Executive Leadership

Naoto Ueno
Naoto T. Ueno, MD, PhD, FACP
Director
John Shepherd
John Shepherd, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Lynne Wilkens
Lynne R. Wilkens, DrPH
Interim Associate Director for Administration

Community Outreach & Engagement

Kevin Cassel
Kevin Cassel, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director
Jami Fukui
Jami Fukui, MD
Faculty Director
Thaddeus Herzog
Thaddeus Herzog, PhD
Faculty Director

Cancer Research Training

Gertraud Maskarinec
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Lenora Loo
Lenora Loo,PhD
Faculty Director

Research Program Leadership

Pallav Pokhrel
Pallav Pokhrel, PhD, MPH
Co-Leader
Population Sciences in the Pacific
Cancer Prevention
Lani Park
Lani Park, PhD
Co-Leader
Population Sciences in the Pacific
Cancer Epidemiology
Xin Chen
Xin Chen, PhD
Co-Leader
Cancer Biology
Cancer Mechanisms
Kenneth Sumida
Kenneth Sumida, MD
Co-Leader
Cancer Biology
Translational & Clinical Research

Clinical Leadership

Toshiaki Iwase
Toshiaki Iwase, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Clinical Trials Office

UH Cancer Center Faculty Senate

Yurii Shvetsov
Yurii Shvetsov, PhD
President



Christine Farrar, PhD
Vice-President

Lenora Loo
Lenora Loo, PhD
Communicating Secretary
Kevin Cassel
Kevin Cassel, DrPH, MPH
Recording Secretary

Administrative Directors

Francis Blanco
Francis Blanco
Facilities Management
Namrata Gurung
Namrata Gurung
Human Resources
Paula Higuchi
Paula Higuchi
Office of Community Outreach & Engagement
Esme Infante
Esme Infante
Communications
Ashley Leinbach
Ashley Leinbach
Human Subject Research Compliance
Andrew Lum
Andrew Lum
Fiscal Administration
Kat Plaza
Kathleen Plaza
Manager for Cancer Research Training



Hazel Rems
Information Technology

Kornelia Szauter
Kornelia Szauter
Grants Administration
Cathy Zhang
Cathy Zhang
Executive Assistant to the Director