American Association for Cancer Research

Committees

Steering Committee

Stephen S. Hecht, Ph.D., Chairperson

Wallin Professor of Cancer Prevention
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN
hecht002@tc.umn.edu   

Laurence H. Hurley, D.Sc., Ph.D., Chairperson-elect

Schaffer Chair, Pharmaceutical Science
University of Arizona BIO 5 Institute, Tucson, AZ
hurley@pharmacy.arizona.edu

John T. Hunt, Ph.D., Past Chairperson

Executive Director, Oncology Drug Discovery
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Princeton, NJ
john.hunt@bms.com

Lee D. Arnold, Ph.D. (2007-2009)

Vice President, Cancer Chemistry & Discovery Technologies
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
laphdad@aol.com

J. Carl Barrett, Ph.D. (2008-2010)

Global Head, Oncology Biomarker Development
Novartis Institute for BioMed Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA
carl.barrett@novartis.com



Frederick A. Beland, Ph.D. (2008-2010)

Director, Division of Biochemical Toxicology
FDA-NCTR, Jefferson, AR
fbeland@nctr.fda.gov

Larry K. Keefer, Ph.D. (2007-2009)

Chief, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis & Chemical Section
NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD
keefer@mail.ncifcrf.gov

Stephen A. Munk, Ph.D. (2008-2010)

Chief Executive Officer & President
Ash Stevens, Inc., Detroit, MI
samunk@ashstevens.com

Saul H. Rosenberg, Ph.D. (2008-2010)

Director, Cancer Research
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
saul.rosenberg@abbott.com

Cheryl L. Zimmerman, Ph.D. (2007-2009)

Professor of Pharmaceutics
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN
zimme005@tc.umn.edu

Young Chemists Committee

Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, Ph.D., Chairperson (2007-2009)
Associate Professor, Medicinal and
Biological Chemistry
University of Toledo College of Pharmacy
abryant9@utnet.utoledo.edu

Ron Bose, M.D./Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
rbose@im.wustl.edu

Billy W. Day, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Associate Professor, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
bday@pitt.edu

Xinxin Ding, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Disease Prevention
Wadsworth Center, NY State Department
of Health
xding@wadsworth.org

Mary Hassani, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Investigative Toxicology
Roche Palo Alto, LLC
mary.hassani@roche.com

Keith R. Hornberger, Ph.D. (2007-2009)
Investigator, Oncology CEDD Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline
keith.r.hornberger@gsk.com
  
  
Charles Gerhard Knutson, B.S. (2007-2009)
Graduate Student
Vanderbilt University
charles.g.knutson@vanderbilt.edu

Paul Okano, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Program Director and Microbiologist, DNA & Chromosome Aberrations Branch
National Cancer Institute
okanop@mail.nih.gov

Thomas D. Penning, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Senior Group Leader
Abbott Laboratories
thomas.penning@abbott.com

Lisa A. Peterson, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences & Cancer Center
University of Minnesota
peter431@umn.edu

Erin G. Prestwich, Ph.D. (2007-2009)
Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Engineering Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
prestwic@mit.edu

Jeroen Verheijen, Ph.D. (2007-2009)
Senior Research Scientist II, Chemical & Screening Sciences
Wyeth Research
verheij@wyeth.com

Shudong Wang, Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Reader in Medicinal Chemistry
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy
shudong.wang@nottingham.ac.uk