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Paul Campbell, PhD

Scientific Director, Cell Biology & Preclinical Cancer Research · American Cancer Society

Directs the ACS Cell Biology and Preclinical Cancer Research program, overseeing grants across cancer cell biology and translational science. A pancreatic-cancer researcher by training, he has mentored 50 trainees over his career.

Myles Cockburn, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, USC Norris · Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

USC’s principal investigator for the ACS Institutional Research Grant and a lead for the ACS NextGen Scholars and Undergraduate Internship programs — the engine connecting USC Norris trainees to ACS-funded research. His own science focuses on cancer prevention and control and the Los Angeles SEER registry.

Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Associate Professor at USC Mann whose lab applies pharmacogenomics and functional genomics to find and drug new targets in acute myeloid leukemia.

Julio A. Camarero, PhD

John A. Biles Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Engineers ultra-stable cyclotide microproteins into targeted cancer therapies at USC Mann, and mentors undergraduates through the ACS summer research internship at USC Norris.

Myles Cockburn, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, USC Norris · Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

USC’s principal investigator for the ACS Institutional Research Grant and a lead for the ACS NextGen Scholars and Undergraduate Internship programs — the engine connecting USC Norris trainees to ACS-funded research. His own science focuses on cancer prevention and control and the Los Angeles SEER registry.

Grace Kukuk

Program Manager, Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination (CRTEC) · USC Norris

Program Manager for USC Norris’s Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination programs, helping run the training and education efforts that bring new scientists into cancer research.

Nicholas Graham, PhD

Associate Professor · USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Engineering faculty at USC Viterbi researching cancer cell metabolism and signaling, and an ACS Undergraduate Internship mentor guiding students through hands-on cancer research.

Julio A. Camarero, PhD

John A. Biles Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Engineers ultra-stable cyclotide microproteins into targeted cancer therapies at USC Mann, and mentors undergraduates through the ACS summer research internship at USC Norris.

Rongfu Wang, PhD

Professor · Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Keck School of Medicine

Cancer immunology researcher at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine, and an ACS Undergraduate Internship mentor at USC Norris.

Suhn Kyong Rhie, PhD

Faculty · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Studies cancer epigenetics and gene regulation at the Keck School of Medicine, and mentors students through the ACS Undergraduate Internship at USC Norris.

Bino Varghese, PhD

USC Radiomics Lab · Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine

Applies medical imaging and data science to cancer with the USC Radiomics Lab, and mentors students through the ACS Undergraduate Internship.

Arianna Inferrera

Senior Development Manager · American Cancer Society

Senior Development Manager at the American Cancer Society, partnering with USC Norris.

Part of the American Cancer Society team partnering with USC Norris.

Stephanie Vilchis

Associate Director, Cancer Center Partnerships · American Cancer Society

Associate Director for Cancer Center Partnerships at the American Cancer Society, working with USC Norris.

Mary Aalto

Chair, Cancer Survivorship Advisory Council · USC Norris

A breast cancer survivor and patient advocate at USC Norris, she chairs the Cancer Survivorship Advisory Council and brings the patient voice to cancer research, education, and community engagement.

Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD

ACS Professor · USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

An ACS Professor at USC Norris and a national leader in cancer health equity and community outreach; she also mentors students through the ACS Undergraduate Internship.

Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH

Community Outreach & Engagement · USC Norris

Part of USC Norris’s Community Outreach & Engagement leadership, connecting the cancer center with the communities it serves.

Max Aung, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Environmental-health scientist at the Keck School of Medicine studying how environmental exposures influence disease, including cancer.

Adam Leventhal, PhD

Professor of Preventive Medicine · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Professor of Preventive Medicine and a USC Norris member whose ACS- and NIH-funded research on tobacco, nicotine, and addiction advances cancer prevention. An award-winning mentor, he trains undergraduates, doctoral students, and postdocs in health-behavior research.

Anat Erdreich-Epstein, MD, PhD

Physician-Scientist · Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Physician-scientist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and director of the USC–CHLA Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF), which places students in cancer research labs.

Evelyn Felina Castillo, PhD

Student Programs Manager, PIBBS · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Student Programs Manager for USC’s Programs in Biomedical & Biological Sciences (PIBBS), guiding graduate students into research.

Brian Lee, MD, PhD

Director, MD/PhD Program · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Directs USC’s MD/PhD Program, training the next generation of physician-scientists.

Roland Rapanot

Student Services Advisor, MD/PhD Program · Keck School of Medicine of USC

Student Services Advisor for USC’s MD/PhD Program, supporting future physician-scientists.

Myles Cockburn, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, USC Norris · Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

USC’s principal investigator for the ACS Institutional Research Grant and a lead for the ACS NextGen Scholars and Undergraduate Internship programs — the engine connecting USC Norris trainees to ACS-funded research. His own science focuses on cancer prevention and control and the Los Angeles SEER registry.