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Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies
Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 367-378
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, and National Research Distinguished Service Awards (2007) for contributions to the reproductive sciences; the 2005 Distinguished Graduate Award from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the highest honor that the School of Medicine bestows upon an alumnus; Chuenkong Scholar from the China Ministry of Education (2006)
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He has been the recipient of several National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other industryfunded grants in support of his research in gene therapeutics for ovarian and cervical cancer, including funded projects in the previously funded UAB Ovarian Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE)
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She has had sustained funding to develop and test a Web-based symptom management intervention (WRITE Symptoms) based on the RA with the aim of improving symptoms, patient–health care provider communication, and quality of life among women with recurrent ovarian cancer.
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Beth Y Karlan, M.D., is director of the Women's Cancer Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Gilda Radner Hereditary Cancer Pro
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Congress in support of increased research funding for ovarian cancer. She has worked tirelessly to advance her specialty on behalf of her patients and has served in many professional leadership positions including president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, board of directors for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and the Conquer Cancer Foundation, and chair of the scientific advisory board of the Clearity Foundation.
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Her collaborative cancer research has included gene expression profiling and pathway analysis to predict survival and response to therapy in breast cancer, microRNA profiling of lung cancer, inflammatory and immune profiling of lung cancer, and studies of proliferation markers relevant to breast and colon cancer. She co-led the efforts to develop "Reporting guidelines for tumor marker
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Steven Piver Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology, executive director of the Center for Immunotherapy, and co-leader of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Cancer Center Program at RPCI. He maintains an active, independent laboratory research program that focuses on understanding the mechanisms of immune recognition and tolerance in human ovarian cancer.
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Foundation and the NRG Oncology Foundation, and a member of the advisory committee for the "Globe-athon to End Women's Cancers," the leadership committee for the MD Anderson Cancer Center's "Women's Cancer Moon Shot Program," the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance's Research Advocacy Committee, and the NCI's Cancer Prevention and Control Central Institutional Review Board. She is also chair of the NRG Patient Advocate Committee, the advocate advisory board of a DoD-funded project focused on the characteristics of long-term ovarian cancer survivors, and the Advocates' Stakeholder Advisory Board of a PCORI-funded program developing a patient-centered aid for treatment decision making, and a co-chair of the Eighth (2015)
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Dr. Sood has received major recognition for his research accomplishments, including the Hunter Award, the Margaret Greenfield/Carmel Cohen Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research Prize, and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation/Claudia Cohen Research Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher.
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He was a recipient of several awards, including the Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship from the NCI.
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She was the 2007 recipient of the Cecil Award for Excellence in Health Policy Research, the 2010 recipient of a Distinguished Service Award from the Academies, and the 2012 recipient of the IOM staff team achievement award (as the team leader)
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