UNC Lineberger Director Shelley Earp has been appointed chair of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
Susanna F. Greer, Chief Scientific Officer at The V Foundation for Cancer Research, shared a post by
“Congratulations to Dr. Shelley Earp, UNC Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, Medicine and Pharmacology, and the V Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee Member, who for almost 40 years has led groundbreaking studies of the EGF Receptor family- identifying clinically actionable targets that lead to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment.
Dr. Earp has served as UNC Lineberger’s Cancer Center director since 2018 and previously held the same position from 1997 to 2014- when I was a postdoctoral fellow at UNC.
There are few who have impacted cancer clinicians, patients, and researchers to the degree Dr. Earp has. I, and many others, owe our professional success to Dr. Earp and his commitment to teaching, service, and research. Thank you Dr. Earp for your continued service to the cancer community – we are all grateful.”
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“UNC Lineberger Director Shelley Earp, has been appointed chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Board of Scientific Advisors. The 24 member board is responsible for advising the NCI director and program leaders on research priorities conducted or supported by the institute.”
Source: Susanna F. Greer/LinkedIn and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center/LinkedIn