Cancer Faculty

Learn more about this group by contacting Dr. Eileen Kennedy (ekennedy@uga.edu) or visiting the Cancer group website.

Molecular and cellular cancer research at UGA encompasses many departments and programs.  The common bond between these researchers is a focus to understand the fundamental mechanisms of oncogenesis and cancer progression to develop novel cancer therapeutics and diagnostics.

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Michael Bartlett

University Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Neuroscience

Houjian Cai

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Scott Dougan

Associate Professor
Cellular Biology

Eugene Douglass

Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Kosuke Funato

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

David Garfinkel

Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Mary Goll

Associate Professor
Genetics

Robert Haltiwanger

Professor, GRA Eminent Scholar in Biomedical Glycosciences
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

Natarajan Kannan

Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Bioinformatics

Lohitash Karumbaiah

Lohitash Karumbaiah
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience

Eileen Kennedy

Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Edward Kipreos

Professor
Cellular Biology

Wentao Li

Assistant Professor
Environmental Health Sciences; Toxicology

Dexi Liu

Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Neuroscience

Yang Liu

Assistant Professor
Institute of Bioinformatics

Rob Maier

Professor
Microbiology

Leidong Mao

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics

debra Mohnen

Professor
Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Complex Carbohydrate Research
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Plant Biology

Kelley Moremen

Distinguished Research Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Walter K. Schmidt Jr.

Professor
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Neuroscience

Michael Tiemeyer

Distinguished Research Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Neuroscienc

Jeffrey Urbauer

Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry

Ryan Weiss

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Lance Wells

Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Zachary Wood

Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Robert Woods

Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Yaguang Xi

UGA Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, Department Head
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Jin Xie

Professor
Chemistry

Bin Yi

Associate Research Scientist
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Jason Zastre

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Toxicology

Shaying Zhao

Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Bioinformatics

Y. George Zheng

Professor
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences