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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Winship first received its NCI designation in 2009 and earned NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center status in 2017. Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is at the forefront of cancer research and discovery and is the only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the state of Georgia.

Winship physicians provide cancer care at the following locations: Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Emory Proton Therapy Center, Grady Memorial Hospital, and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

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Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FASCO
Executive Director
1365C Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 778-5669

Senior Leaders

Senior Leader Title
Adam Marcus, PhD Deputy Director
Ajay Nooka, MD, PhD Associate Director for Clinical Research
Greg Lesinski, PhD, MPH Associate Director for Basic Research and Shared Resources
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD Associate Director for Cancer Research Administration
Lawrence Boise, PhD Associate Director for Education and Training
Madhusmita Behera, PhD Associate Director of Data Sciences and Informatics
Suresh Ramalingam, MD Executive Director and Principal Investigator
Theresa Gillespie, PhD, MA, BSN Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
Timothy Lash, DSc, MPH Associate Director for Population Sciences

Research Programs

Research Program Program Leaders
Cancer Immunotherapy Madhav Dhodapkar, MBBS; Rafi Ahmed, PhD
Cancer Prevention and Control Timothy Lash, DSc, MPH; Mylin Torres, MD
Cell and Molecular Biology Wei Zhou, PhD; Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD
Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Haian Fu, PhD; Kelly Goldsmith, MD

Shared Resources

Category Resource Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Cancer Animal Models Melissa Gilbert-Ross, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Emory Integrated Genomics Christopher Scharer, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Emory Integrated Proteomics Nicholas Seyfried, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Integrated Cellular Imaging Adam Marcus, PhD
Cat 4: Clinical Research Cancer Tissue and Pathology Frank Schneider, MD
Cat 6: Biostatistics Biostatistics Jeffrey Switchenko, PhD
Last Updated
December 1, 2025