Leadership Council

Formulating and implementing our strategic plan

The  Leadership Council assists the director in the formulation and implementation of the cancer center’s strategic plan. The leadership council is composed of all of the cancer center’s associate directors; program leaders; directors of biostatistics, bioinformatics, data management, and the Clinical Trials Office.

The council serves in an advisory role to the cancer center director on matters of recruitment, shared facilities, working groups, pilot projects, and other issues concerning the research and education missions of the cancer center.

Leadership Council members

Jiang Bian, PhD
Jiang Bian, PhD
Associate Dean of Data Science, IU School of Medicine
Victoria Champion, PhD
Victoria Champion, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Nursing, IU School of Nursing
D. Wade Clapp, MD
D. Wade Clapp, MD
Interim Director
Melissa Fishel, PhD
Melissa Fishel, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kun Huang, PhD
Kun Huang, PhD
Chair, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science, IU School of Medicine
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, PhD
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, PhD
Richard E. and Pauline P. Klingler Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Mark Kelley, PhD
Mark Kelley, PhD
Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research, Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Patrick Loehrer, MD
Patrick Loehrer, MD
IU Distinguished Professor
Katie McGill, MSM
Katie McGill, MSM
Associate Director of System Integration
Hari Nakshatri, BVSc, PhD
Hari Nakshatri, BVSc, PhD
Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research
Christian  Nelson, PhD
Christian Nelson, PhD
Director, Walther Center for Supportive Oncology
Kenneth Nephew, PhD
Kenneth Nephew, PhD
Fellow, Indiana Molecular Biology Institute
Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD
Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, IU School of Medicine
Karen Pollok, PhD
Karen Pollok, PhD
Caroline Symmes Scholar in Pediatric Cancer Research
Huda Salman, MD, PhD
Huda Salman, MD, PhD
Director, Brown Center for Immunotherapy
Todd Skaar, PhD
Todd Skaar, PhD
Zerbe Professor of Pharmacoeconomics
Anita Turk, MD
Anita Turk, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, IU School of Medicine
Claire Walczak, PhD
Claire Walczak, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Richard Zellars, MD
Richard Zellars, MD
Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, IU School of Medicine

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