In this episode of OncoInfluencers on OncoDaily TV, host Emma Ter-Azaryan sits down with Dr. Sujuan Ba, President & CEO of the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), for a masterclass on leadership, research impact, and taking AI from papers to patients.
Key points
- Stop waiting for permission. “If you wait for leaders to tell you what to do, you’ll never be a leader.”
- Make luck inevitable. “Doors open – only if you’re already at the doorstep.”
- NFCR decoded. All cancers, research-first; not just grants – a convener that seeds bold science and forces collaboration.
- Lab → life. The AIM-HI Accelerator Fund pushes teams across the preclinical “valley of death” toward trials.
- Mentorship that scales. Transparent, accountable leadership; internships, youth pipeline, and the All Things Cancer podcast.
- Leader toolkit. Obsessive attention to detail, own your mistakes, earn trust—work ethic beats pedigree.
- Health security = medicine security = national security – global collaboration or bust.Watch “All Things Cancer” Podcast by National Foundation for Cancer Research.