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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Brain Tumor Working Group

Human brain

Vision

Improve the lives of patients with brain and spine tumors

Mission

To pool our complementary expertise in pediatric and adult tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) within UNMC and the greater University of Nebraska campuses to advance our understanding and patient care.

Goals

  1. To allow for free exchange of ideas
  2. To promote collaboration to enhance research quality and increase joint publications
  3. To increase extramural grant funding, including multi-PI funding
  4. To provide a panel of CNS cancer experts who may provide peer review for future projects, clinical trials, manuscripts, and grants

Group Leaders

Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care

Nicole Shonka, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Oncology & Hematology
Clinic and Infusion Medical Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Neuro Oncology, Sarcoma

Members

Michele R. Aizenberg, MD

Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Xuanhua Peter Xie, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Research Focus: tumor initiation, recurrence, and metastasis

Xie Laboratory

Xuanhua Peter Xie, PhD photo

Surinder K. Batra, PhD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Kishor Bhakat, PhD

Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy

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Headshot of Kishor Bhakat, PhD

Alfred Bothwell, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Sahara J. Cathcart, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Kishore Challagundla, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nagendra Chaturvedi, PhD

Assistant Professor and Research Scientist, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Jie Chen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Don Coulter, MD

Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Brandon Darrington

Interventional & Neuro Assistant

Brandon Darrington

Matthew Garlinghouse, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Neuropsychology

Corey Hopkins, PhD

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Maneesh Jain, PhD

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Miki Katzir, MD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Neurosurgery

Miki Katzir

Qateeb Khan, MD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Radiation Oncology

Qateeb Khan

Deb Klein

Administrative Associate/Chair’s Associate

Deb Klein

Arnett Klugh, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Ram I. Mahato, PhD

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Aaron Mohs, PhD

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Aaron Mohs

Chittalsinh Raulji, MBBS

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Sutapa Ray, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Angie Rizzino, PhD

Professor, Eppley Institute

Afshin Salehi, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Kat Taylor

Credentialing, Travel & Body Assistant

Kat Taylor

Paul Trippier, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ragupathy Vengoji, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Matthew White, MD

Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology Division Chief
MRI Fellowship Director

Poonam Yadav

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Chi (Kevin) Zhang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology