Research Programs

Ke Jian “Jim” Liu, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology, Renaissance School of Medicine

Associate Director for Basic Science, Stony Brook Cancer Center

Office: (631) 216-2823

Email: kejian.liu@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Stony Brook Cancer Center’s research programs aim to leverage and build on the existing exceptional strengths at Stony Brook University (SBU). One of these areas is STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The future of cancer research is being shaped to a significant extent by the need for computational sciences and innovative approaches from the physical and engineering sciences, areas where SBU excels. There is also great strength in imaging sciences at SBU, including contributions to the discovery and development of MRI and the creation of ultra-low-dose CT for colon cancer screening (virtual colonoscopy). Current development areas include virtual thoracoscopy for lung cancer, virtual pancreatoscopy for pancreatic disease, and advancing novel tomosynthesis for breast imaging. Additional strengths include bioinformatics and the study of cancer lipids and metabolism, supported by a world-renowned Lipidomics Shared Resource.

In culmination of extensive analysis and planning by SBCC leadership, three distinct Research Programs were established that build on these strengths within SBU and SBCC:

1. Oncogenic Drivers and Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (ODMC);
2. Imaging, Biomarker Discovery, and Engineering Sciences (IBES);
3. Lipid Signaling and Metabolism in Cancer (LSMC).