Cancer Luminaries

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 31m

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Since Apr 2024

Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Months

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About This Podcast

2024 is the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center’s 50th anniversary of National Cancer Institute designation, thus we are planning a year full of events to honor our past, communicate our present, and envision our future. Cancer Luminaries is our podcast to learn more about the lives and careers of our Alumni Stars Lecture Series’ invited guests.

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Recent Episodes

S2E1 Dr. Mitchell Posner and Dr. Everett Vokes on UChicago's Legacy in Cancer Research

Mar 05, 2026 35m Transcript

Welcome to the second season of Cancer Luminaries, the show where we talk to UChicago oncology leaders who are driving innovation, shaping patient care, and envisioning a future free of cancer. In…

S1E9 Dr. Tina Shih on Addressing Cancer’s Financial Burden

Dec 17, 2024 26m

In this episode, host Camilla Frost-Brewer interviews Alumni Star Tina Shih, PhD, Professor of Health Economics and Director of the Program in Cancer Health Economics Research at UCLA Jonsson…

S1E8 Fireside Chat with Past and Present Directors

Sep 24, 2024 1h 29m

In this special episode, Camilla Frost-Brewer held a fireside conversation with two former directors and one current director to learn what it is like to lead a National Cancer Institute-designated…

S1E7 Dr. Angela Bradbury and the Power of Genetic Testing to Improve Health

Sep 10, 2024 34m

Host Camilla Frost-Brewer has a conversation with Alumni Star Angela Bradbury, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center. Dr. Bradbury is a medical…

S1E6 Dr. Stefani Spranger on Moving the Field Forward

Aug 29, 2024 21m Transcript

Host Camilla Frost-Brewer gets to know Alumni Star and cancer immunologist Stefani Spranger, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology at the Koch Institute for Integrative Biology at MIT. Dr. Spranger…

S1E5 Dr. Huiping Liu on Following Your Passion

Jul 22, 2024 24m

Host Camilla Frost-Brewer spends time with Alumni Star and translational cancer researcher Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg…

S1E4 Dr. Suzanne Conzen on Approaching Problems from the Micro to the Macro Level

Jul 19, 2024 31m

Camilla Frost-Brewer is joined by Alumni Star and visionary translational researcher, Dr. Suzanne Conzen, who discovered the role of the stress hormone receptor, glucocorticoid receptor, in driving…

S1E3 Dr. Charles Rudin Talks about Sitting on the Fence of Science and Medicine

May 16, 2024 32m

Camilla Frost-Brewer talks with star alumnus Charles Rudin, MD, PhD, deputy director of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and thoracic oncologist, about choosing a career path that allowed him…

S1E2 Dr. Otis Brawley Talks about Cancer Disparities as Barriers to Better Outcomes for All

Apr 25, 2024 38m

This episode features alumni star and nationally renowned cancer disparities researcher Otis W. Brawley, SB’81, MD’85, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns…

S1E1 Dr. Todd Golub Talks about Maximizing Your Impact on the World through Bold Science

Apr 17, 2024 33m

The debut episode of the Cancer Luminaries podcast features alumni star Todd Golub, MD, founding faculty member and now director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Golub is a world leader…