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

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

Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Strategic Advisor to the Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Research focus: Protein kinase C and PP2A signaling in colon, pancreas and endometrial cancer; targeting translational control in tumors

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)

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

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

Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Dr. and Mrs. D. Leon UNMC Research Fund Chair in Internal Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of General Internal Medicine
Director of Faculty Workforce and Campus Engagement, Academic Affairs
Associate Director for Workforce Development and Belonging, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

