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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Leadership

Our Leaders

Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Chair in Cancer Research
Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Director, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Professor, Eppley Institute
Research focus: DNA repair

Joann Sweasy, PhD

Deputy Director, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Research focus: Genitourinary Oncology

Raymond C. Bergan, MD

Hugh & Jane Hunt Chair in Cancer Research, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Associate Director for Basic Research, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Research focus: Pancreatic cancer biochemistry, diagnostics, and treatments (including immunotherapies)

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Tony Hollingsworth, PhD

Hartmann Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Director, Translational Research, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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Surinder K. Batra

Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Director, IGPBS-Cancer Research Doctoral Program, Cancer Research M.S. Program, and Eppley Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Associate Director for Training and Education, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Research focus: Mechanisms regulating the immune response to tumors and infectious pathogens, and development of new immunotherapies

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Joyce Solheim

Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Associate Director for Clinical Research, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Research Focus: Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Thymoma, Head and Neck Cancers, Thyroid Cancers

Apar Ganti, MD

Associate Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's Community Outreach & Engagement Office
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Research Director, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

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Matt Winfrey, MPP

Associate Director, Administration & External Affairs

Matt Winfrey