New National Cancer Advisory Board Members Named ► NCI Cancer Bulletin for December 11, 2012 - National Cancer Institute

NCI Cancer Bulletin for December 11, 2012 - National Cancer Institute

New National Cancer Advisory Board Members Named

Last week, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB):

• Dr. David Christiani, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics, Harvard School of Public Health
• Dr. Judy E. Garber, director of the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Dr. Liz Jaffee, co-director of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Dr. Beth Karlan, Board of Governors' endowed chair in Gynecologic Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Dr. Mack Roach III, professor of Radiation Oncology and Urology, University of California, San Francisco
• Dr. Charles Sawyers, chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

The NCAB is an 18-member advisory body that meets quarterly and advises the Department of Health and Human Services secretary and the NCI director on NCI activities.