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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

FY22 Programmatic Panel:

Elizabeth Henske, M.D. (Chair)
Harvard University

Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic

Jaydira Del Rivero, M.D.
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute

Salvatore La Rosa, Ph.D.
Children’s Tumor Foundation

Corrie Painter, Ph.D.
Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jim Palma
TargetCancer Foundation

Abby Sandler Ph.D.
NIH, MyPART (My Pediatric and Adult Rare Tumor network)

Sanford Simon, Ph.D.
Rockefeller University

Lori Stephen, M.S.
National Brain Tumor Society

LTC Brett Theeler, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Kurt Weiss, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Ad Hoc Programmatic Reviewers

Last updated Monday, September 8, 2025