List of Researchers
Jeffrey W. Taub MD,
Professor of Pediatrics,
Division Chief of Oncology,
Ring Screw Textron Chair for Pediatric Cancer Research,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
jtaub@med.wayne.edu
Research: Causes of childhood leukemia, Development of new leukemia therapies
Clinical expertise: Leukemia, lymphoma, retinoblastoma
Madhvi Rajpurkar MD,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Division Chief of Hematology,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
mrajpurk@med.wayne.edu
Research: Bleeding/coagulation complications of leukemia
Clinical expertise: Coagulation disorders, thrombotic disorders
Steven Lipshultz MD, FAAP, FAHA,
Pediatrician-In-Chief, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Chair of Pediatrics,
Schotanus Family Professor,
Wayne State University
slipshultz@med.wayne.edu
Research: Cardiac toxicity of cancer therapy
Joanne Wang MD,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
jwang2@med.wayne.edu
Research: Developing new chemotherapy treatments for brain tumors and neuroblastoma
Clinical expertise: Brain tumor, solid tumors
Site Principal Investigator for the Children’s Oncology Group
Maxim Yankelevich MD,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
myankele@med.wayne.edu
Research: Immunotherapy treatment for neuroblastoma and osteosarcoma
Clinical expertise: brain tumors, sarcomas, stem cell transplants
Michael Callaghan MD,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
mcallagh@med.wayne.edu
Research: High throughput screening for anti-cancer agents
Clinical expertise: Coagulation disorders, sickle cell anemia
Sureyya Savasan MD,
Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
ssavasan@med.wayne.edu
Research: Flow cytometry diagnosis of cancer
Clinical expertise: Leukemia, lymphoma, stem cell transplant, immunohematology
Director CHM Stem Cell Transplant Program
Meera Chitlur MD,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Barnhart-Lusher Hemostasis Research Endowed Chair,
Director, Special Coagulation Laboratory,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Wayne State University
Research: Bleeding disorders
Clinical expertise: Coagulation disorders
Yaddanaupudi Ravindranath MBBS,
Professor of Pediatrics,
Georgie Ginopolis Chair for Pediatric Cancer and Hematology,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
ravi@med.wayne.edu
Research: Flow cytometry diagnosis of cancer;red blood cell disorders
Clinical expertise: Leukemia, red blood cell disorders
Meret Henry MD,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
mhenry@med.wayne.edu
Research: Hodgkin’s disease
Clinical expertise: Leukemia, lymphoma, stem cell transplant
Ingrid Sarnaik MD,
Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
Research: Sickle cell anemia and stroke
Clinical expertise: Sickle cell anemia
Director CHM Sickle Cell Program
Ryan Thummel Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Wayne State University
rthummel@med.wayne.edu
Research: Development of zebrafish models of childhood leukemia
Alan Dombkowski Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Wayne State University
domski@wayne.edu
Research: Genomic analysis of cancer
Director, Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Yubin Ge Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Oncology,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
gey@karmanos.org
Research: Development of new therapies for childhood leukemia, leukemia biology
Larry H. Matherly Ph.D.,
Professor of Oncology,
Leader, Molecular Therapeutics Program,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
matherly@karmanos.org
Research: Development of new therapies for childhood leukemia, leukemia biology
Lawrence G. Lum MD DSc,
Professor of Hematology-Oncology,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
luml@karmanos.org
Clinical expertise: Stem cell transplant
Research: Development of immunotherapy treatments for adult and pediatric cancer
Andrew Fribley Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
Research: High throughput screening for anti-cancer agents
Terrance L. Albrecht Ph.D.,
Professor of Oncology,
Population Sciences Leader, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program ,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
Albrecht@karmanos.org
Research: Behavioral psychology of pediatric oncology patients and parents
Louis Penner Ph.D.,
Professor of Oncology,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
Research: Behavioral psychology of pediatric oncology patients and parents
Felicity W. K. Harper Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
Clinical Psychologist,
Population Studies and Disparities Research Program,
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University
harperf@karmanos.org
Research: Behavioral psychology of pediatric oncology patients and parents
Moriah E. Thomason Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Pediatrics & Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute,
Wayne State University
moriah@wayne.edu
Research: Neurodevelopmental evaluation of childhood cancer patients
Hilary Marusak M.S.,
Pediatrics & Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute,
Wayne State University
hmarusak@med.wayne.edu
Research: Neurodevelopmental evaluation of childhood cancer patients