About UPCI
Administration
Research Executive Advisory Committee
The Research Executive Advisory Committee is focused on research-related issues. Dr. Davidson serves as chair of this committee, which also includes UPCI leaders who have responsibilities for academic and research activities. During a weekly Research Executive Advisory Committee, a broad range of research issues are discussed, including: basic, translational, and clinical research; overall strategic planning to achieve future goals; and assessment of needs and opportunities for recruitment and infrastructure development.
| Nancy E. Davidson, MD | Director, UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter; Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research; Hillman Professor of Oncology; Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Michael Becich, MD, PhD | Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics; Professor of Pathology, Information Sciences/Telecommunications, and Clinical/Translational Sciences; Associate Director, Cancer Informatics; Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Rich Bondi | Chief Financial Officer, UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter |
| Dana Bovbjerg, PhD | Leader, Biobehavioral Medicine in Oncology Program, UPCI; Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, and Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Pittsburgh |
| Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD | Co-Leader, Breast Cancer Program; Associate Director, Clinical Investigations, UPCI; Associate Chief, Hematology-Oncology, UPMC; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Edward Chu, MD | Deputy Director, UPCI; Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology; Co-Leader, Molecular Therapeutics and Drug Discovery Program, UPCI; Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Maryann Donovan, PhD, MPH | Associate Director, Research Administration, UPCI; Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, FACS | Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Director for Translational Research; Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology Program, UPCI; Professor of Otolaryngology, Immunology, and Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Jennifer R. Grandis, MD, FACS | Leader, Head and Neck Cancer Program, UPCI; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Otolaryngology; UPMC Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Cancer Surgical Research, Department of Otolaryngology; Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Program Integration in the Health Sciences; Professor of Otolaryngology and Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor |
| Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD | Professor of Surgery and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Professor of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering |
| Rodney J. Landreneau, MD | Professor of Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, Comprehensive Lung Cancer Centers |
| Shivendra V. Singh, PhD | Associate Director, Basic Research, UPCI; Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, and Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Bennett Van Houten, PhD | Co-Leader, Molecular and Cellular Cancer Biology Program, UPCI; Richard M. Cyert Professor of Molecular Oncology, and Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD | Associate Director, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPCI; Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Program, UPCI; Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health |
