Cancer Center Leadership
Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D.
Director
Jeanne and Gary Herberger Leadership Chair in Cancer Research
Nicholas Cosford, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Peter D. Adams, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Professor
Linda Bradley, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Professor
Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Associate Professor
Francesca Marassi, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Professor
Robert Wechsler-Reya, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Guy Salvesen, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Director, Education and Mentoring
Craig Hauser, Ph.D.
Vice President for Scientific Resources
Associate Director, Shared Resources
Adjunct Professor
Adrienne Crown, J.D.
Associate Director, Administration
Director, Compliance and Operations
Cancer Center External Advisory Board
External advice regarding the scientific programs of the Cancer Center is provided by the External Advisory Board (CCEAB). Advisory board members are recognized leaders in areas of research, have broad interest and knowledge in cancer research, and bring forth significant administrative and leadership expertise.
Alec C. Kimmelman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Medical Center
Anjana Rao, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Signalling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego
Denise Roberts, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of Administration, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center
Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Cancer Data Science Laboratory, National Cancer Institute
Lynn M. Schuchter, M.D.
Willard Robinson Professor of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Kevan Shokat, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, UCSF
Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
M. Celeste Simon, Ph.D.
Scientific Director, The Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
M. Sharon Stack, Ph.D.
Ann F. Dunne and Elizabeth Riley Director, Harper Cancer Research Institute
Kleiderer-Pezold Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame
Louis M. Weiner, M.D.
Director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richard White, M.D., Ph.D.
Physician-scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Patricia M. Wiley, MBA
Community Advisory Board Member
Founder of “On the Wings of Angels”
Community Advisory Board
Our Community Advisory Board is a group of non-scientist volunteers who advocate for the Cancer Center. They provide an essential link with local, national and global communities.
Ruth Claire Black, Ed.D., J.D.
Community Advisory Board Member
Department Chair, MSc Digital Health Leadership, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
Briten Douglas
Community Advisory Board Member
Helen Eckmann, Ed.D.
Community Advisory Board Member
Associate Professor in the School of Business and Professional Studies at Brandman University
Nina E. Fishman, M.Ed.
Community Advisory Board Member
Paul R. Kaufmann
Community Advisory Board Member
Dr. Brenda Phillips
Community Advisory Board Member
Marie Schrup, Ph.D.
Community Advisory Board Member
Ellen Weinstein
Community Advisory Board Member
Patricia M. Wiley, MBA
Community Advisory Board Member
Founder of “On the Wings of Angels”