LCRF’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of world-renowned scientists, physicians and thought leaders who help review and assess all proposals submitted to LCRF’s research grant programs. Covering a wide range of disciplines and collectively leveraging their expertise in lung cancer research, the SAB works to maintain the high standards of our selection process and helps to ensure that we continue to fund the very best research.
Scientific Executive Committee
Kathryn O’Donnell, PhD (Chair)
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Co-leader, Development and Cancer Program, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brendon M. Stiles, MD (Vice Chair)
LCRF Board of Directors
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, Surgical Services, Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center
Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Montefiore Medical Center
Katerina Politi, PhD (Vice Chair)
Joseph A. and Lucille K. Madri Professor of Pathology, Deputy Director, Yale Cancer Center
Scientific Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers, Yale School of Medicine
David P. Carbone, MD, PhD
Past-President, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
Barbara J. Bonner Chair in Lung Cancer Research
Professor of Medicine
Director, James Thoracic Oncology Center
Director, Translational Therapeutics Program
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ibaiyi Dagogo-Jack, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Thoracic Oncologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bruce Dunbar
LCRF Board of Directors
Lung cancer patient advocate
Partner, Coppertop Media
Marc Ladanyi, MD
Chief, Molecular Diagnostics Service
William J. Ruane Chair in Molecular Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert A. Winn, MD
Director & Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation
Professor of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
VCU School Of Medicine
Incoming Cancer Center Director for Fox Chase Cancer Center Temple Health
SAB Members
Chiara Ambrogio, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Torino
Alice Berger, PhD
Assistant Member, Human Biology Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Assistant Professor, Genome Sciences
University of Washington
Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS
Chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Matthew Bott, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Julie Brahmer, MD
Director, Thoracic Oncology Program
Interim Director, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview
Associate Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Vice Chair and Director of Anatomic Pathology
Department of Pathology
Yale School of Medicine
Jessica Donington, MD, MSCR
Professor and Chief General Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Alexander Drilon, MD
Chief, Early Drug Development Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Steven M. Dubinett, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, UCLA Lung Cancer Research Program
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Science
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Associate Professor, Division of Health Equities, Department of Population Science
City of Hope Cancer Center
Shirish M. Gadgeel, MD
Chief of Division of Hematology and Oncology
Associate Director, Henry Ford Cancer Institute/Henry Ford Health
Incoming professor, Emory University
Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Research Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers
Yale School of Medicine
Aaron Hata, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Eric Haura, MD
Director, Lung Cancer Center of Excellence
Program Leader, Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine
Senior Member, Department of Thoracic Oncology
Professor of Medicine & Oncologic Sciences
University of Florida | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Roy Herbst, MD, PhD
Ensign Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medical Oncology, Associate Director for Translational Research
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yale School of Medicine
Smilow Cancer Hospital
Paul J. Hesketh, MD, FASCO
Professor, UMass Chan Medical School
Hematology & Oncology
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
John Heymach, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology
Chief, Section of Thoracic Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
William Lockwood, PhD
Senior Scientist
BC Cancer Research, Integrative Oncology
Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD, FASCO
Division Chief, Thoracic Medical Oncology Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Dr. Norman and Melinda Payson Professor in Medical Oncology
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
David MacPherson, PhD
Professor, Human Biology Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, DFCI
Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
John Minna, MD
Professor & Director
Max L. Thomas Distinguished Chair in Molecular Pulmonary Oncology
Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research
Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology
UCI School of Medicine
Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD
Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Professor in Oncology & Executive Director
University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD
Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Associate Vice President for Cancer, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Karen Reckamp, MD, MS
Professor, Division of Medical Oncology
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Director of Medical Oncology, Women’s Guild Lung Institute
Cedars-Sinai
Hilary Robbins, PhD, MSPH, MHS
Research Scientist, Epidemiology
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Jack A. Roth, MD
Chief, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology
Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD
Chief of Thoracic Oncology Service
Co-Director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research
Sylvia Hassenfeld Chair in Lung Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Julien Sage, PhD
Professor of Pediatric Cancer and Genetics
Stanford University
Rocio Sotillo, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University
Head of the Division of Molecular Thoracic Oncology
German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ
David Spigel, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Eva Szabo, MD
Former Chief, Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Diane Tseng, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD
Daniel K. Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago Medical Center
Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD
Anne Murnick Cogan and David H. Cogan Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine
Director, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Langone Medical Center
Junior SAB Members
Joyce Chen, PharmD., PhD
Assistant Professor, The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Ben May Department for Cancer Research
University of Chicago
Emiliano Cocco, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Miami
Giorgia Foggetti, PhD
Project leader, Comprehensive Cancer Center
IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor/Lecturer,
Biotechnology for Innovative Therapeutics, Medical School
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Hideko Isozaki, PhD
Professor, Genome Biology
Cancer Research Institute & Nano Life Science Institute
Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
Lingtao Jin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio