Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Members

Chair

Berg, Leslie J., Ph.D. 2026
Professor and Chair, Immunology and Microbiology Department
Director, Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Initiative
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Members

Adjei, Alex A., M.D., Ph.D. (2026) 
Chairman, Taussig Cancer Institute 
M. Frank Rudy and Margaret D. Rudy 
Distinguished Chair in Translational Cancer Research 
Cleveland Clinic 
Cleveland, Ohio 

Barton, Michelle (Shelley) A., Ph.D. (2028) 
Professor and Co-Director 
Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center 
Knight Cancer Institute 
Oregon Health and Science University 
Portland, Oregon 

Benveniste, Etty (Tika), Ph.D. (2027) 
Associate Director for Basic Research 
O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center 
University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Birmingham, Alabama 

Clemons, William M. Jr., Ph.D. (2027) 
Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Biochemistry 
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 
California Institute of Technology 
Pasadena, California 

Damania, Blossom A., Ph.D. (2024) 
Vice Dean for Research 
School of Medicine 
Director, Programs in Virology and Global Oncology 
Lineberger Cancer Center 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 

Deberardinis, Ralph J., M.D., Ph.D. (2026) 
Joel B. Steinberg M.D. Chair in Pediatrics 
Sowell Family Scholar in Medical Research 
Department of Pediatrics 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
Dallas, Texas 

Doherty, Jennifer A., Ph.D. (2027) 
Huntsman Cancer Institute Endowed Chair in Cancer Research 
Executive Director, Utah Cancer Registry 
Professor and Chief, Division of Cancer Population Sciences, Department of Population Health Sciences 
Co-Leader, HCI Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program 
University of Utah 
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Elemento, Olivier, Ph.D. (2027) 
Professor 
Department of Physiology and Biophysics 
Director 
Englander Institute for Precision Medicine 
Weill Cornell Medicine 
New York, New York 

Goode, Ellen L., Ph.D., M.P.H. (2027) 
Consultant, Division of Epidemiology 
Professor of Epidemiology 
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences 
College of Medicine 
Mayo Clinic 
Rochester, Minnesota 

Goodrich, David W., Ph.D. (2026) 
Distinguished Professor of Oncology 
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics 
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education 
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 
Buffalo, New York 

Gutkind, J. Silvio, Ph.D. (2028) 
Distinguished Professor and Chair 
Department of Pharmacology 
School of Medicine 
University of California, San Diego 
La Jolla, California 

Haas-Kogan, Daphne A., M.D. (2026) 
Chair 
Department of Radiation Oncology 
Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Boston, Massachusetts 

Johnson, Welkin E., Ph.D. (2024) 
Professor and Chair 
Department of Biology 
Boston College 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 

Jones, David R., M.D. (2024) 
Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller 
Professor of Lung Cancer Research 
Chief, Thoracic Surgery 
Department of Surgery 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 
New York, New York 

Kee, Barbara L., Ph.D. (2026) 
Professor 
Department of Pathology 
University of Chicago 
Chicago, Illinois 

Liau, Linda M., M.D., Ph.D. (2028) 
W. Eugene Stern Professor and Chair 
Chair and Executive Medical Director 
Department of Neurosurgery 
David Geffen School of Medicine 
University of California, Los Angeles 
Los Angeles, California 

Malkin, David, M.D. (2026) 
Associate Chair 
Department of Medical Biophysics 
Professor 
Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Biophysics 
University of Toronto 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Miglioretti, Diana L., Ph.D. (2026) 
Dean’s Professor 
Chief 
Division of Biostatistic 
Department of Public Health Sciences 
University of California, Davis 
Davis, California 

Moscicki, Anna Barbara, M.D. (2026) 
Professor of Pediatrics 
Chief 
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 
David Geffen School of Medicine 
University of California, Los Angeles 
Los Angeles, California 

Olivera, Baldomero M., Ph.D. (2026) 
Distinguished Professor 
Department of Biology 
University of Utah 
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Parsons, Donald W., M.D., Ph.D. (2028) 
Sidney L. and Donald F. Faust Chair of Pediatric Cancer Precision Medicine 
Texas Children's Hospital 
Professor 
Department of Pediatrics 
Baylor College of Medicine 
Houston, Texas 

Patel, Alpa V., Ph.D., M.P.H. (2026) 
Senior Vice President, Population Science 
American Cancer Society 
Kennesaw, Georgia 

Paull, Tanya T., Ph.D. (2024) 
Burl G. and Lorene L. Rogers Chair in Human Health Professor 
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology 
The University of Texas at Austin 
Austin, Texas 

Raphael, Benjamin J. Ph.D. (2027) 
Professor 
Department of Computer Science 
Princeton University 
Princeton, New Jersey 

Roberts, Lewis R., M.B. Ch.B., Ph.D. (2027) 
Peter and Frances Georgeson Professor of Gastroenterology Cancer Research 
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Department of Internal Medicine 
College of Medicine 
Mayo Clinic 
Rochester, Minnesota 

Sarnow, Peter, Ph.D. (2028) 
Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology 
Department of Microbiology and Immunology 
Stanford University School of Medicine 
Stanford, California 

Strickland, Matthew J., Ph.D., M.P.H. (2026) 
Professor and Chair 
Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health 
School of Public Health 
University of Nevada, Reno 
Reno, Nevada 

Van Den Brink, Marcel R. M., M.D., Ph.D. (2026) 
President 
Deana and Steve Campbell Chief Physician Executive Distinguished Chair in Honor of Alexandra Levine, M.D. 
Chief Physician Executive 
City of Hope Los Angeles and National Medical Center 
Duarte, California 91010 

Wherry, E. John III, Ph.D. (2028) 
Barbara and Richard Schiffrin President’s Distinguished Professor 
Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics 
Perelman School of Medicine 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Zúñiga-Pflücker, Juan Carlos, Ph.D. (2028) 
Chair and Professor 
Department of Immunology 
Sunnybrook Research Institute 
University of Toronto 
Toronto, Ontario
Canada 

Designated Federal Official

Mehrdad M. Tondravi, Ph.D. 
Chief  
Institute Review Office 
Office of the Director 
National Cancer Institute 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland