Howard L. Mcleod

Biography

Dr Howard McLeod is chair of the Department of Individualized Cancer Management and a State of Florida Cancer Research Endowed Chair. He is a Professor at the University of South Florida and a 1000 Talent Scholar of China. Dr McLeod is a recent member of the FDA committee on Clinical Pharmacology and the NIH Human Genome Advisory Council. Dr McLeod is vice chair for Pharmacogenomics for NCI ALLIANCE clinical trials group, overseeing the largest oncology pharmacogenomics portfolio in the world. Dr McLeod is an active entrepreneur, serving on the Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Board, and as a domain expert consultant to publically traded and privately held companies. He has also founded both for-profit and non- profit companies in the USA and China. Howard has published over 500 peer reviewed papers on pharmacogenomics, applied therapeutics, or clinical pharmacology and continues to work to advance individualized medicine.

Research Interest

Dr. McLeod's research interests focus on pharmacogenomics and the role of genetic differences in individual response to cancer drugs. Dr. McLeod brings his diverse experience and interests to Moffitt; including working in research, clinical pharmacology, and supervising large clinical trials. Dr. McLeod has been instrumental in the establishment of Moffitt’s Clinical Genomics Action Committee (CGAC), which Dr. McLeod leads with Dr. Christine Walko and Dr. Jamie Teer. The CGAC members include medical oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, basic scientists, genetic counselors and even financial administrators who participate to further the personalization of cancer care — one patient at a time. The committee implements cancer genomics and other individualized treatments by providing a multidisciplinary assessment of advanced diagnostic strategies and complex clinical results.