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Members of the AACR Board of Directors for 2022–2023.

Leadership

tooltip iconMembers of the AACR Board of Directors for 2022–2023.

Officers and Directors

AACR Officers and Directors

The AACR thanks its officers and members of the board of directors for their vision, their wisdom, and their hard work in support of the AACR’s mission.

Officers


Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAACR

President

Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAACR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

President-Elect

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

Yale Cancer Center
Yale University
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

Treasurer

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Raritan, New Jersey

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, FAIO

Past President

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, FAIO

Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board of Directors


Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD

Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD

The Tisch Cancer Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
New York, New York

John M. Carethers, MD

John M. Carethers, MD

University of California San Diego
San Diego, California

John D. Carpten, PhD, FAACR

John D. Carpten, PhD, FAACR

Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

Christina Curtis, PhD, MSc

Christina Curtis, PhD, MSc

Stanford University
Stanford, California

Luis A. Diaz Jr., MD, FAACR

Luis A. Diaz Jr., MD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Susan M. Galbraith, MBBChir, PhD,<br >MRCP, FRCR, FMedSci

Susan M. Galbraith, MBBChir, PhD,
MRCP, FRCR, FMedSci

AstraZeneca
Cambridge, England

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Thomas J. Lynch Jr., MD

Thomas J. Lynch Jr., MD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington

Ira Mellman, PhD, FAACR

Ira Mellman, PhD, FAACR

Genentech Inc.
South San Francisco, California

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO, FSSO

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO, FSSO

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

William Pao, MD, PhD

William Pao, MD, PhD

Pfizer
New York, New York

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Boston, Massachusetts

Kimberly Stegmaier, MD

Kimberly Stegmaier, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Abramson Cancer Center
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, FASCO, FAACR

Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, FASCO, FAACR

Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

AACR Foundation Officers and Trustees

AACR Foundation Officers and Trustees

Eighty-eight cents of every dollar raised by the AACR Foundation goes to support lifesaving cancer science. The AACR thanks the officers and trustees of the Foundation for their efforts to maximize the impact of donations on the lives of cancer patients.

Officers


Stephen D. Ryan

President and Chairman

Stephen D. Ryan

Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group
Pittsford, New York

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Secretary-Treasurer and CEO

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR

Founding Chairman of the Board and President Emeritus

Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Trustees


Christiana Bardon, MD, MBA<

Christiana Bardon, MD, MBA

Burrage Capital
MPM Capital
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thomas Bown II

Thomas Bown II

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

James V. Buzzitta, MD

James V. Buzzitta, MD

Hughes Management, LC
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Lauretta Chrys

Lauretta Chrys

Boston, Massachusetts

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, MD (hc), FAACR, FAIO

Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, FAIO

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR

Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington

Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR

Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Faye Florence, Esq.

Faye Florence, Esq.

Attorney, Non-Profit Board Member
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Cathy Fraser, MBA

Cathy Fraser, MBA

WelbeHealth
Rochester, Minnesota

Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAACR

Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAACR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

Johnson & Johnson Global External Innovation
Raritan, New Jersey

Tonya Hallett

Tonya Hallett

Amazon Global Delivery Services
Brentwood, Tennessee

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Vividion Therapeutics
Metacrine, Inc.
ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Del Mar, California

Michael E. Jesanis

Michael E. Jesanis

Sunapee, New Hampshire

Eleanor D. Kress, MBA, JD

Eleanor D. Kress, MBA, JD

Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Co.
New York, New York

John E. Leonard, PhD

John E. Leonard, PhD

Vaccinex Inc.
Carlsbad, California

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

Yale Cancer Center
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Gladys Monroy, PhD, JD

Gladys Monroy, PhD, JD

Intellectual Property Consultant
Atherton, California

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York

Ajit Singh, PhD

Ajit Singh, PhD

Artiman Ventures
Palo Alto, California

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Health Care Consultant
Lewes, Delaware

Gary Steele, Col.

Gary Steele, Col. (Ret.)

Retired U.S. Army Officer
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Trustees Emeriti


José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR

José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR 

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, FAACR

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, FAACR

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Tyler Jacks, PhD, FAACR

Tyler Jacks, PhD, FAACR

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sherry Lansing

Sherry Lansing

The Sherry Lansing Foundation
Los Angeles, California

Laurence J. Marton, MD

Laurence J. Marton, MD

Palo Alto, California

Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR

Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR

Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Deceased

Committee Chairs

Standing Committee Chairs


Bylaws Committee

Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, FAACR

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Steven T. Rosen, MD

Education and Training Committee

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

Exhibits Committee

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD

Finance and Audit Committee

Cheryl L. Willman, MD

International Affairs Committee

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

Nominating Committee

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

Publications Committee

Victor E. Velculescu, MD, PhD, FAACR

Satellite Educational Symposia Committee

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, Cochair
Steven T. Rosen, MD, Cochair
Evan Y. Yu, MD, Cochair

