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Director | Executive Committee | Internal Steering Committee
Cyrus Ghajar, PhD
Director, Center of Metastasis Research Excellence,
Fred Hutch
Professor, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutch
Professor, Human Biology Division,
Fred Hutch
Peter S. Lefkarites Memorial Endowed Chair,
Fred Hutch
Dr. Cyrus Ghajar researches metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells to distant sites, and how the microenvironments of these sites (including bones) can put cancer cells to sleep – or wake them up.
He also directs the Laboratory for the Study of Metastatic Microenvironments (LSM2).
James Alvarez, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutch
Kevin Cheung, MD
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutch
Internal Steering Committee
The internal steering committe is charged with: refining MET-X’s mission, ensuring the most promising pilot projects are funded, judging whether or not given pilot projects retain promise and deserve re-funding; and aiding in the development of strategic partnerships within and outside of the Fred Hutch.
Sara Hurvitz, MD
Senior Vice President and Director, Clinical Research Division,
Fred Hutch
Head, Division of Hematology and Oncology,
UW School of Medicine
Christopher Li, MD, PhD
Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Diversity,
Fred Hutch
Professor, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutch
Stanley Riddell, MD
Professor, Therapeutic Science and Translation Division ,
Fred Hutch
Lynda Weatherby
Patient Advocate
Peter Nelson, MD
Director,
Sloan Precision Oncology Institute
Professor, Human Biology Division,
Fred Hutch