Executive Team

S Ba

Sujuan Ba, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Making Cures Possible Since 1999

K LEung

Kwok Leung, Ph.D.
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Making Cures Possible Since 2003

Wachtel

Brian Wachtel
Chief Development Officer, Executive Director & Chief of Staff

Making Cures Possible Since 2016

Larsen

Jonathan Larsen
Chief Marketing Officer & Media Contact

Making Cures Possible Since 2023

Leyland-Jones

Brian Leyland-Jones, MBBS, Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Making Cures Possible Since 2010

Board of Directors

Alfred Slanetz

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

Judy Barnhard NFCR Chairman

Judith P. Barnhard
CPA, CFP®, CDFA™
Senior Vice President/Director
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC
Maryland

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

Leyland-Jones

Brian R. Leyland-Jones, MBBS, Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
AIM-HI Accelerator Fund
Maryland

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

Vogt

Peter Vogt, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Science Officer, and Professor
The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California

NFCR Staff

  • Qinying Xue

    Qinying Xue

    Making Cures Possible Since 2005

  • Hartmann (2)

    Hali Hartmann, Ph.D.

    Making Cures Possible Since 2008

  • Zeting

    Zeting Wang

    Making Cures Possible Since 2006

  • J Sui

    Jane Sui

    Making Cures Possible Since 2014

  • Felts

    Julia Felts

    Making Cures Possible Since 2016

  • Webber

    David Webber

    Making Cures Possible Since 2023

  • J Xie

    Joanne Xie

    Making Cures Possible Since 2004

  • W Lee

    Walter Lee

    Making Cures Possible 2003

  • Bayly

    Georgia Rose Bayly

    Making Cures Possible Since 2023

  • R. Gao

    Ruixue Gao

    Making Cures Possible Since 2017

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.