Mitchell. http://neurosurgery.ufl.edu/faculty -staff/our- faculty/william- a-friedman -md/ http://neurosurgery.ufl.edu/faculty -staff/clinical -research -staff/ http://news.medinfo.ufl.edu/articles/lead -story/10-million -wells -foundation- gift-will- enable -uf-to-speed -brain - tumor -remedies/ Jianping Huang, M.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Research Professor and Director of Clinical Laboratory Operations for the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program. She previously functioned as Head of Molecular Immunology at the Laboratory for Tumor Immunology at the National Cancer Institute and has extensive experience in adoptive cellular therapy of patients with cancer and in the immunologic monitoring of patients enrolled in can cer immunotherapy trials. She will oversee the interactions between the UFBTIP laboratory and GMP facility and function as the primary supervisor of the research staff involved in cellular product manufacturing and QA/QC testing. She will also oversee the immunologic monitoring of subjects enrolled on this protocol. Elias J. Sayour, M.D. is a pediatric oncologist who conducted his research fellowship on the immunotherapy of malignant brain tumors. Dr. Sayour will function as an integrative co -investiga tor at the University of Florida. He will assist in the enrollment, evaluation, and medical management of patients enrolled, and in the evaluation of clinical data and laboratory analysis on acquired tissue and blood specimens. Jeffrey Drake is a research associate with considerable experience in molecular biology techniques and cell culture. He will be responsible for working with the cGMP facility and staff in the generation of clinical- grade RNA and the generation of autologous dendritic c ells and tumor -specific lymphocytes. Marcia B. Hodik, RN, BSHS, CCRC is a registered nurse with over 20 years of pediatric nursing experience. She has functioned as a study coordinator for Gastroenterology and Hepatology . She currently holds certification as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator and is the president of the local ACRP Chapter . She will be responsible for screening and enrolling patients, ensuring protocol compliance and collecting and recording study data. Paul Kubilis , MS is a biostatistician dedicated full -time to research efforts within the Department of Neurosurgery. He is committed to delivering understandable and useful results that help investigators achieve their research goals.