1997 Review Committees

The BCRP wishes to thank the participants in our 1997 Review Committees for their service and dedication to our Program.

Basic Breast Biology Committee

Chair Irma Russo, M.D. Member/Chief Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory
Breast Cancer Research Laboratory
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Members Carlos Arteaga, M.D. Associate Professor Medicine & Cell Biology
Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine VanderbiltUniversity
Nashville, TN 37232-5536
  Anthony M. C. Brown, Ph.D. Associate Director of Research
Strang Cancer Research Laboratory
Rockefeller University,Smith Building
New York, NY 10021
  Susan Chrysogelos, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Georgetown University -Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC 20007
  Charles Clevenger, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
  Joanne Emerman, Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy
Deparment of Anatomy
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T1Z3
  Bruce Ennis, Ph.D Senior Cell Biologist
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500
  Alan Frey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Department of Cell Biology
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY 10016
  Robin S. Fuchs-Young, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Science Park Research Division
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Smithville, TX 78957
  Said Goueli, Ph.D. Technology Development Team Leader
Promega Corporation
Madison, WI 53711-5399
  Jonathan Li, Ph.D. Professor & Director, Div. Etiol. & Prev. Horm. Cancers
Kansas University Cancer Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
  James Manfredi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Cancer Center
New York, NY 10029
  Fazlul Sarkar, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48201-1908
  Debra Skafar, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Physiology School of Medicine
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48201-1908
  Patricia Steeg, Ph.D. Chief
Women’s Cancers Section, Laboratory of Pathology
National Cancer Institute/NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892-0001
  Douglas Yee, M.D. Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX 78284-7884
Advocate
Reviewer
Patricia Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Siena College
Loudonville, NY 12211
  Lorraine Pace Breast Cancer Education Specialist
West Islup, NY 11795
California
Advocate
Observer
Kyra Subbotin Breast Cancer Action Board Member
Berkeley, CA 94710
Ad Hoc
Member(s)
Mario Amzel, Ph.D. Professor
Dept. of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21205
Mary Wolff, Ph.D.
Professor of Community Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical School
Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
New York, NY 10029
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CIRC Pilot Committee

Chair Lawrence Green, Dr.P.H. Professor and Director
Institute of Health Promotion Research
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Members Marilie Gammon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health
Division of Epidemiology
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, NY 10032
  Marion Morra, Ph.D. Associate Director
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT 06510-8028
  Noma Roberson, Ph.D. Director
Community Intervention and Research
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY 14263
  Beti Thompson, Ph.D. Associate Member
Cancer Prevention Research Unit
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA 98104
  Nancy Woods, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. Professor
Center for Women’s Health Research
University of Washington School of Nursing
Seattle, WA 98195
Advocate
Reviewer(s)
Elaine Hill President
Y-Me of Chatanooga
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
  Laurie McKay Burlington, ON
Canada, L7M3X4
California
Advocate
Observer
Susan Shinagawa Spring Valley, CA 91977
Early Detection Review Committee
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Early Detection Committee

Chair Alfred Marcus, Ph.D. Director
Division of Behavioral Science
A.M.C. Cancer Research Center
Denver, CO 80214
Members Martin Brown Economist
Applied Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD 20892-7344
  Maryellen Giger, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Radiology
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
  Kathryn Kash, Ph.D Assistant Attending
Psychologist
Strang Cancer Prevention Center
New York, NY 10021
  William Rakowski, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medical Science
Department of Community Health
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
  Stephen Taplin, M.D., M.P.H. Assoc Director
Prev Care Res, Assoc Prof/Family Med
Group Health Cooperative of Paget Sound
Department of Preventive Care
Seattle, WA 98101
  Sally Vernon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Behaviorial Sciences & Epidemiology
School of Public Health
University of Texas-Houston
Houston, TX 77030
  Martin Yaffe, Ph.D Professor
Department of Imaging Research
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Advocate
Reviewer
Barbara Andreozzi Chair
American Cancer Society
Montana State University
Deer Lodge County Extension Office
Anaconda, MT 59711
  Marian Milbauer Vice President
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
California
Advocate
Observer
Betsy Mullen Founder and CEO
Womens Information Network Against Breast Cancer
San Diego, CA 92109
Ad Hoc
Member
Arjun Yodh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Etiology and Prevention Committee

