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Board and Officers

2024

Caitlin Leach Northwestern University — UMR President

Jaren Love Association of American Cancer Institutes — UMR Treasurer

Mary Beth Spencer Thermo Fisher Scientific — UMR Secretary

Christina West Vanderbilt University — UMR Board Member

Julie Nickson American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) — UMR Board Member

Sally Guthrie BD — UMR Board Member

2023

Christopher Austin Johns Hopkins University — President

Sally Guthrie BD — Treasurer

Caitlin Leach Northwestern University — Secretary

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities — Board Member

Jaren Love Association of American Cancer Institutes — Board Member

2022

Christopher Austin Johns Hopkins University - President

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities - Treasurer

Caitlin Leach Northwestern University – Secretary

Rachel Conant Alzheimer’s Association – Board Member

Sally Guthrie BD - Board Member

2021

Chol Pak Thermo Fisher Scientific – President

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities - Treasurer

Caitlin Leach Northwestern University – Secretary

Christopher Austin Johns Hopkins University - Board Member

Rachel Conant Alzheimer’s Association – Board Member

2020

Chol Pak Thermo Fisher Scientific – President

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities - Treasurer

Caroline Powers American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – Secretary

Christopher Austin Johns Hopkins University - Board Member

Alex Currie Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Board Member

2019

Alex Currie Vanderbilt University Medical Center – President

Chol Pak Thermo Fisher Scientific – Treasurer

Caroline Powers American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – Secretary

Christopher Austin Johns Hopkins University - Board Member

2018

Alex Currie Vanderbilt University Medical Center – President

Sue Nelson American Heart Association – Treasurer

Chol Pak Thermo Fisher Scientific – Secretary

Beth Felder Johns Hopkins University

2017

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities – President

Sue Nelson American Heart Association – Treasurer

Jennifer Grodsky Boson University – Secretary

Megan Gordon Don Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Alex Currie Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2016

David Pugach American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – President

Tim Fenton Thermo Fisher Scientific – Treasurer

Lizbet Boroughs Association of American Universities – Secretary

Margaret Anderson FasterCures

Jennifer Grodsky Boston University