Leadership Team

S Ba

Making Cures Possible Since 1999

Hartmann (2)

Hali Hartmann, Ph.D.

Making Cures Possible Since 2008

J Sui

Jane Sui

Making Cures Possible Since 2014

Wachtel

Making Cures Possible Since 2016

Webber

David Webber

Making Cures Possible Since 2023

NFCR Staff

  • Qinying Xue

    Qinying Xue

    Making Cures Possible Since 2005

  • Camille Finley Headshot

    Camille Finley

    Making Cures Possible Since 2025

  • Felts

    Julia Felts Foster

    Making Cures Possible Since 2016

  • R. Gao

    Ruixue Gao

    Making Cures Possible Since 2017

    Board of Directors

    Alfred Slanetz

    Alfred Slanetz, Ph.D. | Chairman of the Board
    President & CEO
    Geneius Biotechnology, Inc.
    Massachusetts

    Dr. Karen Burke

    Karen Burke, M.D.
    Clinical Professor and Research Scientist
    Mt. Sinai Medical Center
    New York

    Silas Deane
    VP
    Tyler Technologies
    Tennessee

    Padmakumar Kaimal, Ph.D.
    Biotech and Pharmaceutical Drug Development Consultant
    New Jersey

    Franklin Salisbury, Jr.

    Franklin Salisbury, Jr., M.Div., J.D.
    CEO Emeritus
    National Foundation for Cancer Research
    Maryland

    Scientific Advisors

    Cavenee

    Webster K. Cavenee, Ph.D.
    Director of Strategic Alliances in Central Nervous System Cancers, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego
    Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego

    Ruggero

    Ruggero De Maria, M.D.
    President, Alliance Against Cancer;
    Director, Institute of Pathology, Catholic University;
    Rome, Italy

    Dr. Scott Lippman

    Scott Lippman, M.D.
    Director, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health

    Kanaga

    Kanaga Sabapathy, Ph.D.
    Head, Division of Cellular and Molecular Research
    National Cancer Center Singapore

    Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.

    Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.
    Professor of Pathology & Director of the Center for Translational Research in the Molecular Genetics of Cancer, University of California San Francisco
    Director for the Program in Cell Cycling and Signaling, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Join Our Team

    The National Foundation for Cancer Research seeks unpaid interns and candidates for full-time positions.

    If you are a highly-motivated and detail-oriented individual interested in joining an organization that believes in Research for a Cure, please email your resume and cover letter to employment@nfcr.org.