Science Education and Career Advancement Committee

Brian M. Rivers, PhD

Science Policy and Government Affairs Committee

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Special Conferences Committee

Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, FAACR
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Tellers Committee

Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD

Annual Meeting Committee Chairs


Annual Meeting Program Committee

Keith T. Flaherty, MD, FAACR, Chair
Christina Curtis, PhD, MSc, Chair

Cochairs

Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD
John M. Carethers, MD
June M. Chan, DSc
Bruce E. Clurman, MD, PhD
Frederic J. de Sauvage, PhD
James V. DeGregori, PhD
Olivier Delattre, MD, PhD
Susan M. Domchek, MD
Jane C. Figueiredo, PhD
Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD
Cyrus M. Ghajar, PhD
Irene M. Ghobrial, MD
Raphael Gottardo, PhD
Susan Halabi, PhD
James R. Heath, PhD, FAACR
F. Stephen Hodi, MD
David G. Huntsman, MD
Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH
David M. Hyman, MD
Christine A. Iacobuzio-Donahue, MD, PhD
Cigall Kadoch, PhD
T. Peter Kingham, MD
Shivaani Kummar, MD
Tak W. Mak, PhD, FAACR
Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Nomura, PhD
Rushika M. Perera, PhD
David R. Piwnica-Worms, MD, PhD
Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD
Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH
John H. Stewart, IV., MD, MBA
Elizabeth M. Swisher, MD
Phuoc T. Tran, MD PhD
Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD
Victor E. Velculescu, MD, PhD, FAACR
Paul Workman, PhD

Annual Meeting Clinical Trials Committee

Shivaani Kummar, MD
Timothy A. Yap, MD, PhD

Annual Meeting Education Committee

Victor E. Velculescu, MD, PhD, FAACR, Chair

Cochairs

John M. Carethers, MD
Irene M. Ghobrial, MD
Cigall Kadoch, PhD
Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD

Scientific Achievement Award Committee Chairs


AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Committee

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, PhD

AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Blood Cancer Research Committee

Faith E. Davies, MD

AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Committee

Chudi O. Ndubaku, PhD

AACR Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Award Committee

B. Lee Green, PhD

AACR Clinical Cancer Research Awards Committee

Suzanne L. Topalian, MD, FAACR

AACR Daniel D. Von Hoff Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education and Training in Cancer Research Committee

Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD

AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology Committee

Crystal L. Mackall, MD, FAACR

AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research Committee

Nicholas C. Turner, MD, PhD

AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities Committee

Scarlett L. Gomez, PhD, MPH

AACR Ewing-Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research Committee

Roy A. Jensen, MD

AACR Laboratory Research Award Committee

Jonathan Chernoff, MD, PhD

AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research Committee

Patricia LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR

AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Memorial Lectureship Committee

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research Committee

Hope S. Rugo, MD

AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship Committee

Louis M. Staudt, MD, PhD, FAACR

AACR-St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research Committee

Jason T. Yustein, MD

AACR Team Science Award Committee

Felix Y. Feng, MD

AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translation and Clinical Cancer Research Committee

Andrew P. Futreal, PhD, FAACR

AACR-WICR Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship Committee

Carmen E. Guerra, MD

Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research Committee

Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, FAACR

Specialty Committee Chairs


AACR Cancer Progress Report Steering Committee

Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAACR

AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism Judging Panel

Clifton Leaf, MS

AACR Project Genomics Evidence Neoplasia Information Exchange (GENIE) Steering Committee

Philippe Bedard, MD, FRCPC

Scientific Task Force Chairs

Scientific Task Force Chairs


Aging and Cancer: Stress and Other Risk Factors Task Force

David A. Tuveson, MD, PhD, FAACR

COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, FAACR

Exploratory IND/Biomarker Driven Clinical Trials Task Force

David A. Tuveson, MD, PhD, FAACR

Racial Inequities in Cancer Research Task Force

John M. Carethers, MD
Melissa B. Davis, PhD

Hematologic Malignancies Task Force

Jonathan D. Licht, MD

Pathology in Cancer Research Task Force

Massimo F. Loda, MD

Precision Combination Therapies Task Force

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

Trust in Science Task Force

William S. Dalton, MD, PhD

Scientific Working Group Chairs

Scientific Working Group Chairs


Cancer Evolution Working Group

Anna D. Barker, PhD, FAACR
Jeffrey P. Townsend, PhD

Cancer Immunology Working Group

Kunle Odunsi, MD

Cancer Prevention Working Group

Adriana Albini, PhD

Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group

Mary M. Mader, PhD

Pediatric Cancer Working Group

E. Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD

Population Sciences Working Group

Lorelei A. Mucci, ScD, MPH

Radiation Science and Medicine Working Group

Fei-Fei Liu, MD

Tumor Microenvironment Working Group

Mikala Egeblad, PhD

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