Symposium Planning Committee

Lisa Barcellos, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Roxanna Bautista, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Asian & PacificIslander American Health Forum
Barbara Brenner, J.D., Breast Cancer Action
Moon Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H, University of California, Davis
Laura Fenster, Ph.D., California Department of Public Health-Environmental and Occupational Disease Control
Klaus Porzig, M.D., Stanford University Cancer Center
Mary Alice Yund, Ph.D., University of California Berkeley Extension

Breast Cancer Research Council Members

To continue to fund innovative research, the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) must rely on
an expert committee of volunteers. The committee, the Breast Cancer Research Council (BCRC) is responsible
for tracking the trends and opportunities for progress that arise in the breast cancer community, making funding
recommendations, and planning future directions of the CBCRP. The BCRC is made up of 15 people selected to
represent those affected by breast cancer and the institutions that can help find a solution.

2009-2010 Breast Cancer Research Council

Advocates
Susan Braun (9/1/09-8/31/12) Executive Director, Commonweal
Barbara Brenner (7/1/08-8/31/11) Executive Director, Breast Cancer Action
Karren Ganstwig (09/1/07-08/31/10) Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance
Jeanne Rizzo (7/1/08-8/31/11) President/CEO, Breast Cancer Fund
Donna Sanderson (9/1/09-8/31/12) Executive Director, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nonprofit Health Organization Representatives
Roxanna Bautista, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. (9/1/07-8/31/10) Chronic Diseases Program Director, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Carlina Hansen (9/1/09-8/31/12) Executive Director, Women’s Community Clinic
Medical Specialist
Klaus Porzig, M.D. (9/1/06-8/31/10) Stanford Cancer Center
Industry
Christopher Bowden, M.D. (09/1/07-8/31/10) Senior Group Director, Genentech, Inc.
Teresa Burgess, Ph.D. (7/1/08-8/31/11) Director of Oncology Research, Amgen, Inc.
Scientist/Clinician
Lisa Barcellos, Ph.D. (9/1/09 – 8/31/12) Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics Lab, School of Public Health
Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H. (7/1/08 – 8/31/11) Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator, Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training (AANCART)
Associate Director, Population Research, UC Davis Cancer Center
Laura Fenster, Ph.D. (9/1/07-8/31/10) California Department of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Disease Control
James M. Ford, M.D. (7/1/08-8/31/11) Associate Professor, of Medicine, Pediatrics and Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine, Divisions of Oncology and Medical Genetics
Director, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
Shelley Hwang, M.D. (9/1/07-8/31/10) UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mary Alice Yund, Ph.D. (9/1/07-8/31/10) University of California, Berkeley
Ex-Officio
Sherie Smalley, M.D. (09/2007 – Ongoing) Chief of the Cancer Detection Section, California Department of Public Health

About the California Breast Cancer Research Program

The mission of the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) is to eliminate breast cancer by leading
innovation in research, communication, and collaboration in the California scientific and lay communities.
Created by the State Legislature in 1993, the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) is the
largest state-funded breast cancer research program in the nation and is administered by the University of
California, Office of the President. To date, the CBCRP has awarded 894 grants to 101 scientific institutions and
community entities, totaling more than $213 million for research in California to prevent, treat, and cure breast
cancer. Awards include traditional investigator-initiated projects, community-based collaborative research projects,
and program-directed special research initiatives. Grants from the CBCRP fill gaps not traditionally funded
by other research programs to jump-start new areas of investigation that push the boundaries of research and
foster new collaborations. The CBCRP is funded through the voluntary tax check-off program on personal
income tax form 540, a portion of the state tobacco tax, and individual contributions. For more information, call
888 313-2277 888 313-2277, or visit www.cabreastcancer.org.

CBCRP Director and Staff

Director: Marion H.E. Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D., M.P.H.
Sharon Cooper, M.P.A.
Mary Daughtry
Brenda Dixon-Coby
Lyn Dunagan
Laurence Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Katherine McKenzie, Ph.D.
Lisa Minniefield
Eric Noguchi
Catherine Thomsen, M.P.H.