Lombardi Early Career Leadership Council Members

Our Lombardi Early Career Leadership Council (ECLC) members bring strategic insight and a shared commitment to creating a safe, welcoming, and empowering environment for early career collaborators. Together, they guide efforts to foster a safe space where individuals can learn the language of academia, explore diverse career pathways, and build essential skills for navigating their professional journeys. Through accountability, mutual respect, advocacy, and ethical leadership, these members lead by example—championing a culture of growth, engagement and meaningful collaboration. ECLC Members serve a two-year term. For more information about the ECLC, please contact Larisa.Caicedo@georgetown.edu.

Traci Bethea

Traci Bethea, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Oncology, Georgetown;
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research;
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Noa Biran

Noa Biran, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine;
Multiple Myeloma Physician, Hackensack University Medical Center, John Theurer Cancer Center, Regional Cancer Care Association;
Cancer Cell Biology Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Heather Derry-Vick

Heather Derry-Vick, Ph.D.

Assistant Member, Center for Discovery and Innovation Hackensack Meridian Health;
Assistant Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine;
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Martha Gay

Martha Gay, Ph.D.

Co-Chair and LCCC Executive Committee Representative

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Georgetown;
Cancer-Host Interactions Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Gary Kwok

Gary Kwok, Ph.D.

Assistant Member, Center for Discovery and Innovation;
Assistant Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine;
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Batsirai Mabvakure

Batsirai Mabvakure, Ph.D.

Chair

Assistant Professor
Department of Oncology, Georgetown;
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Sreejith Nair

Sreejith Nair, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Georgetown;
Cancer Cell Biology Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Kevin Tong

Kevin Tong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine;
Assistant Member, Center for Discovery and Innovation;
Cancer Cell Biology Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Kimberley Doucette

Kimberley Doucette, M.D., M.S.C.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Georgetown;
Clinician, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Cancer Cell Biology Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Rachel Rosenstein

Rachel Rosenstein, M.D., Ph.D.

ECLC Co-Chair and LCCC Executive Committee Representative

Assistant Professor, Dermatology Division, Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation;
Cancer-Host Interactions Program, Georgetown Lombardi

Johannes Zakrzewski

Johannes Zakrzewski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Oncology, Georgetown;
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine;
Associate Member, Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation;
Attending Physician, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center;
Cancer-Host Interactions Program, Georgetown Lombardi