Scientific Advisory Board
Pediatric Oncology Researchers
Our Scientific Advisory Board includes leading pediatric oncologists who are devoted to finding safer, more effective treatments for children with cancer. They will review grant proposals, offer recommendations to our Board of Directors, and guide the Foundation to support projects that contribute to the strategic advancement of pediatric oncology research.

Timothy Cripe, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University
Division Chief, Hematology & Oncology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Corinne Linardic, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Sheri Spunt, MD, MBA
Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology & Oncology
Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine

Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
Director, UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program
Co-Director, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy

Gregory Friedman, MD
Associate Professor, Neuro-Oncology Program, University of Alabama
Director, Developmental Therapeutics

Patricia Ernst, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
Pre-Clinical Associate Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program
Postle Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer & Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital CO
University of Colorado, Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus