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

Co-Chair (DC) and LCCC Executive Committee Representative

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

Co-Chair (NJ) and LCCC Executive Committee Representative

Heather Derry-Vick, Ph.D.

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

Martha Gay

Martha Gay, Ph.D.

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

Gary Kwok

Gary Kwok, Ph.D.

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

Batsirai Mabvakure

Batsirai Mabvakure, Ph.D.

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

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

ECLC Chair

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

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