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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

FY24 Programmatic Panel:

COL Brett Theeler, M.D. (Chair)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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

William Foulkes, MBBS, Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada

Mitchell J. Frederick, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Michael Kwinn, Ph.D.
Friends4Michael Foundation

Salvatore La Rosa, Ph.D.
Kidney Cancer Association

Donna Ludwinski
Solving Kids Cancer

Corrie Painter, Ph.D.
Precede Biosciences

Jim Palma
TargetCancer Foundation

Abby Sandler, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Sanford Simon, Ph.D.
Rockefeller University

Steven W. Thrope, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.O.A.
University of California, Davis

Michael Tomasson, M.D.
University of Iowa

Last updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025