Clare Thibodeaux

Clare Thibodeaux, PhD is the Vice President, Scientific Affairs with Cures Within Reach and has nearly 20 years of scientific research and philanthropic experience. Clare joined the Cures Within Reach team in November 2015, collaborating with a variety of repurposing stakeholders to catalyze repurposing research opportunities. Clare engages with key opinion leaders, research institution partners, industry representatives and patient advocates from any disease areas globally to identify, centralize and vet clinical repurposing research for funding. She is responsible for leading new scientific initiatives at Cures Within Reach, managing Cures Within Reach’s scientific grant outreach and review process, leading the Science Advisory Board and developing patient education events. Clare also serves on the Advisory Board for the Critical Path Institute’s CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory. She has led various committees and boards through her previous volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. Clare has advocated with state and federal elected officials concerning cancer related issues and educated the general public through community outreach.

Prior to her involvement in the biomedical field, Clare was a market research professional. She holds a PhD in Tumor Biology from Georgetown University and an MBA from George Mason University.