CIMM Steering Committee
Greg M. Delgoffe, PhD
(2026-2028)Professor, Department of Immunology
Director, Tumor Microenvironment Center
Director, Program in Microbiology and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Catherine J. Wu, MD
(2026-2027)Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medical Oncology
Lavine Family Chair for Preventative Cancer Therapies
Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Boston, Massachusetts
Joshua Brody, MD
(2025-2028)Director of the Lymphoma Immunotherapy Program
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tisch Cancer Institute
Precision Immunology Institute
Icahn Genomics Institute
New York, New York
Julie R. Brahmer, MD, MSc, FASCO
(2024-2027)The Marilyn Meyerhoff Professor of Thoracic Oncology
Co-Leader of Cancer Immunology Research Program
Co-Director of the Upper Aerodigestive Cancers Program
Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on the Bayview Campus
Baltimore, Maryland
Tullia C. Bruno, PhD
(2024-2027)Assistant Professor of Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tina Cascone, MD, PhD
(2026-2029)Associate Professor
Director of Translational Research
Section Chief, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology
Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Myriam Chalabi, MD, PhD
(2025-2028)Medical Oncologist
Clinical Group Leader
Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bernard A. Fox, PhD
(2026-2029)Harder Family Chair for Cancer Research
Member and Chief, Molecular and Tumor Immunology Laboratory
Earle A. Chiles Research Institute
Providence Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon
Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD
(2024-2027)AbbVie Foundation Professor of Pathology
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Ben May Department of Cancer Research
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Stephen Gottschalk, MD
(2024-2027)Chair, Department of BMT & Cellular Therapy
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
Saar Gill, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
(2025-2028)Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Director, Translational Center of Excellence in Genetically Engineered Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Co-Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientific Director, Cell Therapy & Transplantation
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nir Hacohen, PhD
(2026-2029)Director, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy
Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research
Director, Center for Cell Circuits, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
David P. Ryan Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Nikhil Joshi, PhD
(2026-2029)Professor of Immunobiology
Co-leader Cancer Immunology
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut
Justin P. Kline, MD
(2025-2028)Professor of Medicine
Biological Sciences Division
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Giedre Krenciute, PhD
(2026-2029)Associate Professor
Department of BMT and Cellular Therapy
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Yana Najjar, MD
(2026-2029)Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rocío K. Rivera-Valentín, MD, PhD
(2025-2028)Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Division of Clinical and Translational Cancer Research
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Juan, Puerto Rico