Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD, is the James Dudley Professor of Lung Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver and a founding director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center. He has over 30 years of experience in oncology research, and his studies in lung cancer have been instrumental in the treatment of the disease—specifically in identifying biomarkers of prognosis and therapy selection. Throughout his career, Dr. Bunn has been President of ASCO, IASLC, and AACI, chairman of the FDA Oncology Drug Advisory Committee, and Executive Director of the IASLC. He is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, reviews and editorials as well as Principal Investigator on numerous national and local therapeutic trials and for the prestigious SPORE grant in lung cancer.