The following Mentors are participating in the 2025 Retreat Speed Mentoring session on Monday, October 27 in Richmond, Virginia:
- Theresa Austria PhD – Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Jennifer Black, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD – Duke University
- Oliver Bogler, PhD – Night Science Institute
- Lawrence Boise, PhD – Emory University/Winship CC
- Paula Bos, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Massey CC
- Corinne Boulanger-Espeut – National Cancer Institute
- Rolf Brekken, PhD – University of Texas Southwestern, Simmons CCC
- Sunita Chaudhary, PhD – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
- Janet Cross, PhD – University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Nika Danial, PhD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
- Kristin Eckert, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Cancer Institute
- Heather Gibson, PhD – Wayne State University/Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Grace Gill, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University/Knight Cancer Institute
- Kathleen Goss, PhD – American Cancer Society
- Paul Grippo, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago
- Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Lisa Harlan-Williams, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
- Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH – University of Michigan, Rogel CC
- Jon Houtman, PhD – University of Iowa, Holden CCC
- Chih-Chi Andrew Hu, PhD – Houston Methodist Research Institute
- Rachelle Johnson, PhD – Vanderbilt University/Vanderbilt-Ingram CC
- Barbara Kee, PhD – University of Chicago/UCCCC
- Milka Kostic, PhD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
- Steven Kridel, PhD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist University School of Medicine
- Robin Leach, PhD – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Mays CC
- James Manfredi, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Larry Matherly, PhD – Wayne State University/Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- Hari Nakshatri, PhD – Indiana University/ IU Simon CCC
- Kathy O’Connor, PhD – University of Kentucky, Markey CC
- Lucy Pemberton, PhD – University of Virginia
- Amanda Purdy, PhD – Fox Chase CC
- Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD – Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OUH- Stephenson CC
- Mary Reyland, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Julie Rhoades, PhD – Vanderbilt University/Vanderbilt-Ingram CC
- Becca Riggins, PhD – Georgetown University, Lombardi CCC
- Scott Rothbart, PhD – Van Andel Institute
- Melanie Rutkowski, PhD – University of Virginia
- Devanand Sarkar, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Massey CC
- Rebecca Schweppe, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Mukund Seshadri, DDS, PhD – Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Nicki Simone, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
- Inna Smalley, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
- Sharon Stack, PhD – University of Notre Dame/Harper CC
- Meredith Tennis, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Mandy Toland, PhD – The Ohio State University/James CCC
- Ben Toll, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
- Bernard Weissman, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Dan Welch, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
- Feng-Chun Yang, MD/PhD – University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
- Nas Zahir, PhD – National Cancer Institute