Women's History Month: Women Cancer Center members are making history now

March 6, 2024
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In celebration of Women's History Month, the University of Arizona Cancer Center honors the 78 women members who come from different specialties throughout the university to make a difference in cancer translational research, prevention, and innovative discoveries today and long into the future. In each of their departments and colleges, our history-making members are using their talents to challenge our current understanding of preventing and curing cancer in Arizona and nationally. 

Cancer Center members

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Setsuko K Chambers, MD

Pascale G Charest, PhD

Qin M Chen, PhD

Elizabeth Connick, MD

Zelieann Craig, PhD

Anne E Cress, PhD

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Janet L Funk, MD

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Felicia D Goodrum Sterling, PhD

Nancy Horton, PhD

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Suwon Kim, PhD

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Kirsten H Limesand, PhD

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Juanita L Merchant, MD, PhD

Cindy K. Miranti, PhD

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Megha Padi, PhD

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Casey E. Romanoski, PhD

Monika Schmelz, PhD

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Joyce A Schroeder, PhD

Shalini Sharma, PhD

Catharine L Smith, PhD

Ashley Snider, PhD

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Jennifer H. Stern, PhD

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Jean M Wilson, PhD

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Yana Zavros, PhD

Alicia Allen, PhD

Terry A Badger, PhD, RN, 

Jennifer Kehlet Barton, PhD

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Jennifer W Bea, PhD

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Paloma Beamer, PhD

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Heidi Brown, PhD, MPH

Sara Centuori, PhD

Hsiao-Hui (Sherry) Chow, PhD

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Gloria D Coronado, PhD

Clara N Curiel-Lewandrowski

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD

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Leslie Dennis, PhD, MS

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Sally E. Dickinson, PhD

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Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH

Leslie V. Farland, DSc

Rina Fox, PhD, MPH

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Francine Gachupin, PhD

Linda Garland, MD

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Judith S Gordon, PhD

Heidi Hamann, PhD

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Robin B Harris, PhD, MPH

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Karen Taraszka Hastings, MD, PhD

Jennifer Hatcher, PhD, MPH, MSN

Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD

Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RDN

Elizabeth T Jacobs, PhD

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Adriana Maldonado, PhD

Lois Loescher, PhD, RN

Purnima Madhivanan, PhD

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Raina Maier, PhD

Kelly Palmer, PhD, MHS

Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS

Denise Roe, DrPH

Meghan B Skiba, PhD, MPH, RDN

Teshia G Solomon, PhD

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Cynthia A Thomson, PhD, RDN

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Karen L Weihs, MD

Marlys H Witte, MD

Maria Altbach, PhD

Martha Bhattacharya, PhD 

Minying Cai, PhD

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Jennifer S Carew, PhD 

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Sima Ehsani, MD

Krisstina Gowin, DO

Krisstina Gowin, DO 

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Melissa Halpern, PhD 

Won Hee Lee

Won Hee Lee, PhD

Carrie Luu, MD, FACS 

Bital Savir-Baruch, MD, FACNM 

Jennifer Segar

Jennifer Segar, MD 

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Rachna T Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO 

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Tsu-Te Judith Su, PhD

Elisa Tomat, PhD 

Stephanie Worrell, MD, FACS 

Chi Zhou, PhD