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Scientific Advisory Committee

Sky’s Scientific Advisory Committee includes physicians, researchers and professionals. The committee invites requests for proposals from researchers working on early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer. The committee then recommend funding to Sky Foundation’s Governing Board, which makes the final decision. The committee also reviews annual progress reports about funded research projects.

Howard Crawford, PhD

Henry Ford Health System Scientific Director of the Henry Ford Pancreatic Center in Detroit.  The Crawford Laboratory studies how tumor
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Asfar Azmi, PhD

Dr. Asfar Azmi is a Professor of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is the Director of
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Kirsten L. Bryant, PhD

Lindeberger Comprehensive Cancer Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kirsten L. Bryant, PhD (PI), is Res. Assistant Professor in
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Eileen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Eileen received her undergraduate chemical engineering degree from the Cooper Union and her combined MD/PhD from SUNY Stony Brook University
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Stephanie Dougan, PhD

Stephanie Dougan received her PhD in Immunology from Harvard University. She then performed a postdoctoral fellowship with Hidde Ploegh at
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David S. Kwon, MD

David Kwon, MD, FACS, FSSO is a board-certified surgeon and fellowship-trained surgical oncologist. He received his undergraduate degree in Biological
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