Joe Ramos, Ph.D.

The Lundquist Institute President & Chief Executive Officer

"Research at the Frontlines of Health Care: An Introduction to the Lundquist Institute"

Joe W. Ramos, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized cancer researcher and scientific leader with more than 30 years of experience advancing biomedical research and patient care. He has held leadership roles at major research institutions, including the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center. His work focuses on translating scientific innovation into improved health outcomes while fostering education, collaboration, and community impact.

His talk will provide an overview of The Lundquist Institute, an independent nonprofit biomedical research institute where scientists and clinicians turn patient-informed discoveries into treatments, technologies, and training that reach patients in Los Angeles and around the world.