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Scientific Advisory Board
The Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprises 45 world-renowned lymphoma experts, who seek out the most innovative and promising lymphoma research projects for support. Members of the Foundation’s SAB are leaders in blood cancer research, with outstanding experience and accomplishments in both lymphoma-specific research and clinical care. They guide the planning of the Foundation’s research program, selecting and monitoring grant recipients.
ANDREW M. EVENS, DO, MSc, MBA
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
RWJBarnabas Health
Dr. Evens is the Deputy Director for Clinical Services of the Rutgers Cancer Institute and Chief Physician Officer of the new freestanding Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center and Hospital; System Director of Medical Oncology and Oncology Lead for the Combined Medical Group with RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH); and Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Innovation and Data Analytics within Rutgers Health at Rutgers University. A distinguished clinical investigator specializing in Hodgkin lymphoma and varied forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his research interests include adolescent and young adult (AYA) lymphoma, discovery and examination of novel therapeutic agents, prognostication and predictive modeling, big data, and patient health outcomes.
A member of the SAB since 2014, Dr. Evens also contributes to multiple prestigious organizations, including the Hodgkin Lymphoma Working Group for the NIH/NCI Steering Committee, the ECOG-ACRIN Lymphoma Committee, the Big 10 Cancer Research Consortium lymphoma working group, and he is vice chair for the ASH Research Council Board of Directors. Additionally, he was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the gold open-access journal eJHaem, and he is the current Editor-in-Chief for the British Journal of Haematology.
CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS, MD, MS
Chair-Elect
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
JEREMY ABRAMSON, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
KRISTIE A. BLUM, MD
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
JENNIFER BROWN, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
SHARON CASTELLINO, MD, MSc
Emory University School of Medicine
JAMES R. CERHAN, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
ETHEL CESARMAN, MD, PhD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medicine
SANDEEP DAVE, MD, MS
Duke University
KIERON M. DUNLEAVY, MD
Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University
KOJO S.J. ELENITOBA-JOHNSON, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
TODD FEHNIGER, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
JONATHAN W. FRIEDBERG, MD, MMSc
University of Rochester
James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute
LEO I. GORDON, MD, FACP
Past Chair, 2015-2017
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
MICHAEL GREEN, PhD, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
THOMAS M. HABERMANN, MD
Past Chair, 2017-2019
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
ALEX HERRERA, MD
City of Hope Medical Center
STEVEN M. HORWITZ, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ERIC D. HSI, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
KARA KELLY, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine
ANN S. LACASCE, MD, MMSC
Immediate Past Chair, 2023-2025
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
JOHN P. LEONARD, MD
Past Chair, 2012-2015
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medicine
MEGAN SO-YOUNG LIM, MD, PHD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
KAMI MADDOCKS, MD
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
MATTHEW MAURER, SC.D, MS
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
PETER MARTIN, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
ARI MELNICK, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medicine
LINDSAY M. MORTON, PhD
National Cancer Institute
MARKUS MÜSCHEN, MD, PhD
Yale School of Medicine
TERESA PALOMERO, PhD
Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University
LAURA PASQUALUCCI, MD
Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University
LISA RIMSZA, MD
Mayo Clinic, Arizona
SCOTT RODIG, MD, PHD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
LISA ROTH, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
GILLES SALLES, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
KERRY SAVAGE, MD
British Columbia Cancer
DAVID SCOTT, MBChB, PhD
BC Cancer, Vancouver
LAURIE SEHN, MD, MPH
BC Cancer, Vancouver
MARGARET SHIPP, MD
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
SONALI M. SMITH, MD
Past Chair, 2021-2023
The University of Chicago
EDUARDO M. SOTOMAYOR, MD
Tampa General Hospital
CHRISTIAN STEIDL, MD
BC Cancer, Vancouver
JOHN M. TIMMERMAN, MD
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
HANS-GUIDO WENDEL, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ANDREW D. ZELENETZ, MD, PhD
Past Chair, 2019-2021
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Members Emeritus
JOSEPH R. BERTINO, MD
In Memoriam
Founding Chair
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
MORTON COLEMAN, MD
Chair, Medical Affiliates Board NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine
BRIAN LINK, MD
University of Iowa
KANTI R. RAI, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
MICHAEL E. WILLIAMS, MD, ScM
University of Virginia Cancer Center
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