Our aim is to build a cross-disciplinary group of clinical and basic scientists interested in solving the most pressing issues related to Gynecologic Malignancies.
Maria J. Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Hereditary cancer syndromes. Ethical, legal, and social issues related to genetic testing for cancer predisposition. Penn State Hershey Cancer Genetics Program
Nadine Hempel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile. nhempel@psu.edu
Research Interests: Ovarian Cancer, Metastasis, Antioxidant Enzymes and Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondrial Function (Hempel Lab Website)
Carrie Hossler, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Joshua P. Kesterson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Ovarian Cancer, Chemoresistance
George-Lucian Moldovan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Role of genome stability genes such as BRCA in ovarian carcinogenesis, mechanisms of sensitivity/resistance of ovarian tumors to genotoxic chemotherapy such as platinum compounds and PARP inhibitors
Jordan M. Newell, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Molecular & Morphological Characterization of Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Cervical Cancer, Radioimmunotherapy, HPV
Jennifer Rosenberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Penn State College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Radiation Oncology, Gynecologic Malignancies
Bryan Traughber, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Radiation Oncology, Brachytherapy, MRI, Gynecologic and Genitourinary Malignancies
Vonn Walter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Cancer genomics, gene expression profiling, bioinformatics
Joshua I. Warrick, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PSU Profile
Research Interests: Endometrial cancer and precursor lesions, Biomarkers
Please contact Dr. Nadine Hempel or Dr. Rebecca Phaeton for more information on collaborations and participation in the Gynecologic Malignancies Group. (nhempel@psu.edu; rphaeton@pennstatehealth.psu.edu)