Office
(631) 444-2641
Email
Yusuf.Hannun@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook Cancer Center
MART Bldg., L-5, Rm. 5W0506
Lauterbur Drive
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7263
Yusuf A. Hannun, MD
Joel Strum Kenny Professor in Cancer Research
Research Program
Lipid Signaling and Metabolism in Cancer
Department
Department of Medicine
Research Interest
Dr. Yusuf Hannun is an internationally-known researcher in the area of lipids, protein kinases and signal transduction. His current research, supported by five National Institutes of Health grants totaling $1.7 million, focuses on lipid signaling mechanisms and networks, to potentially create highly targeted therapies for cancer, neurological disorders, inflammation and metabolic disorders. He is also the principal investigator on a 15-year program grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Education
BSc, Biology-Chemistry, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1977
MD, Medicine, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1981
Resident, Internal Medicine, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1980-1983
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1983-1986
Postdoc, Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1984-1987
Publications
A complete list of publications can be found HERE.