Meet Us

The innovative research supported by the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer is being conducted by a network of researchers from diverse institutions and organizations. To learn more about NCI leadership and the principal investigators of the Alliance programs and the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, click on the links below.

NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer

View bios for the following members of the Alliance leadership:

Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Piotr Grodzinski, Ph.D.
Scott E. McNeil, Ph.D.
Larry A. Nagahara, Ph.D.

Jerry S.H. Lee, Ph.D.
Nick Panaro, Ph.D.
Krzysztof Ptak, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Dorothy F. Farrell, Ph.D.

Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs)

View bios for the following CCNE principal investigators:

Sadik Esener, Ph.D.
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.
James R. Heath, Ph.D.
Rudolph L. Juliano, Ph.D.
Robert Langer, Ph.D.

Chad Mirkin, Ph.D.
Shuming Nie, Ph.D.
Ralph Weissleder, M.D., Ph.D.
Samuel Wickline, M.D.

Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships

View bios for the following Platform Partnership principal investigators:

Mansoor M. Amiji, Ph.D.
James Baker Jr., M.D.
Panos Fatouros, Ph.D.
Douglas Hanahan, Ph.D.
Tayyaba Hasan, Ph.D.
Kattesh V. Katti, Ph.D.

Chun Li, Ph.D.
Scott Manalis, Ph.D.
Ravindra K. Pandey, Ph.D.
Paras Prasad, Ph.D.
Jan Schnitzer, M.D.
Miqin Zhang, Ph.D.