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Laboratory for Advanced Medicine: Alan List

Oct 23, 2019

Laboratory for Advanced Medicine has appointed Alan List to its board of directors. A practicing oncologist, List currently serves as president and CEO of the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Previously he filled various other roles at Moffitt, including, most recently, executive VP and physician-in-chief. List is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Association for Cancer Research. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

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