Meet the men and women who are dedicated to Komen and to advancing its mission.
The Komen Scholars are an advisory group of 59 distinguished scholars and leaders in breast cancer research and advocacy. Each has made significant contributions to advancing the field or demonstrated significant promise of doing so in the future and all are committed to furthering Komen's mission.
Led by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) which serves as the executive committee, the Komen Scholars are an international group with a wide range of expertise, including clinical research, laboratory research, pathology, prevention, radiation oncology, surgery, and other research disciplines and specialties, allowing them to advise Komen in a variety of capacities. While their primary responsibility is to lead and participate as reviewers in Komen's scientific peer review process, the Komen Scholars also serve as ambassadors and experts in our communities and across the Affiliate Network.
In addition, several of the Scholars are Advocates in Science who ensure that the unique perspectives of those affected by breast cancer are fully integrated into decisions at every step of Komen's mission.
Benjamin Anderson, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Alan Ashworth Ph.D., F.R.S.
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA
Sunil Badve, M.D., F.R.C.Path.
Indiana University Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
Kimberly Blackwell, M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Abenaa Brewster, M.D., M.H.S.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Joan Brugge, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Lisa Carey, M.D.
UNC Lineberger Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Jason Carroll, Ph.D.
Cancer Research U.K. Cambridge Research Institute
Cambridge, U.K.
Nora Disis, M.D.
The University of Washington Medical School
Seattle, WA
Susan Domchek, M.D.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Karen Durham
Komen Advocate in Science
Lindale, TX
Matthew Ellis, M.B., B.Chir, Ph.D.
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Sandra Finestone, PsyD.
Komen Advocate in Science
Costa Mesa, CA
William Foulkes, M.B.BS., Ph.D.
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Patricia Ganz, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Sharon Giordano, M.D., M.P.H.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Joe Gray, Ph.D.
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Daniel Hayes, M.D.
The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Dawn Hershman, M.D., M.S.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Judy Johnson
Komen Advocate in Science
St. Louis, MO
Peggy Johnson
Komen Advocate in Science
Wichita, KS
Yibin Kang, Ph.D.
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Mary-Claire King, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Tari King, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Keith Knutson, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Ian Krop, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Adrian Lee, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Mia Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Jennifer Ligibel, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
David Livingston, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Anne Meyn, M. Ed.
Komen Advocate in Science
Houston, TX
Kathy Miller, M.D.
Indiana University Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Morris, M.D., FACR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Harikrishna Nakshatri, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
Anna Napoles, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Steffi Oesterreich, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Olufunmilayo Olopade, M.B.B.S., FACP
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ben Ho Park, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Ann Partridge, M.D., M.P.H.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Charles Perou, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Lori Pierce, M.D., FASTRO
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Kornelia Polyak, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Lajos Pusztai, M.D., D.Phil.
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Deborah Rhodes, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Jeffrey Rosen, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Bryan Schneider, M.D.
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
Barbara Segarra-Vazquez, M.T., DHSc
Advocate in Science
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Patricia Spears
Komen Advocate in Science
Raleigh, NC
Melinda Telli, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Geoffrey Wahl, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, CA
Danny Welch, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, KS
Alana Welm, Ph.D.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
Julia White, M.D., FACR
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Antonio Wolff, M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Kimberly Wright
Komen Advocate in Science
Reisterstown, MD
Douglas Yee, M.D.
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Komen's Mission Advisors at the 2016 Komen Leadership Conference in Fort Worth, TX
Carlos Arteaga, M.D.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Komen Scholar 2010-2012 (now on Scientific Advisory Board)
Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Gerard Blobe, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Melissa Bondy, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Scientific Advisory Board 2007-2010
Komen Scholar 2010-2017
Angela Brodie, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Komen Scholar 2010-2012
Giuseppe Curigliano, M.D., Ph.D.
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, Italia
Komen Scholar 2011-2012
E. Claire Dees, M.D., Sc.M.
UNC Lineberger Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Angelo Di Leo, M.D., Ph.D.
Hospital of Prato, Instituto Toscano Tumori
Prato, Italy
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Mary Elliot
Komen Advocate in Science
Bastrop, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Carol Fabian, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Westwood, KS
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Sylvia Formenti, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine and Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Judy Garber, M.D., M.P.H.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Komen Scholar 2010-2017
Karen Gelmon, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Komen Scholar 2010-2012 (now on Scientific Advisory Board)
Aron Goldhirsch, M.D.
International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG)
Bern, Switzerland
Komen Scholar 2010-2011
Ana Gonzalez-Angulo, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Julie Gralow, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Komen Scholar 2010-2017
Theresa Guise, M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Susan Hankinson, R.N., M.P.H, Sc.D.
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Nola Hylton, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Nancy Hynes, Ph.D.
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Basel, Switzerland
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Cheryl Jernigan, C.P.A.
Komen Advocate in Science
Kansas City, MO
Komen Scholar 2010-2012 (now on Scientific Advisory Board)
V. Craig Jordan, OBE, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.Med.Sci.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Bella Kaufman, M.D.
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Beverly Laird
Komen Advocate in Science
Birmingham, AL
Komen Scholar 2012-2013
H. Kim Lyerly, M.D.
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC
Scientific Advisory Board 2007-2010
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Eleftherios Mamounas, M.D., M.P.H.
Aultman Cancer Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Canton, OH
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Funda Meric-Bernstam, M.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Lisa Newman, M.D., M.P.H.
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
Komen Scholar 2016-2017 (now on Scientific Advisory Board)
Bert O’Malley, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Ramon Parsons, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Rena Pasick, Dr. P.H.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Komen Scholar 2010-2017
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Komen Scholar 2010-2017 (now on Scientific Advisory Board)
Andrew Siedman, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
Christos Sotiriou, M.D., Ph.D.
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Neil Spector, M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Komen Scholar 2010-2017
Vered Stearns, M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Saraswati Sukumar, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Scientific Advisory Board 2007-2010
Komen Scholar 2010-2013
W. Fraser Symmans, M.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Komen Scholar 2010-2016
Christina Tannous, Ph.D.
Komen Advocate in Science
Fountain Valley, CA
Scientific Advisory Board 2008-2012
Komen Scholar 2012-2013
Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Komen Scholar 2010-2013