Speaker Profile
Executive Director, TargetCancer Foundation
Biography
Since joining TargetCancer Foundation in 2010, Jim has overseen its growth from a small start-up to a nationally recognized foundation supporting comprehensive rare cancer research programs and patient support services. Prior to joining TargetCancer Foundation, he spent eleven years at Fidelity Investments in Boston, MA. Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), and is a founding Co-Chair of the NORD Rare Cancers Coalition. In addition, Jim is a Steering Committee member at the GI Cancers Alliance and the Global Cholangiocarcinoma Alliance. Jim completed studies at the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, and received his B.A. from Loyola University Maryland.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Hakan Sakul, Pfizer
- PMWC Award Ceremony:
Honoree: Todd Golub, Broad Institute
- Fireside Chat: Precision Medicine: Past, Present and Future
- Todd Golub, Broad Institute
- Hakan Sakul, Pfizer - Challenges in Providing Global Access to Precision Health (PANEL)
Chair: Mike Pellini, Section32
- Peter Kuhn, USC
- Steven Rosen
- Sarah Hersey, BMS
- Ed Abrahams, PMC - Regulatory and Reimbursement Challenges for Precision Medicines (PANEL)
Chair: Cynthia Bens, PMC
- Robert Dumanois, ThermoFisher
- Kaska Kowanetz, Pfizer
- Elaine Katrivanos, Tempus
- Elizabeth Mansfield, Foundation Medicine - Early Cancer Detection 360 Degree View
Chair: Christian Wolfrum, Siemens Healthineers
- Stephan Brock, Molecular Health
- Christian Eusemann, Siemens Healthineers
- Costanzo DiPerna, CommonSpirit - Novel Clinical Trial Designs (PANEL)
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Jason Sicklick, UCSD
- Jim Palma, Target Cancer Foundation
- Corrie Painter, Precede Bio
- Laura J Esserman, UCSF - Equity in Delivery of Precision Cancer Care through Community-Academic Partnerships
- Manali Patel, Stanford - Challenges in Genomic Profiling of Pediatric Cancers
- Andrew Kung, MSK
- Christina Curtis, Stanford - PMWC NCI Showcase
- Solomon Diamond, Lodestone
- Jennifer Smith, PreCyte
- City of Hope Precision Medicine
- Stephen Gruber, City of Hope - PMWC Showcase
- Matthew Goldberg, Castle
