About Us

Scientific Advisory Board

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) 
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center 

William T. Beck, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago

Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D.
Karmanos Cancer Institute

Lisa Coussens, Ph. D. 
Knight Cancer Institute

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

H. Shelton Earp III, M.D.
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 

Paul F. Engstrom, M.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Olivera J. Finn, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Richard I. Fisher, M.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center

James M. Ford, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine

Susan Hilsenbeck, Ph.D.
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center

Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

A. Thomas Look, M.D. 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

John D. Minna, M.D.  
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 

Joseph O. Moore, M.D.
Duke Cancer Institute

William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at John Hopkins

Brian Patrick O’Neill, M.D. 
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Richard O’Reilly, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

David Piwinica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D. 
Washington University School of Medicine

Helen Piwinica-Worms, Ph.D. 
Washington University School of Medicine

Jerome Ritz, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

David E. Schuller, M.D.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jonathan W. Simons, M.D.
Prostate Cancer Foundation

Margaret A. Tempero, M.D.
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center