Annual Lung SPORE Workshop (Scientific Committee)

Scientific Committee

The Yale Cancer Center will be this year’s host of the annual Lung Cancer SPORE Workshop. The Scientific Committee includes clinicians, scientists and advocates representing the Lung SPORE community. They are tasked with setting of the agenda and the selection of abstracts to be presented in-person and via posters.

Scientific Committee
Katerina Politi	Professor of Pathology & Medicine (Medical Oncology) Scientific Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks Yale Cancer Center
Roy Herbst	Ensign Professor of Medicine and Professor of Pharmacology Deputy Director, Yale Cancer Center Chief of Medical Oncology Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers Asst. Dean Translational Research Yale University
Anna Arnal-Estape	Associate Research Scientist Yale SPORE in Lung Cancer Administrator Yale Cancer Center
Lauren Byers	Associate Professor Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ivy Elkins	Co-Founder EGFR Resisters
Pasi Janne	Director, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology Director, Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science Director, Chen-Huang Center for EGFR Mutant Lung Cancers Senior Physician Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School David M. Livingston, MD, Chair at Dana-Farber
Paul Lampe	Head, Translational Research Program, Fred Hutch Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Professor, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch
William Pao	Former EVP and Chief Development Officer, Pfizer, and EVP, Head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development
Suresh Ramalingam	Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
Lecia Sequist	Landry Family Professor of Medicine in the Field of Medical Oncology, Harvard Medical School Director, Center for Innovation in Early Cancer Detection, Massachusetts General Hospital Co-Leader, Cancer Risk, Prevention and Early Detection Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Peter Ujhazy	Deputy Associate Director Translational Research Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute
Robert Winn	Director, VCU Massey Cancer Center Sr. Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation Professor of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Lipman Chair in Oncology Virginia Commonwealth University
Tamara Walton	DCTD Lead Management Analyst – Team Lead Program Coordinator - Translational Research Program (SPOREs) DCTD Genomic Program Administrator Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute
Organizing Committee
Glynis Arnold	Senior Administrative Assistant to Dr. Katerina Politi, Ph.D Yale Cancer Center
Annabelle Blevins-Pifer	Senior Administrative Assistant to Dr. Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, Yale Cancer Center. Program Assistant – Master of Health Science – Clinical Investigation Track (MHS-CI), Yale School of Medicine
Angela Maria Malerba	Senior Administrative Assistant to Dr. Roy Herbst, MD, PhD / Dr. Anne Chiang, MD / PhD Yale Cancer Center