Cancer Dormancy & Tumor Microenvironment Institute Members
The CDTMI recruited 36 Montefiore Einstein faculty members to join the Institute. The Institute Leadership also accepts applications for membership and is actively recruiting external candidates. Members will have to develop research programs that are strongly aligned with the vision of the CDTMI. Members will also have access to unique resources and pilot funds for collaborative projects provided by the CDTMI and Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center.
CDTMI Director
Under the leadership of Director Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D., the Cancer Dormancy & Tumor Microenvironment Institute shapes their work with an eye toward clinical applications.
Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso, PhD
Director, Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute
CDTMI Clinical Research Co-Leaders
Maja H. Oktay, MD, PhD, MS
Co-Chair, Clinical Research Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute
Amit K. Verma, MD
Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
CDTMI Members
Members develop research programs aligned with the Institute's vision.
Praveen Agrawal, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Teresa V. Bowman, PhD
Assistant Director of Basic Science
Dongsheng Cai, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
John S. Condeelis, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Dianne Cox, PhD
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Sofia de Oliveira, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Antonio Di Cristofano, PhD
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Eugen Dhimolea, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
David R. Entenberg, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
David R. Fooksman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Matthew J. Gamble, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Evripidis Gavathiotis, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
John M. Greally, MD
Director, Center for Epigenomics
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research
Wenjun Guo, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Rachel Hazan, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Derek M. Huffman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Keisuke Ito, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Georgios Karagiannis, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD
Director, Leukemia Program
Lindsay M. LaFave, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
David M. Loeb, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Developmental and Molecular Biology
Maria Marianovich, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
Hayley M. McDaid, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Satish K. Nandakumar, MBBS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Maja H. Oktay, MD, PhD, MS
Co-Chair, Clinical Research Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute
Rebeca San Martin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Jeffrey E. Segall, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Aditi Shastri, MD
Assistant Director of Translational Research
Kamini Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Pharmacology
Maria Soledad Sosa, PhD
Associate Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ulrich G. Steidl, MD, PhD
Deputy Director, and Associate Director for Basic Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brendon M. Stiles, MD
Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amit K. Verma, MD
Associate Director, Translational Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Britta Will, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Preclinical Modeling
Xingxing Zang, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology