Cancer Cell Biology Graduate Program

Program Faculty

Cancer Cell Biology Program Faculty Mentors And Advisors

Faculty eligible to mentor CCB students (e.g., have active labs that (a) are currently mentoring a student(s); (b) historically have mentored CCB students and have the potential to do so again in the future; (c) have not mentored a CCB student but have clear potential to do so based on research focus and (d) have shown a clear desire to mentor a student in the CCB program:

A photo of Michael Ruppert.
Michael Ruppert, MD/PhD
Positions
Jo and Ben Statler Chair of Breast Cancer Research, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Leader Breast Cancer Research, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-5246
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Werner Geldenhuys, PhD, MS
Positions
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Senior Advisor, Research Collaborations, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-581-1683
A photo of Christopher Cifarelli.
Christopher P. Cifarelli, MD, PhD, MMM, FAANS, FACS
Positions
Director Gamma Knife; Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Emidio Pistilli.
Emidio Pistilli, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Director of Admissions, Office of Research and Graduate Education, Research & Graduate Education
Director, Cancer Cell Biology Graduate Program, Cancer Cell Biology Graduate Education
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-0291
A photo of Sonikpreet Aulakh.
Sonikpreet Aulakh, MBBS, MD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology / Oncology
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-598-4500
A photo of Brian Boone.
Brian Boone, MD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, Surgery
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
Phone
304-293-2428
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Paul Lockman, PhD, BSN
Positions
Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0944
A photo of Ivan Martinez.
Ivan Martinez, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-581-1934

Support Faculty

Faculty eligible for CCB dissertation committee member service (collaborative mentors). These have clear CCB affiliation (e.g., they serve on committees in CCB capacity, not as an outside member), they serve on committees and participate in teaching.

A photo of Karen Martin.
Karen Martin, PhD
Positions
Service Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Core Director, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
Director of Core Resources, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-293-6965
Research Forrest
West Virginia University Research and Graduate Education
Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 9024
Morgantown, WV 26506-9500