Program Team
University of Chicago
researcHStart@bsd.uchicago.edu
Eileen Dolan, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Director for Cancer Education
Kathleen Goss, PhD
Director for Strategic Partnerships
Megan Mekinda, PhD
Assistant Director for Cancer Education
Director, researcHStart
Christopher Peña, PhD
Scientific Coordinator for Cancer Education
Michelle Domecki, BA
Cancer Education Coordinator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Rohit Bhargava, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering
Director, Cancer Center at Illinois
Margaret Browne Huntt, PhD
Associate Director, Cancer Center at Illinois
Senior Research Development Manager, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute at Illinois
Rex Gaskins, PhD
Associate Director for Education
Paloma Pearson, MBA
Visiting Program Manager
University of Illinois at Chicago
Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and Administration
Associate Director, Health Equity and Community Engagement
Paul Grippo, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Cancer Research Enhancement and Education
Karriem Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH
Director of Community Engaged Research
Kenneth Vasser, MEd
Training and Education Specialist
Northwestern University
John Crispino, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Associate Director for Education
Robin Leikin, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Administrator for Education