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Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D.

President

Pauline and Stanley Foster Presidential Chair

Professor

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Immunology Program

Peter D. Adams, Ph.D.

Professor

Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program

Anindya Bagchi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program

Victoria Blaho, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Immunity and Pathogenesis Program

Rolf Bodmer, Ph.D.

Director and Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

Linda Bradley, Ph.D.

Director and Professor

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Immunology Program

Sumit Chanda, Ph.D.

Director and Professor

Immunity and Pathogenesis Program

Jerold Chun, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Degenerative Diseases Program

Senior Vice President, Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Alexandre Colas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program

Nicholas Cosford, Ph.D.

Deputy Director

NCI-Designated Cancer Center

Professor

Cancer, Molecules and Structures Program

Maximiliano D'Angelo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

Ani Deshpande, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program

Duc Dong, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Admissions, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Associate Professor

Human Genetics Program

Gregg Duester, Ph.D.

Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

Brooke Emerling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Cancer, Molecules and Structures Program

Hudson Freeze, Ph.D.

Director and Professor

Human Genetics Program

Malene Hansen, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty Advisor, Postdoctoral Training in La Jolla

Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

Svasti Haricharan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Immunology Program

Pamela Itkin-Ansari, Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor

Development, Aging and Regeneration Program

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