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University of Colorado Cancer Center

University of Colorado Cancer Center, A National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
 

Leadership

The University of Colorado Cancer Center is run by a director, guided by a committee of associate directors, program leaders and resource directors, and overseen by an external advisory board.

Executive Team

Name/Title Contact Information

Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD

Director

 dan.theodorescu@ucdenver.edu

Andrew Thorburn, PhD

Deputy Director

 andrew.thorburn@ucdenver.edu

S. Gail Eckhardt, MD

Senior Associate Director for Translational and Collaborative Research

 gail.eckhardt@ucdenver.edu

 

Associate Directors

Name/Title Contact
Tim Byers | University of Colorado Cancer Center

Tim Byers, MD, MPH

Associate Director for Clinical & Community Cancer Prevention & Control

 tim.byers@ucdenver.edu
Ross Camidge | University of Colorado Cancer Center

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD

Associate Director for Clinical Research

 ross.camidge@ucdenver.edu

Marileila Varella-Garcia, PhD

Associate Director for Education

 marileila.garcia@ucdenver.edu

Michael Glode | University of Colorado Cancer Center

Michael Glodé, MD

Associate Director for Community Engagement

 michael.globe@ucdenver.edu

Fred Hirsch, MD, PhD

Associate Director for International Programs

 fred.hirsch@ucdenver.edu

Mark Kochevar

Associate Director for Administration and Finance

 mark.kochevar@ucdenver.edu
Tom Purcell, MD, MBA

Tom Purcell, MD, MBA

Associate Director for Clinical Services

 tom.purcell@ucdenver.edu

 

Shared Resource Directors

Name Shared Resource Contact

Steven Anderson, PhD

Protein Production / Monoclonal Antibody / Tissue Culture

 steve.anderson@ucdenver.edu

Jessia Bondy, MHA

Research Informatics

 jessica.bondy@ucdenver.edu

Willi Born, PhD

Flow Cytometry

 bornw@njhealth.org

Mair Churchill, PhD

Structural Biology

 mair.churchill@ucdenver.edu

Joaquin Espinosa, PhD

 Functional Genomics joaquin.espinosa@colorado.edu

Tom Flaig, MD

Clinical Investigations

thomas.flaig@ucdenver.edu

Wilbur Franklin, MD

 Molecular Pathology wilbur.franklin@ucdenver.edu

Marileila Varella-Garcia, PhD

 Molecular Pathology marileila.garcia@ucdenver.edu

Mark Geraci, MD

 Genomics mark.geraci@ucdenver.edu

Daniel Gustafson, PhD

 Pharmacology

Bryan Haugen, MD

 Genomics Bryan.Haugen@ucdenver.edu

David Jones, PhD

 Structural Biology david.jones@ucdenver.edu

Ken Jones, PhD

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Kenneth.L.Jones@ucdenver.edu

Christopher Korch, PhD

Molecular Pathology

 christopher.korch@ucdenver.edu

Chuan-Yuan Li, PhD

 Animal Imaging chuan.li@ucdenver.edu

Scott Lucia, MD

Tissue Biobanking and Processing

 scott.lucia@ucdenver.edu

Al Marcus, PhD

 Survey Research al.marcus@ucdenver.edu

Steve Nordeen, PhD

Protein Production / Monoclonal Antibody / Tissue Culture

 steve.nordeen@ucdenver.edu

Jennifer Richer, PhD

Tissue Biobanking and Processing

 jennifer.richer@ucdenver.edu

Natalie Serkova, PhD

 Animal Imaging natalie.serkova@ucdenver.edu

Zung Tran, PhD

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

 zung.tran@ucdenver.edu

 

Research Program Leaders

Name Research Program Contact Info

Rajesh Agarwal, PhD

Cancer Prevention & Control

 rajesh.agarwal@ucdenver.edu

James DeGregori, PhD

Molecular Oncology

 james.degregori@ucdenver.edu

Joaquin Espinosa, PhD

 Molecular Oncology joaquin.espinosa@colorado.edu

S. Gail Eckhardt, MD

Developmental Therapeutics

 gail.eckhardt@ucdenver.edu

Heide Ford, PhD

Hormone Related Malignancies

 heide.ford@ucdenver.edu

Scott Cramer, PhD

Hormone Related Malignancies

 scott.cramer@ucdenver.edu

Al Marcus, PhD

Cancer Prevention & Control

 al.marcus@ucdenver.edu

Wells Messersmith, MD

Developmental Therapeutics

 wells.messersmith@ucdenver.edu

York Miller, MD

Lung, Head & Neck Cancer

 york.miller@ucdenver.edu

Antonio Jimeno, MD

 

Cancer Cell Biology

 antonio.jimeno@ucdenver.edu

Robert Sclafani, PhD

Cancer Cell Biology

robert.sclafani@ucdenver.edu

Xiao-Jing Wang, PhD

Lung, Head & Neck Cancer

 xj.wang@ucdenver.edu