Sameek Roychowdhury, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Medical Oncology, The James
Dr. Roychowdhury leads an accomplished research team that identifies and improves improving therapy for patients with advanced cancer using genomics as part of the Translational Therapeutics program at the OSUCCC – James, which focuses on precision cancer medicine. He earned a degree in molecular genetics, a medical degree and a doctorate in immunology all from The Ohio State University.

Rhonda Ball

Cancer Survivor and James Ambassador
Rhonda Ball is a cancer survivor and patient of Dr. Roychowdhury. Her cancer inspired researchers at the OSUCCC – James to develop a new diagnostic test, develop a new clinical trial and seek more than $1 million in research funding. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and has worked for Aflac for 25 years.

Kristin Stanford, PhD

Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology
Dr. Stanford received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at Indiana University in Exercise Physiology and then went on to receive her PhD at the University of California, San Diego, in Biomedical Sciences. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Joslin Diabetes Center/Harvard Medical School. She is currently an assistant professor of Physiology and Cell Biology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. The overall focus of her research is to determine the novel molecular mechanisms of exercise that improve metabolic health.

Ian Valerio, MD

Division Chief, Burn, Wound, and Trauma in Plastic Surgery
Professor, Departments of Plastic & Reconstructive, Orthopedic, and General Surgery Dr. Valerio is an accomplished regenerative surgeon who has worked across the world saving and restoring limbs that otherwise would have been lost. He served for four years as a reconstructive surgeon in the U.S. Navy at trauma centers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, before joining The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in 2014. His research interests include reconstructing and salvaging parts of the human body after trauma or disease, advancing stem cell therapies and improving prosthetics to improve people’s lives.