The Scientific Advisory Board is comprised of some of the nation’s leading physicians and research scientists from prominent universities and cancer centers. The Board ensures that all proposals meet the highest standards of scientific merit and that funding is properly allocated.  By focusing on brilliant young investigators, the Board works toward accomplishing the goal of the foundation: eradicating cancer.

Martin D. Abeloff, M.D. (In Memoriam)
Director
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore MD

Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Vice President for Translational Research
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Houston TX

William T. Beck, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago IL

Gerold Bepler M.D., Ph.D.
Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Oncology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa FL

Nancy Davidson, M.D.
Breast Cancer Research Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore MD

Paul F. Engstrom, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Population Science
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia PA

Olivera J. Finn, Ph.D.
Director of Immunology Program; Department Chair & Professor, Dept. of Immunology
U. of Pittsburgh Cancer Center; U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh PA

Richard I. Fisher, M.D.
Director, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester NY

James M. Ford, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford CA

Lynn M. Matrisian, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Cancer Biology
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville TN

Joseph O. Moore, M.D.
Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham NC

Richard O'Reilly, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York NY

Jerome Ritz, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston MA

David E. Schuller, M.D.
CEO, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH

Jonathan W. Simons, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica CA

Margaret A. Tempero, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Deputy Director
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco CA