Chair Susan Harlap, M.D. Professor of Epidemiology in Public Health
Sloan Kittering Cancer Center
New York, NY 10128
Members Melissa Bondy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas
Houston, TX 77030
  Ralph Coates, Ph.D. Chief
Epidemiology Section
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Nat’l Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Hlth Prom
Atlanta, GA 30341
  Janet Daling, Ph.D Professor/Member
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Department of
Epidemiology
Seattle, WA 98104
  Sandra Eldridge, Ph.D Senior Research Scientist
Division of Molecular & Immunopathology
Pathology Associates International
Frederick, MD 21701
  Henry Frierson, M.D. Associate Professor/Director of Cytology
Department of Pathology
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA22908
  Alisa Goldstein, Ph.D. Investigator
Department of Health & Human Services
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD 20892-7372
  Susan Hankinson, Sc.D. Assistant Professor
Nurses Health Study, Channing Laboratory
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA 02115
  Holly Howe, Ph.D. Chief, Division of Epidemiologic Studies
Division of Preventive Medicine
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, IL 62761
  Clement Ip, Ph.D. Cancer Research Scientist V
Department of Breast Surgery
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY 14263
  Jeffrey Marks, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
  Beth Newman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
  Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Radiotherapy
Loyola University
Maywood, IL 60153
  Cosette Wheeler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Dept. of Cell Biology/CRTC
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5226
Advocate
Reviewer(s)
Bella August, L.S.W. Consultant
SHARE
New York, NY 10036
  Kendra McCarthy Director
Administration
Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation
Richmond, VA 23228
California
Advocate
Observer
Sandra Walsh Staff Research Associate
UC Davis School of Medicine
Save Ourselves
Davis, CA 95616
Ad Hoc
Member(s)
Raymond Gibson, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Pharmacology
Radiopharmocolog
Merck Research Laboratories
West Point, PA 19486
  Rajeshwar Tekmal, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Dept of OB/Gyn, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322-4710
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Innovative Treatments Committee

Chair Ronald Goldfarb, Ph.D. Professor & Chair
Biochemistry, Molecular Bio, Microbio & Immunology
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Forth Worth, TX 74116
Members Ben Anderson, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
  John Mark Carter, Ph.D. Principal Research Scientist
Cytogen Incorporated
Princeton, NJ 08540-5237
  David DiGiusto, Ph.D. Research Scientist III
Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals
Boulder, CO 80301
  Mary Disis, M.D. Assistant Professor
Division of Oncology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
  Stephen Eck, M.D., Ph.D. Ann B. Young Asst. Prof. of Cancer Research
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
  Suzanne A.W. Fuqua, Ph.D Associate Professor
Department of Medicine/Division of Oncology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX 78284
  William Hunter, M.D.,M.Sc. CEO and Chief Scientific Officer
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 3X1
  Binie Lipps, Ph.D. President
Ophidia Products Incorporated
Houston, TX 77035
  Rajendra Mehta, Ph.D. Professor
Dept. of Surgical Oncology
Specialized Cancer Center
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL 60612
  Hermann Oppermann, M.D. Director
Molecular Biology Department
Creative Biomolecules, Incorporated
Hopkinton, MA 01748
  Gregory Plautz, M.D. Associate Staff Member
Center for Surgery Research
Division of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH 44195
  Lynn Schnapp, M.D. Assistant Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY 10029
  Sandra Swain, M.D. Medical Director
Comprehensive Breast Center Greater Washington Area
Washington, DC 20015-2034
  Karen Zier, Ph.D. Professor
Division of Clinical Immunolog
Mount Sinai Medical School
New York, NY 10029-6574
Advocate
Reviewer(s)
Jessica Henderson Corvallis, OR 97330
  Selma Morris, M.Ed. Director, Breast Health Initiative
Decatur, GA 30030
  Cathie Ragovin, M.D. Weston, MA 02193
California
Advocate
Observer
Ada Renee Williams Employment and Health Advisor
Commission on the Status of Women
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ad Hoc
Member
Dianne Soprano, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5104
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Pathogenesis Committee

Chair Bonnie Asch, Ph.D. Cancer Research Scientist V
Division of Experimental Pathology, Dept. of Pathology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY 14263
Members C. Marcelo Aldaz, M.D. Associate Professor
Science Park-Research Division
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Smithville, TX 78957
  Ruth Craig, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, NH 03755-3835
  Lee Ellis, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery & Cell Biology
Department of Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Houston, TX 77030
  Bryan Jones, Ph.D. Staff Scientist
ICOS Corporation
Bothell, WA 98021
  George Mark, III, Ph.D. Senior Director
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Merck Research Labs
Rahway, NJ 03756
  Daniel Medina, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
  Paula Pitha-Rowe, Ph.D. Professor
Oncology Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21231-1001
  Richard Poulin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology
Laval University Medical Research Center
Ste. Foy, PQ.Canada, G1V 4G2
  Terry Riss, Ph.D. Project Manager
Cell Reg/Signal Transduction
Promega Corporation
Madison, WI 53711-5399
  Karin Rodland, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR 97201-3098
  Mary Sharon Stack, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynocology
Northwestern University School of Medicine
303 East Chicago Avenue, 4-751 Tarry Building
Chicago, IL 60611
  Erik Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology & Othepedic Surgery
Georgetown University, Lombardi Cancer Research Center
Washington, DC 20007
  George Tuszynski, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Surgery
Allegheny University & Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, PA 19102
  Mary Zutter, M.D. Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO 63110-1093
Advocate
Reviewer(s)
Harriet Eggert Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
  Karen Lewkowitz, R.N. Paradise Valley, AZ 85253-2631
  Liz Lostumbo Consumer Advocate
Potomac, MD 20854
California
Advocate
Observer
Cathy Masamitsu Home & Family
Universal City, CA 91608
Ad Hoc
Member(s)
Mario Amzel, Ph.D. Professor
Dept. of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21205
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