PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Ruth Isabella Hoffman, Co-Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2028
Curt I. Civin, M.D., Co-Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2027

[photo, Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building (view from Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.), 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland] Jeffrey S. Dome, M.D., Ph.D.; Kathryn Jeanne Ruble; Aziza Tahir Shad, M.D.; Beth Anne Siever; John Frederick Shern, M.D.; Donald Small, M.D., Ph.D.; Piotr Walczak, M.D., Ph.D. Terms expire 2027.

Dana Kelly Christo, Ph.D.; Michelle G. Urzynicok; Bridgitte C. Widemann, M.D. Termx expire 2028.

Ex officio: Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Health.

Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building (view from Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.), 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Staff: Sadie A. Peters, M.D.

c/o Center for Cancer Prevention & Control
Prevention & Health Promotion Administration, Maryland Department of Health
Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building, 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2399
(410) 767-6777
e-mail: pediatric.cancer@maryland.gov
web: https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/cancer/Pages/Maryland-Pediatric-Cancer-Research-Commission.aspx

In October 2024, the Pediatric Cancer Research Commission was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapters 924 & 925, Acts of 2024).

The Commission develops criteria, standards, and requirements for the review of applications for pediatric cancer research grants from the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund. To ensure that each application is complete and satisfies Commission criteria, standards, and requirements, the Commission sets procedures and guidelines for the review, evaluation, ranking, and rating of research grant proposals. Further, the Commission develops the process by which grant applications are reviewed; and develops disclosure and recusal guidelines to be followed by Commission members, when considering grant applications. Moreover, the Commission establishes standards for the oversight of awards, and conducts progress reviews of grant recipients.

Thirteen members constitute the Commission. Twelve are appointed to three-year terms by the Governor, and one serves ex officio. The Commission chooses the Chair (Code Health-General Article, sec. 20-120).

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