Dr. John S. Lazo

John S. Lazo, Ph.D., Chair, Cure Alzheimer's Fund Scientific Advisory Board
Allegheny Foundation Professor and Director of the Fiske Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Co-Director of Molecular Therapeutics/Drug Discovery Program, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Acclaimed for his work in cancer drug research, Dr. Lazo is the recipient of many awards and honors.

Dr. Lazo received his doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Michigan and completed postdoctoral training at Yale University. In 2003, Dr. Lazo was appointed chair of the Extramural Grants Council at the American Cancer Society. As chair, he leads a multidisciplinary panel of midlevel and senior scientists to determine ACS funding for investigator-led projects taking place at leading cancer centers across the country.