Gwen Darien, Executive Director
 As a cancer survivor herself, Gwen Darien brings a wealth of personal and professional experiences to her position as executive director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. Darien is committed to fostering enduring partnerships and collaborations across all segments of the cancer community to fulfill the Samuel Waxman Foundation’s goal of finding effective cures and preventing cancer by creating a collaborative team of world-class scientists, the Institute Without Walls, to translate cancer research discoveries from the bench to the clinic.
Prior to joining SWCRF, Darien was editor-in-chief of CR magazine and director of the American Association for Cancer Research Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program. The AACR launched the department of Survivor and Patient Advocacy in November 2004 with Darien as its founding director to strengthen communications and collaborations among the cancer survivor, patient advocacy and scientific communities. CR magazine was launched in March 2006 to provide a forum for sharing credible, balanced information about life with cancer and perspectives on the challenges in cancer research today.
Darien is Chair of the NCI Director’s Consumer Liaison Group and is a member of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society. She serves on the program committee of the Accelerating Anti-Cancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop. Darien is on the advisory board of the Health Advocacy Program at Sarah Lawrence College and an external advisor to the Breast Cancer SPORE at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has more than 20 years of experience in leadership positions. Darien is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College.
gdarien@waxmancancer.org
Foundation Staff
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aronson@waxmancancer.org
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