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 and the 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 graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan. He received postdoctoral training at Yale University and was a member of pharmacology faculty. Dr. Lazo served as a Corporate Associate of Johnson & Johnson, has authored eleven books, published more than 200 scientific articles and reviews, and has been the principal investigator on numerous research projects.