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

Peter J. O’Dwyer, MD
University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center
Biography
Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan Consortium NCORP

Brian L. Burnette, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1983
Biography
Cancer Trials Ireland

Sean R. (Ray) McDermott, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2009
Biography
Carle Cancer Center NCORP

Kendrith M. Rowland, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
Biography
Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Paolo Caimi, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1971
Biography
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stanley R. Hamilton, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
Cornell University

Ari M. Melnick, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Dartmouth College/
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Keisuke Shirai, MD, MSc
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP

Gregory A. Masters, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
Biography
Duke University/Duke Cancer Institute

Daniel P. Barboriak, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

Charles A. Staley III, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Essentia Health NCORP

Bret E. Friday, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1983
Biography
Fox Chase Cancer Center

PI in Transition
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1971
Biography
Georgia NCORP

Guilherme Cantuária, MD, PhD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1993
Biography
Gulf South Minority Underserved NCORP

Augusto C. Ochoa, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Heartland Cancer Research NCORP

Bryan A. Faller, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
Biography
Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Kathy D. Miller, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Johns Hopkins University/The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Julie R. Brahmer, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1970
Biography
Lankenau Medical Center

Paul B. Gilman, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
Biography
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Lecia V. Sequist, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Thomas M. Habermann, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
Biography
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christopher E. Comstock, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium NCORP

David M. King, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2003
Biography
Mount Sinai Health System/The Tisch Cancer Institute

Joseph A. Sparano, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
National Capital Area Minority Underserved NCORP Georgetown

Geoffrey T. Gibney, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2014
Biography
New York University/
NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center

Catherine S. Diefenbach, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2007
Biography
Northwestern University/
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Al B. Benson III, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
Biography
Pacific Cancer Research Consortium NCORP

Charles W. Drescher, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2015
Biography
Penn State Cancer Institute

Cristina I. Truica, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2002
Biography
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Howard S. Hochster, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1996
Biography
Sanford NCORP of the North Central Plains

Daniel R. Almquist, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1977
Biography (to come)
Stanford University/
Stanford Cancer Institute

Melinda L. Telli, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1990
Biography
The University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Asim A. Afaq, MBBS
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
Biography
The University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center

PI in Transition
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
The University of Texas Southwestern/Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

David E. Gerber, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2010
Biography
Thomas Jefferson University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Edith P. Mitchell, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
University of Alabama/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

Erica Stringer-Reasor, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2001
Biography
University of California, Los Angeles/Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Zev A. Wainberg, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
Biography
University of Miami/
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chukwuemeka V. Ikpeazu, Sr., MD, PhD, MBA
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2005
Biography
University of Michigan/UM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ruth C. Carlos, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

Jennifer R. Eads, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
Biography
University of Pittsburgh/
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

John M. Kirkwood, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
Biography
University of Rochester/
Wilmot Cancer Institute

Carla I. Falkson, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
Biography
University of Virginia/UVA Cancer Center

David H. Schiff, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
University of Wisconsin/UW Carbone Cancer Center

Kari B. Wisinski, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
Biography
Vanderbilt University/
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Jordan D. Berlin, MD
Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
Biography
Wake Forest University/
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography
Washington University at St. Louis/Siteman Cancer Center

Barry A. Siegel, MD
Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
Biography