MEET OUR EXTERNAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SITE ALLIANCE CHAMPIONS
We founded an External Council for Advancing Inclusive Research® with leading experts who are partnering with us to develop solutions to reduce barriers to clinical study participation and define the next era of inclusive research.
Additionally, through our Advancing Inclusive Research (AIR) Site Alliance, we are prioritizing inclusive research to increase patient representation in clinical studies.
External Council Members
Meet the External Council Members
AIR Site Alliance Champions
Meet the Site Alliance ChampionsExternal Council
The External Council for Advancing Inclusive Research is composed of physician thought leaders, academic researchers, and patient advocates with expertise in oncology, ophthalmology and neuroscience clinical care, research and genomics.
Otis Brawley
MD, MACP, FRCP (L), FASCO, FACE
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
John Carpten
PhD
Director of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Director of Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, and Chief Scientific Officer
Keith D. Carter
MD, FACS
Chairman and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa; Past President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Joseph Coney
MD, FASRS
Ophthalmologist & Retinal Specialist, Retina Associates of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve and University Hospital
Lori B. Daniels
MD, FACC
Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, University of California, San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
Andrea Ferris
MBA
President & Chief Executive Officer, LUNGevity Foundation
Owen Garrick
MD, MBA
Dean of Clinical Trials, Mayo Clinic
Edward S. Kim
MD, MBA FACP, FASCO
Physician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President, City of Hope Orange County, and Vice Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope National Medical Center
Ruben A. Mesa
MD, FACP
Enterprise Senior Vice President, Atrium Health, and Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Stephanie Monroe
JD
The Wrenwood Group
Edith Perez
MD
Professor Emeritus, Mayo Clinic
Ivania Rizo
MD
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Director of Obesity Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Fabian Sandoval
MD
President & Chief Executive Officer, Emerson Clinical Research Institute
Mitzi Joi Williams
MD, FAAN
Neurologist & MS Specialist, Joi Life Wellness Group, Department of Neurology, Emory University
Robert Winn
MD
Director NCI Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center
Quita Highsmith
MBA
Vice President, Population Health, Center of Excellence
Stefan Frings
MD, PhD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Roche Pharma Product Development, Co-Chair, Advancing Inclusive Research
Nicole Richie
PhD
Vice President & Global Head Population Science
Pierre Theodore
MD
Therapeutic Area Lead, Executive Director, Population Science
Gerren Wilson
PharmD
Lifecycle Leader, Respiratory & Allergy Franchise, Roche
Advancing Inclusive Research Site Alliance Champions
The U.S. Advancing Inclusive Research Site Alliance is a coalition of clinical research sites that partner with Genentech to ensure that our research studies include a broad spectrum of patients, reflective of those who experience the diseases we are studying, and establish best practices that can be leveraged across the industry to help expand access to potentially transformative treatments.
Jeremiah Brown, Jr.
MS, MD
Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Retina Consultants of Texas / Brown Retina Institute
Matt Carlile
MD
Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Researcher, Palmetto Clinical Research
Johanna Chesley
MPH
Senior Director, Center for Clinical Research Advancement, Boston Medical Center
Oana Danciu
MD
UIC Associate Director of Clinical Research
John Dwyer
JD
President & Chief Executive Officer, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation
Erin Forster
MD, MPH
Director of MUSC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, MUSC Health
David Gerber
MD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, David Bruton, Jr. Professor in Clinical Cancer Research, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Balazs Halmos
MD, MS
Associate Director for Clinical Science, Director, Thoracic Oncology, Director, Precision Medicine, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stephen Huddleston
MD
Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Charles Retina Institute
Kapil Kapoor
MD, FACS, FICS, FASRS
Ophthalmologist and Eye Surgeon, President of Research, Wagner Kapoor Institute
Tamiko MaGee-Rodgers
PhD, CCRP
Director, Recruitment & Strategic Initiatives, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation
Daruka Mahadevan
MD, PhD
Division Chief, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Director of the Institute of Drug Development, Mays Cancer Center, UT San Antonio
Khalid Matin
MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care, and Associate Director, Global Oncology, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Meghan McKenzie
MA
Director, Advancing Inclusive Research Portfolio Alliance Lead
Population Science, Genentech
Richard L. Montgomery
MD
Medical Director, Triad Clinical Trials
Kalyani Narra
MD, FACP
Chair, Acclaim Quality Committee Site PI JPS for CPRIT CTNA, Assistant Professor Internal Medicine TCU Burnett School of Medicine, John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network
Tanyanika Phillips
MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research Geriatric Oncology Program Lead, City of Hope Center for Cancer and Aging, Deputy Director of Community Health and Health Equity, City of Hope Antelope Valley Research Medical Director
Tycel Phillips
MD
Associate Professor, Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope
Donald Quick
MD
Hematologist and Oncologist, Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center (Covenant Health)
Amelie Ramirez
Dr.PH
Chair and Professor of the Department of Population Health Sciences, Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, Director of the Salud America program, Associate Director of Cancer Outreach and Engagement at Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio
Timothy Ritter
MD
Senior Medical Director of Research, GI Alliance Department of Research
Barry Sleckman
MD, PhD
Director, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama, Birmingham
Carl G. Streed, Jr.
MD, MPH, FACP, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine; Research Director, GenderCare Center at BMC, Boston Medical Center
Jose Velasco
MD
Hematologist and Oncologist, Hendrick Cancer Center Hendrick Health
Gregory Vidal
MD, PhD
Director of Clinical Research, Lead, Breast Cancer Division, OneOncology, West Cancer Center, Associate Professor University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Alan Wagner
MD, FACS, FICS,FASRS, AME
Founder, Ophthalmologist, and Eye Surgeon, Wagner Kapoor Institute
Scott Whitt
General Manager
Co-Owner, Triad Clinical Trials
Lucas Wong
MD, FACP
Research Medical Director for Baylor Scott & White Healthcare (BSWH) – Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine/BSWH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White/Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Moustafa Youssef
MD
GIA Mansfield gastroenterologist & internal medicine, Vice Chair for GI Division at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, GI Alliance Department of Research