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Research Leadership Team

Damon Reed

Sunshine Project Leader

Moffitt Cancer Center
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David Frazer

CEO, National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Tiffany Smith

Director of Research

Melissa Dunkel

Co-founder/At Large/Emeritus

Alex Sullivan

Chairman of the Board

Ricky Huff

Chairman of Research Program Committee

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Tom C. Badgett

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Kentucky
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Julio Barredo

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Scott Borinstein

Scott Borinstein

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Education and Pathway Development

Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
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Emi Caywood

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
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Carrye Cost

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice-Chair, Novel Initiatives

Children’s Hospital Colorado
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Girish Dhall

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Alabama
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Douglas Fair

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Jonathan Gill

Sunshine Project Site PI

MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Richard Gorlick

Richard Gorlick

Sunshine Project Site PI

Johns Hopkins University
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Mas Hayashi

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital Colorado
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Eugene Hwang

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Neuro-oncology

Children’s National Medical Center
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Michael Isakoff

Michael Isakoff

Sunshine Project Site PI/Chair, Protocol Committee

Connecticut Children’s Hospital
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Howard Katzenstein

Howard Katzenstein

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville
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Joanne Lagmay

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Florida
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Patrick Leavey

Sunshine Project Site PI

UT Southwestern Medical Center
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David Loeb

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
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Leo Mascarenhas

Leo Mascarenhas

Sunshine Project Site PI

Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
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Jonathan Metts

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice-Chair, Central Operations

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Duane Mitchell

Chair, Preclinical Research

University of Florida
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Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian

Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours Children’s Hospital
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Javier Oesterheld

Javier Oesterheld

Sunshine Project Site PI

Levine Children’s Hospital
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Christine Pratilas

Christine Pratilas

Sunshine Project Site PI

Johns Hopkins University
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Damon Reed

Sunshine Project Leader

Moffitt Cancer Center
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Eric Sandler

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville
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Elias Sayour

Sunshine Project Site PI

University of Florida
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Bhuvana Setty

Sunshine Project Site PI

Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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Patrick Thompson

Patrick Thompson

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, Immuno-oncology Initiatives

University of North Carolina
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Matteo Trucco

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, External Operations

Cleveland Clinic
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Lars Wagner

Sunshine Project Site PI/Vice Chair, External Operations

Duke Health
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Daniel Weiser

Sunshine Project Site PI/ Vice-Chair, Novel Initiaties

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
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