The Research Executive Advisory Committee (REAC) is focused on research-related issues. The director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center chairs the committee. REAC meets once a month to discuss a broad range of research issues, including: basic, translational, and clinical research; overall strategic planning to achieve future goals; and assessment of needs and opportunities for recruitment and infrastructure development. The Shared Resource directors are also invited to attend REAC meetings.
REAC Members
- John Byrd, MD
Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
- Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
Deputy Director and Associate Director for Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Professor of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Eugene N. Myers, M.D. Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Chris Bakkenist, PhD
Associate Director, Education and Training, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Julius Paul and Freeda Greenberger Chair in Radiation Oncology Research, Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Kristin Bialobok, MSN, RN
Vice President, Clinical Research, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Co-Director, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center; Associate Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Director, Ovarian Cancer Center of Excellence; Co-Director, Women’s Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy, Professor of Medicine and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Theresa Cummings, RN, DBA, CCRP
Associate Director, Research Administration, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Greg Delgoffe, PhD
Associate Director, Basic Research, Director, Tumor Microenvironment Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Director, Graduate Program in Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
- Devin Dressman, PhD
Associate Director, Research Operations and Strategic Alliances, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Charles E. Geyer, Jr, MD
Division Chief, Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- James G. Herman, MD
Co-Leader, Cancer Risk, Outcomes, and Prevention (CROP) Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; UPMC Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research, and Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- John M. Kirkwood, MD
Director, Melanoma Disease Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Usher Professor of Medicine, Dermatology & Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Adrian V. Lee, PhD
Director, Institute for Precision Medicine, UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh; Director, Institute for Precision Medicine, Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Precision Medicine, and Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Yana Najjar, MD
Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Oncologist, UPMC; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Marci Lee Nilsen, PhD, MSN, RN, CHPN, FAAN
Co-Leader, Cancer Risk, Outcomes, and Prevention (CROP) Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Director, UPMC Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic; Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Co-Director, Women’s Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Patricia L. Opresko, PhD
Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Professor & Vice Chair for Trainee Mentoring and Excellence, Dr. Bernard F. Fisher Chair for Breast Cancer Discovery Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Roderick O’Sullivan, PhD
Co-Leader, Genome Stability Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCNP, FAAN
Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Oncology Nursing Society Research Scholar in Residence, Distinguished Service Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Anwaar Saeed, MD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program, Chief, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Heath Skinner, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, Radiation Oncology Network, Member, Genome Stability Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Professor and Claude Worthington Benedum Chair of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Dario Vignali, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Peter Wipf, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Risk, Outcomes, and Prevention (CROP) Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Arnold Palmer Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
- Dan Zandberg, MD
Associate Director for Clinical Research, Director, Head and Neck Cancer Disease Section, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Hassane M. Zarour, MD
Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Chair in Melanoma Immunotherapy Research, Professor of Medicine, of Immunology, and of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
