2019 AACR Annual Report

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

President

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

The Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

President-Elect

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD

UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Treasurer

William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR

Johnson & Johnson External Innovation
Raritan, New Jersey

Past President

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland

Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board of Directors

Cory Abate-Shen, PhD

Columbia University Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York

Adriana Albini, PhD

Fondazione Multi Medica Onlus
Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS)
Milano, Italy

René Bernards, PhD, FAACR

Netherlands Cancer Institute and Utrecht University
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, AGAF, FASGE

University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Keith T. Flaherty, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Philip D. Greenberg, MD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Carl H. June, MD, FAACR

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, PhD

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edison T. Liu, MD

The Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Maine

Gordon B. Mills, MD, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon

Martine J. Piccart, MD, PhD, FAACR

Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium

Martine F. Roussel, PhD

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Lillian L. Siu, MD

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Charles Swanton, FRCP, PhD, FMedSci, FRS

The Francis Crick Institute and UCL Cancer Institute
London, England

David A. Tuveson, MD, PhD

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center
Cold Spring Harbor, New York

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

Chairman and President

Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Secretary-Treasurer and CEO

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Founding Chairman 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.
Cortlandt Manor, New York

Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, FAACR

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas Texas

Christiana Bardon, MD

Burrage Capital
MPM Capital
Cambridge, Massachusetts

James V. Buzzitta, MD

Hughes Ventures, LLC & Hughes Management, LC
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, FAACR

City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California

Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR

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

Johnson & Johnson External Innovation
Raritan, New Jersey

Richard A. Heyman, PhD

Metacrine, Inc.; ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Del Mar, California

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland

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

John E. Leonard, PhD

Vaccinex Inc.
Carlsbad, California

Lindy Li

Community Activist and Entrepreneur
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

The Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Laurence J. Marton, MD

Consultant, Board Member, Advisor
Palo Alto, CA

Gladys Monroy, PhD, JD

Intellectual Property Consultant
Atherton, CA

John E. Oxendine

Blackstar Management
Boca Raton, Florida

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD

UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stephen D. Ryan

Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group
Pittsford, New York

Anil Sethi

Ciitizen
Palo Alto, California

Ellen V. Sigal, PhD

Friends of Cancer Research
Washington, D.C.

Nancy Staisey, PhD

Health Care Consultant
Lewes, Delaware

Geoffrey M. Wahl, PhD, FAACR

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California

Trustees Emeriti

José Baselga, MD, PhD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, FAACR

The Salk Institute
La Jolla, California

Tyler Jacks, PhD, FAACR

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sherry Lansing

The Sherry Lansing Foundation
Los Angeles, California

Frank McCormick, PhD, FAACR

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Committee Chairs

Standing Committee Chairs

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Steven T. Rosen, MD

Education and Training Committee

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

Exhibits Committee

Edward Chu, MD

Finance and Audit Committee

Thomas J. Lynch, Jr., MD

International Affairs Committee

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

Nominating Committee

Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, FAACR

Publications Committee

Victor E. Velculescu, MD, PhD

Science Education and Career Advancement Committee

Kathleen W. Scotto, PhD

Science Policy and Government Affairs Committee

George D. Demetri, MD

Special Conferences Committee

William C. Hahn, MD, PhD

Tellers Committee

Roy A. Jensen, MD

Annual Meeting Committee Chairs

Annual Meeting Program Committee

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, Chair

Adriana Albini, PhD, Vice Chair

Shelly L. Berger, PhD, Vice Chair

Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Christina Curtis, PhD, Vice Chair

Chi Van Dang, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Caroline Dive, PhD, Vice Chair

Philip D. Greenberg, MD, Vice Chair

Nada Jabado, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Jill P. Mesirov, PhD, Vice Chair

Timothy R. Rebbeck, PhD, Vice Chair

Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Shelia A. Stewart, DPhil, Vice Chair

Annual Meeting Clinical Trials Committee

Nilofer S. Azad, MD, Chair

Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, Chair

Annual Meeting Education Committee

Jennifer A. Wargo, MD, Chair

Ryan B. Corcoran, MD, PhD, Cochair

Obi L. Griffith, PhD, Cochair

Sheila A. Stewart, DPhil, Cochair

Timothy R. Rebbeck, PhD, Cochair

Satellite Educational Symposia Committee

Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc)

Scientific Achievement Award Committee Chairs

AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Committee

René Bernards, DPhil, FAACR

AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Committee

Michael E. Jung, PhD

AACR Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Award Committee

William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

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

E. John Wherry III, PhD

AACR Clinical Cancer Research Awards Committee

Elizabeth M. Swisher, MD

AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research Committee

Jenny C. Chang, MD

AACR Distinguished Lecture on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities Committee

Gerardo Colón-Otero, MD

AACR Laboratory Research Award Committee

Alan D. D’Andrea, MD

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

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, PhD, FAACR

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

Kimlin T. Ashing, PhD

AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research Committee

Ramon E. Parsons, MD, PhD

AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship Committee

Tony Hunter, PhD

AACR Team Science Award Committee

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, MPH

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

Lecia V. Sequist, MD

AACR-WICR Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship Committee

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR

Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research Committee

David A. Tuveson, MD, PhD

Specialty Committee Chairs

AACR Cancer Progress Report Steering Committee

Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, FAACR

AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism Judging Panel

Clifton Leaf, MS

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

Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR

Scientific Working Group Chairs

Cancer Immunology Working Group

Weiping Zou, MD, PhD

Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group

Andrew J. Phillips, PhD

Molecular Epidemiology Working Group

Shelley S. Tworoger, PhD

Pediatric Cancer Working Group

Kimberly Stegmaier, MD

Radiation Science and Medicine Working Group

Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD

Tumor Microenvironment Working Group

Sheila A. Stewart, DPhil

Membership

AACR Foundation