History of the Winn Award Programs
The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program (Winn Awards) was established in 2020 by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation to improve participation in clinical trials to drive better health outcomes in all communities to save more lives.
The Winn Awards are programs for physicians and rising medical students at various points in their career pathway. The Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA) and the Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) are led by the Winn Award implementation team at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Winn Clinical Investigator Leadership Awards (Winn CILA) are implemented by collaborating organizations: Conquer Cancer the ASCO Foundation and the American Heart Association.


About Dr. Winn
The namesake of the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program–Robert A. Winn, MD, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center–is leading the nation in establishing a 21st-century model for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine workforce, eliminating health disparities, mentoring upcoming leaders in health, and spearheading interdisciplinary approaches to research.
Dr. Winn also serves as the Chair of the Winn Awards’ National Advisory Committee.
Team
The Winn Awards are supported by a team based at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Joy L. Jones, PhD
Executive Director, Winn Awards

Rebekah Broad
Executive Assistant

Ali Gemma, MPH
Director, Recruitment & Award Administration, Winn CDA

Rosa Roncales, MAT
Program Coordinator, Winn CDA

Ariana Lee
Director, Scholar and Curriculum Administration, Winn CDA

Caitlin Wall, MS
Program Coordinator, Winn CDA

Allison McLarin, M.Ed
Program Coordinator, Winn CDA

Desiree Y. Vasquez
Director, Winn CIPP

Katelyn Evans
Sr. Program Coordinator, Winn CIPP
National Advisory Committee
CHAIR

Robert A. Winn, MD
- Director, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation
- Professor, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Virginia Commonwealth University
MEMBERS

Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Emory University School of Medicine; Grady Health Systems
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Service Chief, Hematology and Medical Oncology; Associate Director, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program
Glenn Dillon, PhD
American Heart Association
National Vice President of Research and Grants

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (HC)
American Association for Cancer Research
Chief Executive Officer

Sharon Hanlon, MSN
Bristol Myers Squibb
Head of Clinical Trial Engagement

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale School of Medicine
Ensign Professor of Medicine; Professor of Pharmacology; Chief of Medical Oncology; Director, Thoracic Oncology Research Program; Associate Director for Translational Research

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Chief Executive Officer

Joy L. Jones, PhD
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Executive Director, Winn Awards

Gail Kerr, MD
Howard University
Howard University Hospital Chief of Rheumatology; Professor of Medicine

Jamie Langley, RN, MSN
Parexel Academy
Global Head

Patricia LoRusso, DO
Yale School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Experimental Therapeutics; Associate Cancer Center Director; Experimental Therapeutics

Jill Massey, PharmD, MBA, BCMAS
Gilead Sciences
Vice President, Global Medical Strategic Operations

Giselle Melendez, MD
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP
Enterprise Cancer Service Line Atrium Health
President, Enterprise Cancer Service Line Atrium Health; Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center; Enterprise Senior Vice President Atrium Health; Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Professor of Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine

Lucio Miele, MD, PhD
LSU School of Medicine
Professor and Department Head, LSU School of Medicine, Department of Genetics; Assistant Dean for Translational Science
Director for Inter-Institutional Programs, LSU Stanley Scott Cancer Center; Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium
Cancer Crusaders Endowed Professor in Cancer Research

Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCPP
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology; Director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities; Associate Director, Diversity Affairs

Jude Ngang, PharmD
Amgen
Executive Director, Representation in Clinical Research (RISE)

Anekwe Onwuanyi, MD, FACC
Association of Black Cardiologists
President of Association of Black Cardiologists; Professor of Medicine/Chief of Cardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine; Advanced Heart Failure Consultant; Medical Director, Grady Hospital Heart Failure Program; Co-Chair, Grady Heart and Vascular Center

Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD
Division Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Director

Amanda Pears Kelly
Chief Executive Officer, Advocates for Community Health; Executive Director, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

Eliseo Perez-Stable, MD
National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities (NIMHD)
Director

Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCO
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Professor, Radiation Oncology; Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Ileana Pina, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Jefferson Health
Cardiologist

Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH
UT Health San Antonio
Director and Professor, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Brian Rivers, PhD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine
Director, Cancer Health Equity Institute, National Center for Primary Care

Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH
America’s Essential Hospitals
President & CEO

Hannah A. Valantine, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD, FACC, FAHA
Rush University
McMullan-Eybel Chair of Excellence in Clinical Cardiology; Professor of Medicine, Rush College of Medicine; Medical Director, Rush Heart Center for Women, Rush University Medical Center

Donald K. Warne, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Co-Director, Center for Indigenous Health; Professor, Public Health

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Executive Director

Winston Wong, MD, FAACP
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Scholar-in-Residence, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity