Principal Investigator Committee

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.

1Voting Privileges
The constitution document defines which member institutions are eligible for voting privileges (Article IV). In addition, members with voting privileges must remain in good standing through ECOG-ACRIN’s annual merit-based institutional evaluation process. Each voting member institution has a single vote on the committee, cast by its designated principal investigator (PI). The entire Affiliate Member classification has a single vote, cast by an investigator chosen by the Affiliate Members. Once voted in, individuals may serve as long as the member institution designates them to do so, and provided that the institution remains in good standing.

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Peter J. O’Dwyer, MD

University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center
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Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD

University of Pennsylvania
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Robert J. Gray, PhD

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
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Constantine A. Gatsonis, PhD

Brown University
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Representative for Affiliate Members

Aurora NCORP

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cancer Research Consortium of West Michigan NCORP

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Matthias Weiss, MD

Wisconsin NCORP/
ThedaCare
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Thomas J. Saphner, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1979 Biography

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Glenn J. Bubley, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1997
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Kathleen J. Yost, MD, BS

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1996
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Cancer Trials Ireland

Carle Cancer Center NCORP

Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Sean R. (Ray) McDermott, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2009
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Kendrith M. Rowland, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
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Paolo Caimi, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1971
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Stanley R. Hamilton, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2020
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Cornell University

Dartmouth College/
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP

Duke University/Duke Cancer Institute

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Ari M. Melnick, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Keisuke Shirai, MD, MSc

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Gregory A. Masters, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
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Daniel P. Barboriak, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

Essentia Health NCORP

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Geisinger Cancer Institute NCORP

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Charles A. Staley III, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
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Bret Friday, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1983
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Lori J. Goldstein, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1971
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Joseph J. L. Vadakara, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
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Georgia NCORP

Gulf South Minority Underserved NCORP

Heartland Cancer Research NCORP

Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

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Howard A. Zaren, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1993
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Augusto C. Ochoa, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
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Bryan A. Faller, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1998
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Kathy D. Miller, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
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Johns Hopkins University/The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lankenau Medical Center

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

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Julie R. Brahmer, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1970
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Paul B. Gilman, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
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Lecia V. Sequist, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Thomas M. Habermann, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium NCORP

Michigan Cancer Research Consortium NCORP

Montefiore Minority Underserved NCORP

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Christopher E. Comstock, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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David M. King, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2003
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Tareq Al Baghdadi, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1983
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Balazs Halmos, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
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Mount Sinai Health System/The Tisch Cancer Institute

New York University/
Perlmutter Cancer Center

Northwestern University/
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oncosalud Peru

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Joseph A. Sparano, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Catherine S. Diefenbach, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2007
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Al B. Benson III, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
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Carlos S. Vallejos, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2009
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Pacific Cancer Research Consortium NCORP

Penn State Cancer Institute

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Stanford University/
Stanford Cancer Institute

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Charles W. Drescher, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2015
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David F. Claxton, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2002
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Howard S. Hochster, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1996
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Melinda L. Telli, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1990
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The University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas Southwestern/Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thomas Jefferson University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

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Asim A. Afaq, MBBS

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
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PI in Transition

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012

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David E. Gerber, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2010
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Edith P. Mitchell, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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University of Alabama/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of California, Los Angeles/Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Miami/
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Michigan/UM Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Erica Stringer-Reasor, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2001
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Zev A. Wainberg, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2013
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Chukwuemeka V. Ikpeazu, Sr., MD, PhD, MBA

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2005
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Ruth C. Carlos, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

University of Pittsburgh/
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

University of Rochester/
Wilmot Cancer Institute

University of Virginia/UVA Cancer Center

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Jennifer R. Eads, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1972
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John M. Kirkwood, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1973
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Carla I. Falkson, MD

Institution Member Type: Standing Main Year Institution Joined: 2020
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David H. Schiff, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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University of Wisconsin/UW Carbone Cancer Center

Vanderbilt University/
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Wake Forest University/
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Washington University at St. Louis/Siteman Cancer Center

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Anne M. Traynor, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1976
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Jordan D. Berlin, MD

Standing Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1986
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Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD

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

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Wayne State University/
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Wisconsin NCORP

 
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Anthony F. Shields MD, PhD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 2012
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Kurt R. Oettel, MD

Scientific Main Member
Year Institution Joined: 1990
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