Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil

Director, Abramson Cancer Center
Vice Dean and Vice President of Cancer Programs
Perelman School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board of Directors (2022-2025)

Dr. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, is is a distinguished laboratory scientist, clinician, and cancer leader who has deciphered mechanisms of cancer immune surveillance and developed novel cancer immunotherapies such as CD40 agonists with a particular focus on pancreatic cancer. He is a member of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisers, and the AACI and NCCN boards of directors. Funded by the NCI, SU2C-Lustgarten Foundation, and the Parker Institute, Dr. Vonderheide has published senior author manuscripts in Nature, Science, and the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Vonderheide has a long-standing commitment to AACR and is chair of the Program Committee for the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting.

AACR Board of Directors