AACR Officers and Directors
The AACR thanks its officers and members of the board of directors for their vision, their wisdom, and their tireless efforts on behalf of the cancer research community.
Officers
President
Nancy E. Davidson, MD
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington
President-Elect
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio
Treasurer
William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR
Global Head
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Raritan, New Jersey
Past President
José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Board of Directors
James P. Allison, PhD, FAACR
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California
San Francisco, California
Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Karen Cichowski, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
George D. Demetri, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Ronald M. Evans, PhD, FAACR
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California
Levi A. Garraway, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Scott M. Lippman, MD
University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California
Patricia M. LoRusso, DO
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut
Guillermina Lozano, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Richard M. Marais, PhD
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Manchester, England
Elaine R. Mardis, PhD
The Institute for Genomic Medicine
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Edith A. Perez, MD
Genentech, Inc.
South San Francisco, California
Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
M. Celeste Simon, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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
Chair and President
Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Vice Chair
William H. Mears Jr.
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co. LLC
Richmond, Virginia
Secretary-Treasurer and CEO
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founding Chair of the Board and President Emeritus
Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Executive Director of the AACR Foundation
Mitchell R. Stoller
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trustees
Beverly W. Aisenbrey
Retired, Frederic W. Cook & Co.
New York, New York
Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, FAACR
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee
José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, FAACR
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio
Nancy E. Davidson, MD
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington
Faye Florence, Esq.
Attorney, Non-Profit Board Member
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Cathy Fraser
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Nance Guilmartin
Author, Consultant
Ipswich, Massachusetts
William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR
Janssen Research & Development LLC
Raritan, New Jersey
Richard A. Heyman, PhD
Metacrine, Inc.
ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Del Mar, California
Wen-Jen Hwu, MD, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Tyler Jacks, PhD, FAACR
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, FAACR
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Eleanor D. Kress
Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Co.
New York, New York
Sherry Lansing
The Sherry Lansing Foundation
Los Angeles, California
John E. Leonard, PhD
Vaccinex Inc.
Carlsbad, California
Laurence J. Marton, MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Gladys Monroy, PhD, JD
Intellectual Property Consultant
Atherton, CA
John E. Oxendine
Blackstar Management
Boca Raton, Florida
Anil K. Rustgi, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stephen D. Ryan
Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group
Pittsford, New York
Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Ellen V. Sigal, PhD
Friends of Cancer Research
Washington, D.C.
Geoffrey M. Wahl, PhD, FAACR
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California
Committee Chairs
Standing Committees
Cancer Prevention Committee
Co-Chairs:
Ernest T. Hawk, MD, MPH
Scott M. Lippman, MD
Career Development Committee
Chair:
Kathleen W. Scotto, PhD
Continuing Medical Education Committee
Chair:
A. William Blackstock, Jr., MD
Education and Training Committee
Chair:
Elaine Mardis, PhD
Finance and Audit Committee
Chair:
Thomas J. Lynch, Jr., MD
International Affairs Committee
Chair:
Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR
Nominating Committee
Chair:
Jennifer Rubin Grandis, MD
Publications Committee
Chair:
Levi A. Garraway, MD, PhD
Science Policy and Government Affairs Committee
Chair:
George D. Demetri, MD
Special Conferences Committee
Chair:
Ramon E. Parsons, MD, PhD
ANNUAL MEETING Committees
Program Committee
Chair:
Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD
Clinical Trials Committee
Co-Chairs:
Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD
Lillian L. Siu, MD
Education Committee
Co-Chairs:
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD
Carlos M. Caldas, MD, PhD
Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD
Gad Getz, PhD
Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD COMMITTEES
AACR Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Award Committee
Chair:
Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Committee
Chair:
Dale L. Boger, PhD
AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Awards Committee
Chair:
David B. Solit, MD
AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research Committee
Chair:
Thomas A. Sellers, PhD, MPH
AACR Distinguished Lecture on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities Committee, Funded by Susan G. Komen®
Chair:
John M. Carethers, MD
AACR Laboratory Research Award Committee
Chair:
David M. Livingston, MD, FAACR
AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Committee
Chair:
Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD
AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology Committee
Chair:
Laurie Glimcher, MD
AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Memorial Lectureship Committee
Chair:
Guillermina Lozano, PhD
AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research Committee, Funded by Susan G. Komen®
Chair:
Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD
Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research Committee
Chair:
Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD
AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship Award Committee
Chair:
Elaine Fuchs, PhD, FAACR
AACR Team Science Award Committee
Chair:
Patricia M. LoRusso, DO
AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Committee
Chair:
José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR
AACR-WICR Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship Award Committee
Chair:
Sara A. Courtneidge, PhD
Task Force Chairs
Task Force Chairs
Cancer Epigenome Task Force
Chair:
Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc, FAACR
Surgical Oncology Task Force
Chair:
Monica Morrow, MD
AACR Project GENIE Steering Committee
Chair:
Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR
Scientific Working Group Chairs
Scientific Working Group Chairs
Cancer Immunology Working Group
Chair:
Patrick Hwu, MD
Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group
Chair:
Steven K. Davidsen, PhD
Molecular Epidemiology Working Group
Chair:
Susan E. Hankinson, ScD
Pediatric Cancer Working Group
Chair:
Garrett M. Brodeur, MD
Radiation Science and Medicine Working Group
Chair:
Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD
Tumor Microenvironment Working Group
Chair:
Johanna A. Joyce, PhD