About the Partners
The International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) is a unique alliance of cancer research organizations from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. The Partners share funding information to enhance global collaboration and strategic coordination of research between individual researchers and organizations.
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ICRP partners represent a wide range of governmental, public and non-profit cancer research funding organizations from across the world.
Chair
- Naba Bora, PhD (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), U.S. Dept. of Defense)
Vice-Chair
- Paul Jackson, PhD (Cancer Australia)
Website & Database Committee
- Chair: Michelle Bennett, PhD (NCI Center for Research Strategy, USA)
Finance Committee
- Chair: Kimberly Badovinac, MA, MBA (Canadian Cancer Research Alliance)
Annual Meeting 2019 Committee
- Chair: to be confirmed
Operations Committee
- Chair: Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, PhD (California Breast Cancer Research Program, USA)
Communications and Membership Committee
- Chair: Lisa Stevens, PhD (NCI Center for Global Health, USA)
- Vice-Chair: Paul Jackson, PhD (Cancer Australia)
Data Quality and Analysis Committee
- Chair: Kimberly Badovinac, MA, MBA (Canadian Cancer Research Alliance)
- Vice-Chair: Karima Bourougaa, PhD (Institut National du Cancer, France)
Evaluations Committee
- Chair: Kari Wojtanik, PhD (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
Operations Manager
- Lynne Davies, PhD
Each partner organization designates one or more person as an official contact for the ICRP and these individuals are listed below. Multiple staff members from organizations are welcome to participate in ICRP events, activities and projects.
| USA | Representatives |
|---|---|
| American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) | Nigel Brockton, PhD |
| American Cancer Society (ACS) | Cheri Richard, MS T.J. Koerner, PhD Erin Stratton, MPH |
| American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Judy Keen, PhD Tyler Beck, PhD |
| Avon Breast Cancer Crusade (Avon) | Carolyn Ricci |
| California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) | Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH Katie McKenzie, PhD Senaida Poole, PhD |
| Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) – representing over 10 funding organizations | Lisa Towry |
| Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), U.S. Dept. of Defense | Naba Bora, PhD |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Center for Research Strategy | Michelle Bennett, PhD Eddie Billingslea, PhD Melissa Antman, PhD Laura Brockway Lunardi, PhD |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) / DEA/RAEB | Marilyn Gaston Ed Kyle Beth Buschling |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Center for Global Health | Lisa Stevens, PhD Rachel Abudu, MPH (Leidos Biomedical Research Inc.) Douglas Puricelli Perin, MPH, JD (Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.) Kalina Duncan, PhD |
| Oncology Nursing Society Foundation (ONS) | Linda Worrall, RN, MSN |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Pancan) | Donna Manross, BS Maya Bader, PhD |
| Susan G. Komen® (Komen) | Stephanie Birkey-Reffey, PhD Kari Wojtanik, PhD Jerome Jourquin, PhD Annabel Oh, PhD |
| Belgium | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Anticancer Fund | Pan Pantziarka, PhD |
| Canada | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) Representing 42 Canadian cancer organizations | Kim Badovinac, MA, MBA |
| Netherlands | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Dutch Cancer Society / Kankerbestrijding (KWF) | Annemarie Weerman, PhD |
| France | Representatives |
|---|---|
| French National Cancer Institute / Institut National du Cancer (INCa) | Karima Bourougaa, PhD |
| UK | Representatives |
|---|---|
| National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Representing over 20 UK funders | Ian Lewis, PhD |
| Worldwide Cancer Research |
Helen Rippon, PhD Lynn Turner, PhD |
| Japan | Representatives |
|---|---|
| National Cancer Center (NCC) Japan | Toshio Ogawa, MSc, PhD Teruhiko Yoshida |
| Australia | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Cancer Institute New South Wales (CINSW) | Veronica McCabe, PhD Emma Heeley, PhD |
| Cancer Australia (CancerAust) | Paul Jackson, PhD |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) | Chris Pettigrew, PhD |
| International | Representatives |
|---|---|
| World Cancer Research Fund International | Giota Mitrou, PhD Anna Diaz Font, PhD |