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: Laura Prakash, MPH (NCI Center for Global Health, USA)
Finance Committee
- Chair: Kimberly Badovinac, MA, MBA (Canadian Cancer Research Alliance)
Annual Meeting 2021 Meeting Committee
- [In person meetings on-hold due to COVID-19]
Operations Committee
- Chair: Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, PhD (California Breast Cancer Research Program, USA)
Communications and Membership Committee
- Chair: Doug Perin, MPH, JD (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 (in alphabetical order by country, organization and representative). Multiple staff members from organizations are welcome to participate in ICRP events, activities and projects.
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Australia |
Representatives |
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Cancer Australia |
Paul Jackson, PhD
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Cancer Institute New South Wales |
Emma Heeley, PhD
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National Breast Cancer Foundation |
Chris Pettigrew, PhD |
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Belgium |
Representatives |
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Anticancer Fund |
Gauthier Bouche, PhD |
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Canada |
Representatives |
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Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) Representing 42 Canadian cancer organizations |
Kim Badovinac, MA, MBA Louisa Salemi Sara Urowitz, MSW PhD |
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France |
Representatives |
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Fondation ARC |
Sandrine Duboeuf, PhD Gwendoline Depiedou, PhD |
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French National Cancer Institute / Institut National du Cancer (INCa) |
Karima Bourougaa, PhD Carla Estaquio, PhD |
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International |
Representatives |
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World Cancer Research Fund International |
Giota Mitrou, PhD Anna Diaz Font, PhD |
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Italy |
Representatives |
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Fondazione AIRC |
Laura Galbiati, PhD |
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Japan |
Representatives |
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AMED Japan |
Yuki Sato, PhD |
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Netherlands |
Representatives |
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Dutch Cancer Society / Kankerbestrijding (KWF) |
Linda Kroeskop-Bossenbroek, PhD Annemarie Weerman, PhD |
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Spain |
Representatives |
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Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC) (Spanish Association Against Cancer) |
Marta Puyol Escolar, PhD |
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UK |
Representatives |
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National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Representing over 20 UK funders |
Ian Lewis, PhD Abdul Mutabbir |
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Worldwide Cancer Research |
Helen Rippon, PhD Lynn Turner, PhD |
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USA |
Representatives |
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American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) |
Nigel Brockton, PhD |
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American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Linda Kee, PhD |
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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
Sabrina Joseph, PhD |
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California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) |
Nick Anthis, PhD Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH |
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Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) – representing over 20 funding organizations |
Amy J. Weinstein (National Director, PBTF) |
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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), U.S. Dept. of Defense |
Naba Bora, PhD |
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Melanoma Research Alliance |
Marc Hurlbert, PhD |
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Center for Global Health |
Kalina Duncan, PhD Elise Garton Satish Gopal, MD MPH Douglas Puricelli Perin, MPH, JD (Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.) Laura Prakash, PhD |
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Center for Research Strategy |
Michelle Bennett, PhD |
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) / DEA/RAEB |
Marilyn Gaston |
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Oncology Nursing Society Foundation (ONS) |
Anizia Karmazyn (Executive Director) |
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Pancan) |
Donna Manross, BS |
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Radiation Oncology Institute |
Emily Connelly, PhD |
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Susan G. Komen® (Komen) |
Stephanie Birkey-Reffey, PhD |