Committee Members

Supporting research breakthroughs in all aspects of cancer

Cancer Research Coordinating Committee Members

Last updated: August 2025

Shehnaz HussainChair, Davis

Edward L. Nelson, Vice Chair, Irvine

Paula Aristizabal, San Diego

Claudia Benavente, Irvine

Susan Chang, San Francisco

Sihem Cheloufi, Riverside

Irene Chen, Los Angeles

Xi Chen, Davis

Anthony De Tomaso, Santa Barbara

Michel DuPage, Berkeley

Adam Engler, San Diego 

Frank Furnari, San Diego

Xuecai (Susan) Ge, Merced

Adam Olshen, San Francisco

David Raleigh, San Francsico

Seth Rubin, Santa Cruz

Megan Valentine, Santa Barbara

Olena Vaske, Santa Cruz

Niels Volkmann, Santa Barbara 

Luke Wittenburg, Davis

Stephanie Woo, Merced 

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