Karen H. Vousden, PhD - Bristol Myers Squibb
Karen H. Vousden, PhD
Principal Group Leader of The Francis Crick Institute and Former Chief Scientist of Cancer Research UK
Dr. Vousden, age 67, has been a principal group leader at The Francis Crick Institute in London since February 2017 and served as the chief scientist of Cancer Research UK (CRUK) between 2016-2022 and director of the Beatson Institute of Cancer Research between 2002-2016.
Dr. Vousden brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience leading groundbreaking cancer research. She is a fellow of the Royal Society and a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences. She serves as a member of the Science Advisory Boards of Kovina Therapeutics, Volastra Therapeutics, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the James Allison Institute, and is on the Board of the Vallee Foundation. Dr. Vousden served as president of the British Association of Cancer Research between 2019-2023.
She is founder and consultant of Faeth Therapeutics, Inc., a fellow of the Royal Society and a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences.