Ali H. Zaidi graduated from Aga Khan University and is now the Medical Director of Research for Esophageal and Lung Research (ELR) at Allegheny Health Network (AHN). He is also the Director for Biobanking and Strategic Collaborations at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine, Drexel University. In addition, he co-leads the joint Center of Excellence for gastroesophageal diseases established collaboratively by Johns Hopkins University, Baylor Scott & White and AHN. He is skilled in Translational Medicine, Cancer Research, Administration, Healthcare and Clinical Research.
Vincent K. Lam currently serves as the Director of the Esophageal Cancer Research Program, and an Assistant Professor of Oncology at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University. He received his MD from the University of California’s San Francisco School of Medicine in 2010. His research interests include Cancer Genomics, Biomarkers and Cellular Immunotherapies.