The Scientific Steering Committee supports our mission by providing strategic guidance and direction for LCRF’s scientific programs. By regularly reviewing our grant programs and their outcomes, the Steering Committee helps us to ensure that we support research in the most effective way possible. Members of the Committee consist of individuals from a variety of backgrounds, research areas, and career levels to help leverage their diverse perspectives.
Scientific Steering Committee Members
Joan Schiller, MD (Chair)
LCRF Board of Directors
Professor, Department of Medicine
Section of Hematology Oncology
University of Virginia
Meryl Bralower
Patient Advocate
Katerina Politi, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Yale School of Medicine
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD
Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Director of Medical Oncology
Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in Cancer Research
Deputy Director, Winship Cancer Institute
Assistant Dean for Cancer Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Naiyer Rizvi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Thoracic Oncology and Phase I Immunotherapeutics
Price Chair in Clinical Translational Research
Columbia University Medical Center
Jill Siegfried, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology
Frederick and Alice Stark Endowed Chair
Associate Director for Translation, Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota Medical School
David Spigel, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Brendon M. Stiles, MD
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