SynCure’s Scientific Advisory Committee consists of distinguished cancer researchers and oncologists representing a diverse set of institutions and areas of expertise. These volunteers serve the Foundation by providing advice and assistance in developing research and educational programs.

J. Paul Eder, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard University School of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Alan M. Gewirtz, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center

Howard L. Kaufman, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice Chairman of Surgical Oncology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Hyam I. Levitsky, M.D., Professor of Oncology and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hughes Medical Institute

Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carol Portlock, M.D., Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Weill School of Medicine, Cornell and Columbia Universities

Adam I. Riker, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology,
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Jerome Ritz, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard University School of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

David A. Scheinberg, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Leukemia Service and Director Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Roger K. Strair, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School