Nickolas Papadopoulos – Candidate for the Nominating Committee of AACR

About the role

The voting for the 2025 AACR Annual Election is now open, where members will vote for the next President-Elect, Treasurer, five Board Members, and four members of the Nominating Committee.

Responsibilities

• Advancing the field of cancer genetics through research and development of genetic-based tools for early detection and personalized cancer treatment.
• Investigating novel mutations in chromatin remodeling genes and their role in various human cancers.
• Developing clinical applications for early cancer detection and monitoring, especially through liquid biopsy.
• Leading AACR task forces and committees, such as the AACR Exploratory IND/Phase 0 Clinical Trials Task Force and the AACR Cancer Progress Report Steering Committee.
• Co-chaired the AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Metabolism and Cancer in 2011.

Requirements

No specific requirements are mentioned beyond being a member of AACR and having relevant expertise in cancer genetics and research.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1992.
• Postdoctoral training as a Fogarty Fellow at the National Institutes on Aging, Gerontology Research Center at NIH from 1992 to 1993.
• Research associate at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1996 to 1997.

Skills

• Cancer genetics research.
• Development of genetic-based tools for early detection and personalized cancer treatment.
• Liquid biopsy technology development.
• Leadership in cancer research organizations and committees.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned beyond the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of cancer research and potentially influence the direction of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Pay

No specific pay details are provided.

Schedule

No specific schedule details are provided.