and Salina; the University of Kansas in Lawrence and its highly ranked School of Pharmacy (per National Institutes of Health funding); and The University of Kansas Health System. The Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Children’s Mercy Kansas City are consortium partners. 

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University of Kansas

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Roy A. Jensen, MD
Director
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
MS 1027
Kansas City, KS 66160-7220
(913) 588-2568
Teresa Christenson
Associate Director of Administration
Ronald Chen, MD, MPH
Associate Director of Health Equity
Danny Welch, PhD
Associate Director for Education

Research Programs

Research Program Program Leaders
Cancer Biology Kristi Neufeld, PhD; Linheng Li, PhD; Sufi Thomas, PhD
Cancer Prevention and Control Edward Ellerbeck, MD, MPH; Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH; Nikki Nollen, PhD
Drug Discovery, Delivery and Experimental Therapeutics John Taylor, MD, MS; Dan Dixon, PhD; Priyanka Sharma, MD

Shared Resources

Category Resource Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Flow Cytometry Mary Markiewicz, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Lead Development and Optimization Amanda Brinker, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Transgenic and Gene-Targeting Jay Vivian, PhD
Cat 3: Epidemiology, Cancer Control Nutritian Debra Sullivan, PhD, RD; Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO
Cat 4: Clinical Research Biospecimen Andrew Godwin, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research Clinical Pharmacology Paul Toren, PhD
Cat 6: Biostatistics Biostatistics and Informatics Byron Gajewski, PhD; Devon Koestler, PhD
Last Updated
June 5, 2024