Our Members

The Penn Vet Cancer Center is comprised of research scientists and clinicians from all four departments of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Our members come from a diverse educational and clinical backgrounds and represent a wide array of research interests.

To learn more about becoming a member, send us an email

Our Members

Director, Penn Vet Cancer Center

Ellen Puré, AB, PhD

Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

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Michael L. Atchison, PhD

Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Additional Titles: Director, VMD|PhD Program Director, NIH/Boehringer-Ingelheim Summer Research Program, University of Pennsyvlania School of Veterinary Medicine

Matthew J. Atherton, BVSc, PhD, DECVIM

Assistant Professor of Immuno-Oncology

Timour Baslan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Baslan, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He received his PhD from Stony Brook University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He then completed postdoctoral training at Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial […]

M. Andres Blanco, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences

Additional Titles: Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB) graduate group, Perelman School of Medicine Cell and […]

Igor E. Brodsky, PhD

Robert R. Marshak Professor

Additional Titles: Chair, Department of Pathobiology Associate Professor of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine Immunology Graduate Group Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology Graduate Group

Additional Titles: Associate Dean for Education

Julie B. Engiles, VMD, DACVP

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathobiology

Additional Titles: Professor of Pathology Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center Dr. Engiles is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (PennVet). After […]

Serge Y. Fuchs, MD, PhD

Elizabeth and William Whitney Clark Professor of Oncology

Additional Titles: Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Joshua G. Henry, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

As a medical and radiation oncologist I have a proclivity towards further defining the role of chemoradiation in clinical practice, especially in the era of more conformal delivery techniques and […]

David E. Holt, BVSc, DACVS

Professor of Surgery

David Holt graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Sydney in 1983 and worked in private practice until 1985. He completed an internship at the University […]

Christopher A. Hunter, PhD

Mindy Halikman Heyer Distinguished Professor of Pathobiology

Additional Titles: Director, Institute for Infectious & Zoonotic Diseases Penn Institute for Immunology

Anna Kashina, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Thomas Lee, DVM, DACVR

Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology

Dr. Ber-In “Thomas” Lee earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from National Taiwan University (NTU). His childhood experience with acute leukemia and its eventual cure after intense chemotherapy inspired […]

Christopher J. Lengner, PhD

Harriet Ellison Woodward Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Additional Titles: Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences Member, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine Member, NIH P30 Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, Perelman School […]

Jennifer Lenz, DVM, DACVIM

Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology

Francis Luca, PhD

Associate Professor, Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Wilfried Mai, DMV, PhD, DACVR, DECVDI

Professor of Radiology

Nicola J. Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM

Professor of Medicine and Pathobiology

Additional Titles: The Paul A. James and Charles A. Gilmore Endowed Chair Professorship, Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine Dr. Nicola Mason is a veterinarian, professor, principal investigator, but […]

Michael J. May, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Andrew J. Modzelewski, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Additional Titles: Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER)

Wojciech K. Panek, DVM, DACVIM

Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator

Dr. Panek’s research includes translational neuro-oncology and neuro-aging and primarily focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory signals that govern the immune system mobilization and/or exhaustion in patients […]