Friends of Cancer Research Introduces Scientific Advisory Board

Friends of Cancer Research, a (501)(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and providing public education on the importance of cancer research, announced the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board after a Board of Director's meeting in June, 2005.  Composed of leading scientists and doctors from around the country, the newly formed Scientific Advisory Board will provide independent scientific advice and recommendations to the organization on issues relevant to the advancement of cancer research. 

Friends is honored to welcome the following individuals onto the Scientific Advisory Board:


Edward Benz, M.D.
President
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Joseph Bertino, M.D.
Associate Director
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Bruce Chabner, M.D.
Clinical Director
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, MA

William Dalton, M.D., Ph.D.
Director and CEO
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Tampa, FL

Michael Friedman, M.D.
President and CEO
City of Hope
Duarte, CA

Judith Gasson, Ph.D.
Director
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

William N. Hait, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ


G. Denman Hammond, M.D.
Founding President
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
Arcadia, CA

Lee Hartwell, Ph.D.
President and Director
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA

Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.S.C.
Director
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Eric Lander, Ph.D.
Director
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Cambridge, MA

Kim Lyerly, M.D.
Director
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC

Frank McCormick, Ph.D., F.R.S.
Director
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center & Cancer Research Institute
San Francisco, CA

Hal Moses, M.D.
Director Emeritus
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Director of the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories
Hortense B. Ingram Professor of Molecular Oncology
Professor of Cancer Biology, Medicine, and Pathology
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

Larry Norton, M.D.
Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Director of Breast Cancer Programs
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Ivor Royston, M.D.
Managing Partner
Forward Ventures
San Diego, CA

Richard L. Schilsky, M.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Jerome W. Yates, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President for National Research
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA

Robert C. Young, M.D.
President
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

 

 

     
     
 
 
Friends of Cancer Research is a 501c(3) non-profit organization; all contributions are tax-deductible.