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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Donald Bottaro, Ph.D. (Chair)
National Cancer Institute

Yvonne Chen, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles 

Cora Connor
RMC Support

Emily Dykhuizen, Ph.D.
Purdue University

Jose Antonio Karam, M.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Vladimir Kolenko, M.D., Ph.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Rana R. McKay, M.D.
University of California, San Diego

LTC John E. Musser, M.D.
Tripler Army Medical Center

Elizabeth Plimack, M.D., M.S.
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Susan Poteat, M.S.
KidneyCAN 

Srinivasan Ramaprasad, M.D., Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute 

Cheryl Walker, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine 

Scott M. Welford, Ph.D.
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025