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Institutions Represented on Our Strategic Advisory Board

Institutional Collaborators

Executive Board

Charles Nearburg
Owner/President, Nearburg Producing Company
Charles Nearburg is the Owner and President of Nearburg Producing Company and the founder of the Ewing Sarcoma Institute. His philanthropic vision and commitment to improving outcomes for Ewing Sarcoma patients inspire the institute’s mission and work.
Lee Helman
Director, Osteosarcoma Institute
Dr. Lee Helman is Director of the Osteosarcoma Institute and a longtime leader in pediatric sarcoma research. He previously held leadership roles at the National Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and continues to advance the field of sarcoma therapy.
Chad Brown
Chief Investment Officer, Nearburg Producing Company
Chad Brown is the Chief Investment Officer of Nearburg Producing Company. He holds an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, bringing financial leadership and strategic expertise to the Ewing Sarcoma Institute’s Executive Board.

Leadership

Patrick Grohar
Russell G. Adderley Professor of Pediatric Oncology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan
Dr. Patrick Grohar is a physician-scientist focused on drug discovery and the biology of Ewing Sarcoma. As the Russell G. Adderley Professor of Pediatric Oncology at the University of Michigan, he leads translational research efforts to develop new therapies targeting pediatric solid tumors.
Heinrich Kovar
Group Leader and Professor, St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute
Dr. Heinrich Kovar is a leading expert in the molecular biology of Ewing Sarcoma, serving as Group Leader and former Scientific Director at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute in Vienna. With more than 35 years dedicated to pediatric cancer research, he has helped drive international collaboration and discovery in Ewing Sarcoma biology.

Strategic Advisory Board Members

James Amatruda
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology & Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Carol Basso
Patient/Family Advocate, Texas 
Rashmi Chugh
Clinical Professor in Hematology and Oncology, University of Michigan
Olivier Delattre
Director of the SIREDO Oncology Center and the research unit director of the Cancer, Heterogeneity, Instability and Plasticity (CHIP) unit, Inserm/Institut Curie (France)
Julia Glade Bender
Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thomas Grünewald
Professor, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
Elizabeth (Beth) R. Lawlor
Associate Director, Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Poul Sorensen
Johal Chair in Childhood Cancer Research, The University of British Columbia  
Kim Stegmaier
Chair of Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Associate Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital
Sandra Strauss
Professor of Medical and TYA Oncology and Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist, University College London 
Jeff Toretsky
Professor, Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics Division Chief, Pediatric Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University
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