Thomas Graeber

Taofeek K. Owonikoko is the Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hillman Cancer Center and in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Owonikoko also serves as Associate Director for Translational Research and Co-Leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program at Hillman. He also holds the Stanley M. Marks – OHA Endowed Chair in Hematology/Oncology Leadership. Dr. Owonikoko also currently serves as Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Hematology and Oncology, leader of the Thoracic Oncology Program and co-leader of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He previously held the position of the Medical Director of the Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program at Winship where he saw the growth of the early phase clinical trials through the design and execution of innovative investigator-initiated trials and first-in-human trials in collaboration with pharmaceutical sponsors.