Kathleen J. Green PhD

Kathleen J. Green, PhD, is the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology, and Professor of Dermatology at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research program is focused on understanding the molecular basis for how cells stick together, not only to provide mechanical strength to tissues, but also to regulate chemical signals important for development and differentiation. Dr. Green has a particular interest in tissues such as skin and heart that are major targets for adhesion-related diseases, including inherited, autoimmune and bacterial-toxin mediated disorders and cancer.

Dr. Green has served as Co-Leader of the Lurie Cancer Center's Tumor Invasion, Metastasis and Angiogenesis Program focused on multidisciplinary basic and translational research. She also serves as Director for Northwestern's PhD training Cluster in Cancer Biology and the National Cancer Institute-funded Carcinogenesis Training Program, the latter which provides interdisciplinary research training for eight pre-doctoral students in cancer biology. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and recipient of Northwestern University's Martin and Gertrude Walder Award for Research Excellence, she currently serves as Secretary of the American Society for Cell Biology, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cell Science, and Principal Investigator on three grants from the National Institutes of Health, including a MERIT Award.