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University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) is nationally recognized for its excellence in patient care and for its multidisciplinary translational research program. The center was selected as an NCI-Designated Cancer Center in 2008 and was elevated to a comprehensive cancer center in 2016.

UMGCCC’s mission is to undertake innovative basic, clinical, population, and prevention research that will impact the understanding and treatment of cancer around the world and to provide state-of-the-art clinical care to patients with cancer in Maryland and beyond.

Located in Baltimore, MD, the center is a joint entity of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center. Its investigators collaborate with researchers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and other campuses of the University System of Maryland.

UMGCCC serves as the academic flagship for the University of Maryland Cancer Network, partnering with regional cancer centers throughout the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System. The cancer center’s community outreach and engagement efforts are far reaching and broad, with a focus on the city of Baltimore and 10 surrounding counties. Globally, UMGCCC maintains an active research program in Nigeria.

Read more about the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.

University of Maryland

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Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD
Executive Director
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-7904
Robert Mitchell, BS
Associate Director, Administration
Cheryl Knott, PhD 
Associate Diretor for Community Outreach and Engagement
Toni Antalis, PhD
Associate Director for Training and Education
Clement Adebamowo, BM, ChB, ScD
Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Research Programs

Research Program Program Leaders
Experimental Therapeutics Maria Baer, MD; Feyruz Rassool, PhD
Hormone Related Cancers Stuart Martin, PhD; Arif Hussain, MD
Molecular and Structural Biology David Weber, PhD; France Carrier, PhD
Population Science Joanne Dorgan, MPH, PhD; Cheryl Knott, PhD, MA
Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Xuefang Cao, PhD; Aaron Rapoport, MD

Shared Resources

Category Resource Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science FCSS - Flow Cytometry Xiaoxuan Fan, PhD; Marcelo Sztein, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science GSS - Genomics Nicholas Ambulos, PhD; Lisa Sadzewicz, MS, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science ISS - Imaging Thomas Ernst, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science SBSS - Structural Biology David Weber, PhD; Kristen Varney, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research PBSS - Pathology and Biorepository Amy Plotkin, MD, PhD; Olga Ioffe, MD
Cat 4: Clinical Research TLSS - Translational Antonino Passaniti, PhD
Cat 6: Biostatistics BSS - Biostatistics Soren Bentzen, MSc, PhD, DMSc
Last Updated
June 5, 2024