Institute Leadership
Thomas V. O'Halloran
Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine
Founding Director, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute; Director, Center for Developmental Therapeutics; Director, Quantitative Bioelement Imaging Center; and Principal Investigator, Physical Science-Oncology Center, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
t-ohalloran@northwestern.edu
Vadim Backman
Walter Dill Scott Professor of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine
Associate Faculty Director, Center for Developmental Therapeutics, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
v-backman@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-3536
Robert Holmgren
Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Director, Program in Biological Sciences, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Director, Biological Imaging Facility, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
r-holmgren@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-5460
Curt Horvath
Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Medicine, Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty Director, High Throughput Analysis Laboratory, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
horvath@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-5530
C. David James
Jean Malnati Miller Professor of Brain Tumor Research, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty Director, Developmental Therapeutics Core, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
charles.james@northwestern.edu
(312) 503-3805
Michael Jewett
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, McCormick School of Engineering
Co-Director, Recombinant Protein Production Core, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
m-jewett@northwestern.edu
(847) 467-5007
Sheila M. Judge
Research Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Senior Director for Research, Education and Administration, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute; Center Administrator and Co-Director, Education and Outreach, Chicago Region Physical Sciences-Oncology Center
s-judge@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-5868
Neil L. Kelleher
Walter and Mary E. Glass Professor of Molecular Biosciences; Professor of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty Director, Northwestern Proteomics
n-kelleher@northwestern.edu
(847) 467-4362
Thomas J. Meade
Eileen M. Foell Professor of Cancer Research and Professor of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Neurobiology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering; and Professor of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty Director, Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
tmeade@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-2481
Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering;
Professor of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, and and Physics and Astronomy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
m-olvera@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-7801
Amy Rosenzweig
Weinberg Family Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences in the Departments of Molecular Biosciences and of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
amyr@northwestern.edu
(847) 467-5301
Karl A. Scheidt
Professor of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine; Executive Director, NewCures
Director, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery and ChemCore
scheidt@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-6659
Richard B. Silverman
Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor; Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Director, NIH Predoctoral Training Program, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
r-silverman@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-5653
Danielle Tullman-Ercek
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Biotechnology Program
ercek@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-7043
Keith E. J. Tyo
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Co-Director, Recombinant Protein Production Core
k-tyo@northwestern.edu
(847) 467-2972