Selection Committee
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation AwardCO-CHAIR
Julien Sage, PhD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology) and Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
CO-CHAIR
Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Cancer Biology Division
Department of Radiation Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri
Christin E. Burd, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Howard Y. Chang, MD, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Director, Center for Personal Dynamic Regulomes
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Cancer Genomics
Professor of Dermatology and Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Director, Center for Personal Dynamic Regulomes
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Cancer Genomics
Professor of Dermatology and Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Chuan He, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Peter P. Lee, MD
Billy Wilder Endowed Professor
Chair, Department of Immuno-Oncology
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California
Billy Wilder Endowed Professor
Chair, Department of Immuno-Oncology
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California
Ming Li, PhD
Member, Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute
Professor, Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
Professor, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Faculty Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Member, Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute
Professor, Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
Professor, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Faculty Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
David S. Pellman, MD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Margaret M. Dyson Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Margaret M. Dyson Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Theodora S. Ross, MD, PhD
Vice President, Early Oncology R&D
Bay Area Site Head
AbbVie, Inc.
South San Francisco, California
Vice President, Early Oncology R&D
Bay Area Site Head
AbbVie, Inc.
South San Francisco, California
Stephen T. Smale, PhD
Vice Dean for Research
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Sherie L. and Donald G. Morrison Chair, Molecular Immunology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Vice Dean for Research
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Sherie L. and Donald G. Morrison Chair, Molecular Immunology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Benjamin P. Tu, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor
UT Southwestern Presidential Scholar
Martha Steiner Professorship in Medical Research
W. W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor
UT Southwestern Presidential Scholar
Martha Steiner Professorship in Medical Research
W. W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
