UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 10

Shared Facilities of the UAB
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Genomics
Co-Directors: Michael Crowley, Ph.D., and
Shawn Levy, Ph.D.
Microbiome/Gnotobiotic Animal Core
Co-Directors: Casey Morrow, Ph.D., and
Casey Weaver, M.D.
Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics
Director: James Mobley, Ph.D.
Structural Biology
Co-Directors: Champion Deivanayagam, Ph.D.,
and Nepalli Rama Krishna, Ph.D.
Transgenic Animal
Co-Directors: Robert Kesterson, Ph.D., and
Anil Challa, Ph.D.
High-Resolution Imaging
Director: Kent Keyser, Ph.D.
inter-programmatic synergies, we will continue to build
on the rich history of accomplishments and will continue
to contribute to the national efforts to defeat cancer and
simultaneously address the specific and unique needs of
our area.”
“Comprehensive cancer centers, with their new
discoveries, are the primary conduit for delivering
advanced care to patients and their families,” Dr.
Partridge says. “This sizeable award, with the highest
level of designation, is essential for the investment in new
science, and we are excited for a very bright future at the
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.”

Preclinical Imaging
Director: Kurt Zinn, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Human Imaging
Director: Desiree Morgan, M.D.
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Co-Directors: Sejong Bae, Ph.D., and
Karan Singh, Ph.D.
Tissue Procurement
Director: William Grizzle, M.D., Ph.D.
Recruitment and Retention
Director: Mona Fouad, M.D., M.P.H.
Pharmacometrics
Director: Edward Acosta, Pharm.D.

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