The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), composed of international consortium representatives and domain experts, provides strategic and operational guidance for the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons.

Purpose:

  • To ensure that the PCDC has an appropriate, sustainable, and ethical approach to linking data across diseases and data types (clinical, genomics, imaging, tissues, histology, etc.)
  • To build and refine the data commons with clinical, genomic, imaging, tissue, histology, and other data while maintaining the independence of the disease consortia for scientific direction
  • To include representative key stakeholders in advising the PCDC
  • To maintain the autonomy and scientific direction of the clinical disease consortia

SAC Co-Chairs

 Jamie Flerlage, MD, MS
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
PCDC Consortium Representative (NODAL)

Daisuke Tomizawa, MD, PhD
National Center for Child Health and Development
Tokyo, Japan
PCDC Consortium Representative (INTERACT)

SAC Members

NameSAC RoleCountry
Todd AlonzoStatisticianUnited States
Ramandeep AroraCooperative Group Representative (INPHOG)India
Maja Beck-PopovicPCDC Consortium Representative (Global REACH)Switzerland
Gianni BisognoPCDC Consortium Representative (INSTRuCT)Italy
Susan L. CohnMember at LargeUnited States
Jamie FlerlagePCDC Consortium Representative (NODAL)United States
Brenda GalliePCDC Consortium Representative (Global REACH)Canada
Ajay GuptaMember at Large - Early Career InvestigatorUnited States
Sumit GuptaPCDC Consortium Representative (ALL)Canada
Darren HargravePCDC Consortium Representative (INSPiRE)United Kingdom
Doug HawkinsCooperative Group Representative (COG)United States
Stefanie Hecker-NoltingPCDC Consortium Representative (HIBiSCus)Germany
Katie JanewayPCDC Consortium Representative (HIBiSCus)United States
Kara KellyPCDC Consortium Representative (NODAL)United States
Sonia KupferPCDC Consortium Representative (LINEAGE)United States
Ted LaetschPCDC Consortium Representative (NOBLE)United States
Sarah LearyPCDC Consortium Representative (INSPiRE)United States
Marie-Cécile Le DeleyStatisticianFrance
Mignon LohPCDC Consortium Representative (ALL Consortium)United States
Allison O’NeillPCDC Consortium Representative (CHIC)United States
Julie ParkPCDC Consortium Representative (INRG)USA
Farzana PashankarPCDC Consortium Representative (NOBLE)United States
Swati PatelPCDC Consortium Representative (LINEAGE)United States
Andy PearsonMember at Large United Kingdom
Christopher PorterPCDC Consortium Representative (C3P)United States
Arun RangaswamiPCDC Consortium Representative (CHIC)United States
Praful RaviPCDC Consortium Representative (MaGIC)United States
Dirk ReinhardtPCDC Consortium Representative (INTERACT)Germany
Lainie RossSpecial Knowledge - EthicistUnited States
Erin RowellPCDC Consortium Representative (Reproductive HOPE)United States
Gudrun SchleiermacherPCDC Consortium Representative (INRG)France
Furqan ShaikhPCDC Consortium Representative (MaGIC)Canada
Monika Sparber-SauerPCDC Consortium Representative (INSTRuCT)Germany
Daisuke TomizawaPCDC Consortium Representative (INTERACT)Japan
Liliana VásquezMember at Large - Early Career InvestigatorPeru
Anita VillaniPCDC Consortium Representative (C3P)Canada
Michaela WilliPatient AdvocateAustria

PCDC Scientific Advisory Committee