Charles Swanton is the Chair of the Cancer Grand Challenges Scientific Committee

Amy C. Moore shared a post by Cancer Grand Challenges on LinkedIn, adding:

“Having been part of the Cancer Grand Challenges ecosystem for the past few years through LUNGevity Foundation’s involvement with Team CANCAN (working to solve the challenge of cancer cachexia), I am thrilled to see Charles Swanton assume this key leadership role.

He is a brilliant scientist and true visionary!”

Quoting Cancer Grand Challenges post:

“‘A grand challenge is hard to define, but we know one when we see one.’

We’re thrilled to announce the incoming Chair of the Cancer Grand Challenges Scientific Committee, Charles Swanton!

Read his reflections on what a grand challenge is, the growth of the Scientific Committee and more in our latest article.”

Source: Amy C. Moore/LinkedIn and Cancer Grand Challenges/LinkedIn

Amy C. Moore, is a Ph.D.-trained virologist and cancer scientist, who has over 25 years of research experience. She is the Vice President of Global Engagement and Research Partnerships at the LUNGevity Foundation. Previously, she was the Director of Science and Research at the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) and GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer.

Charles Swanton is a medical oncologist and the Professor of Cancer Medicine at the University College London Cancer Institute. He is a Senior Group leader at the Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute.