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MICR Council

Melissa B. Davis, PhD
Chairperson

Melissa B. Davis, PhD

Director, Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD
Past Chairperson

Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD

(2024-2025)

Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE

(2022-2025)

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

(2023-2026)

President, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Enterprise Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

(2023-2026)

Executive Director of Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

(Ex Officio)

Director, Center for Cancer Health Equity
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Jose G. Trevino, MD

Jose G. Trevino, MD

(2023-2026)

Geoffrey R. Shudtz Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Research
Walter Lawrence Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgical Oncology
Director of Pancreas Program
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD

(2022-2025)

Branch Director, Center for Cancer Health Equity
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD

Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD

(2022-2025)

Christopher D. Horner Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer,
Director, Pancreatic Cancer Research,
Director, Cancer Center Grand Rounds,
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center;
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

(2023-2026)

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Ingram Professor of Cancer Research
Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Nashville, Tennessee