Professor John R. Zalcberg, M.D., Ph.D. joined us as a Non-Executive Director in May 1995. He is Professor/Director of the Division of Haematology and Medical Oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Among his numerous professional positions, Prof. Zalcberg was past president of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia; is the Chairman of the Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, and a member of the National Colorectal Cancer Care Surgery Working Party; was the immediate past president of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia. In addition, Prof. Zalcberg has held positions as: Principal Investigator of Colorectal Studies at ICI Pharmaceuticals from 1992 to 1994; member of the Committee of Management of the University of Sydney Cancer Research Fund from 1997 to 1999; member of the Global Oncology Advisory Board of Pharmacia & Upjohn. Prof. Zalcberg is a member of the editorial boards of Investigational New Drugs, Annals of Oncology, European Journal of Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and the American Journal of Drugs. He has been the recipient of more than twenty research grants and has published over 140 articles in scientific journals. Prof. Zalcberg holds a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne and is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (Medical Oncology). |