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.

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

Gerard Bepler, M.D., Ph.D.
President and CEO, Director of Comprehensive Cancer Center
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, MI 

Nancy Davidson, M.D.
Director
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, PA

Shelton Earp, M.D.
Director at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology
Chapel Hill, NC

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
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; University 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

John D. Minna, M.D. 
Professor,Hematology and Oncology
Director, Nancy B. & Jake L. Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research
Director, W.A. "Tex" & Deborah Moncrief, Jr. Center for Cancer Genetics
Simmons Cancer Center, UTSW

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

William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Oncology and Urology
Director, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Brian Patrick O'Neill, M.D.
Professor, Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Leader, Translational Research Program in Neuro-Oncology
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Director, Mayo SPORE in Brain Cancer

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