Our Supported Scientist

Adopt-A-Scientist– Cure Cancer, a private foundation exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), was formally created in 2018 by cancer survivor Dewey Stringer and Dr. Katherine Pulse with the guidance of Dr. Eric Jonasch, Stephanie Young, and Mark Stringer. Its efforts began in 2016 and, initially, Adopt-A-Scientist – Cure Cancer helped facilitate donations directly to the cancer institutions conducting the research, including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine. Our Board members have diverse skill sets and experiences but are united in their passion to help researchers cure cancer and improve the wellness and quality of life of cancer patients.

C. Kent Osborne, M.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Dudley and Tina Sharp Chair for Cancer Research
  • Founding Director, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • Professor, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Breast Medical Oncologist 
  • Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center 

Pavan Reddy, M.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Director and Professor, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Senior Associate Dean, Cancer Programs
  • The John M. O’Quinn Foundation Chair in CancerBaylor College of Medicine

George Miles, M.D., Ph.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
  • Laboratory Director – Precision Oncology, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Masataka Suzuki, Ph.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Associate Professor, Center for Gene Therapy
  • Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Rachel Schiff, Ph.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Professor, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center
  • Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Vice President and Senior Associate Dean, Global Programs
  • Professor, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine
  • Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Joseph F. Petrosino, Ph.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Chief Scientific Innovation Officer 
  • Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair in Molecular Virology and Microbiology 
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology 
  • Director, Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research
  • Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine 

Mothaffar F. Rimawi, M.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Professor, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine
  • Executive Medical Director & Associate Director of Clinical Affairs, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Associate Director for Clinical Affairs, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Jamunarini Veeraraghavan, Ph.D.

Supported Scientist

  • Assistant Professor, Schiff-Osborne Lab, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center
  • Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine
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