Meet Our Leadership
Michael Teitell
Director, JCCC
Following an extensive national search, Dr. Michael Teitell was appointed as director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer on August 8, 2017. [Read bio]
Roshan Bastani
Director, Disparities and Community Engagement, and Co-Director, Prevention and Control Research
Roshan Bastani is a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. [Read bio]
Paul Boutros
Director, Cancer Data Science
Paul Boutros is a renowned data scientist and professor in the departments of human genetics and urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine. [Read bio]
Liying Zhang
Director, Cancer Molecular Diagnostics
Dr. Liying Zhang is a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Director of Advanced Molecular Diagnostics Service in the UCLA Health System. [Read bio]
Heather Christofk
Director, Basic and Translational Research
Heather Christofk is a renowned biochemist, and associate professor in the departments of Biological Chemistry and Molecular & Medical Pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine. [Read more]
Melissa Fitzmaurice Neligan
Chief Administrative Officer
Melissa Fitzmaurice Neligan serves as the Chief Administrative Officer at the JCCC. She has devoted the last 10 years to administration of NCI-designated cancer centers. [Read bio]
Amy L. Cummings
Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI)
Amy L. Cummings, MD, PhD(c) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine. [Read bio]
Zoran Galic
Director, Shared Resources
Zoran Galic is a molecular biologist and associate professor in the departments of Medicine and Hematology/Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine. [Read bio]
Patricia Ganz
Director, Prevention and Control Research
Dr. Patricia A. Ganz is a medical oncologist who has spent the past 20 years doing systematic research on the health-related quality of life impact of cancer and its treatment. [Read bio]
Beth Karlan
Director, Cancer Population Genetics
Dr. Beth Karlan is an internationally recognized expert in ovarian cancer and other heritable cancers with a 30-year career as a physician and scientist. [Read bio]
Arash Naeim
Director, Informatics
Dr. Arash Naeim is a health professional whose career has spanned a combination of health services, informatics and policy and care issues. [Read bio]
Dennis Slamon
Director, Clinical/Translational Research
In addition to his role as director of Clinical/Translational Research, Dr. Dennis J. Slamon serves as director of the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program. [Read bio]
Margaret Steele
Executive Director, Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
Margaret Steele is a senior management executive with nearly 30 years of experience in management and fundraising for non-profit organizations. [Read bio]
Michael Steinberg
Director, Clinical Affairs
Dr. Michael Steinberg is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, and whose professional career spans private, corporate and academic practice. [Read bio]
Maie St. John
Director, Cancer Research Career Enhancement
Dr. Maie St. John is a renowned otolaryngologist, and professor and Samuel and Della Pearlman Chair in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine. [Read bio]