The Principal Investigator (PI) Committee of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group is one of two committees that govern the Group under the leadership of the Group Co-Chairs (the other is the Executive Committee). The PI Committee sets Group policy, approves new members, approves principal investigators at member institutions, participates in annual reviews of member institutions, and approves changes to the constitution when necessary. It also elects Group Co-Chairs, as needed, through its Nominating Committee.
Roster of Voting Members
Group Co-Chair
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Peter J. O’Dwyer, MD
University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center
Biography
Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan Consortium NCORP
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Brian L. Burnette, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1983
Biography
Cancer Trials Ireland
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Sean R. (Ray) McDermott, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2009
Biography
Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Paolo F. Caimi, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1971
Biography
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Stanley R. Hamilton, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
Dartmouth College/
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center
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Keisuke Shirai, MD, MSc
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP
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Gregory A. Masters, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
Biography
Duke University/Duke Cancer Institute
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Daniel P. Barboriak, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute
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Charles A. Staley III, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Gulf South Minority Underserved NCORP
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Augusto C. Ochoa, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Heartland Cancer Research NCORP
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Bryan A. Faller, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
Biography
Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Kathy D. Miller, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Johns Hopkins University/The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Julie R. Brahmer, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1970
Biography
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
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Lecia V. Sequist, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
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Thomas M. Habermann, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
Biography
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Christopher E. Comstock, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium NCORP
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David M. King, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2003
Biography
Mount Sinai Health System/The Tisch Cancer Institute
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Joseph A. Sparano, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
New York University/
NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center
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Catherine S. Diefenbach, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2007
Biography
Northwestern University/
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Al B. Benson III, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
Biography
Pacific Cancer Research Consortium NCORP
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Charles W. Drescher, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2015
Biography
Penn State Cancer Institute
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Cristina I. Truica, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2002
Biography
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Howard S. Hochster, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1996
Biography
Southeast Clinical Oncology Research Consortium NCORP
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Judith O. Hopkins, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
Stanford University/
Stanford Cancer Institute
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Melinda L. Telli, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1990
Biography
The University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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PI in Transition
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
Biography (to come)
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The University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center
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PI in Transition
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
The University of Texas Southwestern/Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
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David E. Gerber, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2010
Biography
Thomas Jefferson University/Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Edith P. Mitchell, MD
Deceased 01/21/24
In Memoriam
(PI in Transition)
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
University of Alabama/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Erica Stringer-Reasor, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2001
Biography
University of California, Los Angeles/Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Zev A. Wainberg, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
Biography
University of Kansas Cancer Center - MCA Rural Minority Underserved NCORP
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Weijing Sun, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2019
Biography
University of Miami/
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Chukwuemeka V. Ikpeazu, Sr., MD, PhD, MBA
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2005
Biography
University of Michigan/UM Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Ruth C. Carlos, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
University of Pittsburgh/
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
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John M. Kirkwood, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
Biography
University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
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Jennifer R. Eads, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
Biography
University of Rochester/
Wilmot Cancer Institute
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Carla I. Falkson, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
University of Virginia/UVA Cancer Center
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David H. Schiff, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
University of Wisconsin/UW Carbone Cancer Center
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Kari B. Wisinski, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
Biography
Upstate Carolina Consortium Community Oncology Research Program
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James D. Bearden III, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
Vanderbilt University/
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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Jordan D. Berlin, MD
Standing Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Wake Forest University/
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
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PI in Transition
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography (to come)
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Washington University at St. Louis/Siteman Cancer Center
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Barry A. Siegel, MD
Scientific Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography