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Scientific Leadership
The MRF’s Scientific Leadership is comprised of multidisciplinary experts in basic and translational research, dermatology, epidemiology, genomics, pathology, surgery and medical oncology. Membership includes representatives from the private and public sector.
MRF Scientific Advisory Committee
CO-CHAIRS
Michael B. Atkins, MD
Deputy Director, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
Glenn Merlino, PhD*
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Scientific Director for Basic Research
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland
*Dr. Merlino is serving in his personal capacity.
MEMBERS
Andrew Aplin, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Menashe Bar-Eli, PhD
University of Texas
Houston, TX
Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT
Clara Curiel, MD
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Adil Daud, MD
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Alan Geller, MPH, RN
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Teresa Landi, MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD
Martin McMahon, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute & Dept. of Dermatology
Salt Lake City, UT
Keiran Smalley, PhD (Grant SRO)
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Tampa, FL
Jeff Sosman, MD
Robert H. Laurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Wargo, MD, MMSc
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Ashani Weeraratna, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
Laura K. Ferris, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
MRF Breakthrough Consortium Steering Committee
CO-CHAIRS
Richard D. Carvajal, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York City, NY
Tara C. Mitchell, MD
Penn Medicine
Pennsylvania, PA
Ryan J. Sullivan, MD
Ryan J. Sullivan, MD
Boston, MA
MEMBERS
Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, MD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Zeynep Eroglu, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Geoffrey T. Gibney, MD
Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, D.C.
Michael A. Postow, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY
Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Michael B. Atkins, MD
Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, DC
Glenn Merlino, PhD*
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Bethesda, MD
*Dr. Merlino is serving in his personal capacity.
CURE OM Scientific Steering Committee
CO-CHAIRS
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Developmental Therapeutics
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts
J. William Harbour, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman of Opthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
MEMBERS
Laurence Desjardins, MD
Curie Institute
Paris, France
Elizabeth A. Grimm, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
F. Stephen Hodi, Jr, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jacob Pe’er, MD
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
James F. Pingpank, Jr, MD, FACS
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Takami Sato, MD, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Dirk Schadendorf, MD
University Hospital Essen
Essen, Germany
Sara M. Selig, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Stefan Seregard, MD, PhD
St. Eriks Eye Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
Carol L. Shields, MD
Wills Eye Institute Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Dirk Schadendorf, MD, Michael J. Weber, PhD
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, VA
David J. Wilson, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Pediatric Scientific Steering Committee
Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Cynthia Herzog, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Alberto Pappo, MD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Vernon Sondak, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Brittani Seynnaeve, MD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Mucosal Scientific Steering Committee
Richard Carvajal, MD
Columbia University
New York City, NY
Alex Shoushtari, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY
Sapna Patel, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Marlana Orloff, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Dermatology Advisory Council
CO-CHAIRS
Laura Ferris, MD PhD
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Harper N. Price, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Phoenix Childern's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
MEMBERS
Allan C. Halpern, MD, MSc.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Ata Moshiri, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Brent Moody, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Heritage Medical Associates
Nashville, TN
Crystal Aguh, MD
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Douglas Grossman, MD, PhD
University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School / Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School / Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
James Grichnik, MD, PhD
University of South Florida - Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Jennifer Choi, MD
Northwestern
Chicago, IL
Kelly Nelson, MD, FAAD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Lilia Correa, MD, FAAD, FACMS
University of South Florida - Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Mackenzi Wehner, MD, Mphil, FAAD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Orit Markowitz, MD
OptiSkin Medical
New York, NY
Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH
VA Boston Healthcare System / Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Scott Walter, MD
Hill Center for Dermatology
Golden, CO
Susan Swetter, MD, FAAD
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD
Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Jessica Sheehan, MD
Derick Dermatology
Arlington Heights, IL
Muneeb Shah, DO
P.C. Dermatology
Wilmington, NC
Bruce Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD
Penn Medicine
Radnor, PA
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD MPH
University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Howa Yeung, MD, MSc
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA