The Center for Cancer Research has a dedicated faculty of 36 independent investigators using state-of-the-art tools in a variety of fields: genetics, genomics, developmental biology, transgenic science, cancer immunology, advanced microscopy, computational biology, protein chemistry, engineering, pharmacology, and other fields.
Daniel A. Haber, MD, PhD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Kurt J. Isselbacher/Peter S. Schwartz Professor of Oncology
Kurt J. Isselbacher, MD
Director Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Nabeel Bardeesy, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Cyril Benes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine***
Andre Bernards, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Genetics), Harvard Medical School
Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD*
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Birrer, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Nicholas Dyson, PhD
Scientific Director, MGH Cancer Center , Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, James and Shirley Curvey MGH Research Scholar
Leif Ellisen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jeffrey A. Engelman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
David Fisher, MD, PhD
Chief, Dermatology Service, Edward Wigglesworth Professor of Dermatology
Kevin Haigis, PhD*
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Konrad Hochedlinger, PhD**
Professor of Medicine
Hanno Hock, MD, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
A. John Iafrate, MD, PhD*
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Othon Iliopoulos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
J. Keith Joung, MD, PhD*
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
David Langenau, PhD*
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
David Louis, MD*
Chief, Department of Pathology, Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Shyamala Maheswaran, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Andrea L. McClatchey, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Patricia and Scott Eston MGH Research Scholar
Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Kristine and Bob Higgins MGH Research Scholar
Mo Motamedi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anders M. Naar, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Randall Peterson, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Assistant in Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Sridhar Ramaswamy, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Miguel Rivera, MD*
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
James W. Rocco, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School
Dennis Sgroi, MD*
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Toshiro Shioda, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Shannon Stott, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine***
David Sweetser, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Shobha Vasudevan, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Johnathan R. Whetstine, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Lee Zou, PhD*
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Jim and Ann Orr MGH research Scholar
* Denotes a joint appointment with the Mass General Molecular Pathology Unit; ** Denotes a joint appointment with the Mass General Center for Regenerative Medicine and Technology; ***Appointment process initiated






































