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Empowered professional partnerships of innovators and leaders who collaborate to execute new ideas, plan events and guide the overall direction of GCC.

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Uniting Global Perspectives to Achieve Common Goals.

Over the past 5 years, we have gathered the most brilliant minds and leading institutions from around the world to collaborate in the fight against cancer,
through research, continued education and mentoring the next generation toward leading the way in cancer care.

2020

GCC ESTABLISHED
Markey Cancer Center - Lexington, Kentucky, USA
formed the Global Cancer Consortium (GCC) with:
→ Tata Memorial Centre - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
→ Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Manipal, Karnataka, India
→ Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute - Kolkata, West Bengal, India
→ Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Rochester, Jacksonville and Scottsdale, USA

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ Hosted our first Virtual Retreat
→ CRDF Global-NCI/NIH Grant for Precision Oncology training program, 2020-2022
2021

NEW INSTITUTION AFFILIATES JOINED
→ Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo
- São Paulo, Brazil - joined as an affiliate member

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ Mini-Symposium on Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer
→ Initiated the Faculty and Trainee Seminar Series and Community Outreach Series

→ Initiated virtual Biology and Therapy of Cancer Courses

→ First International Global Cancer Consortium Conference (3-day Virtual)
2022

NEW INSTITUTION MEMBERS JOINED
→ Brown University Cancer Center - Rhode Island, USA and
→ China Medical University, Taiwan joined the consortium

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ Translational Radiation Oncology, CLL, and p53 Mini-Symposia

→ Initiated the Cardio-Oncology and Cancer Engineering Talk Series

→ Initiated the Cancer Perspective Series

→ 2nd International Global Cancer Consortium Conference at MAHE, India
2023

NEW CHAPTERS FORMED & INSTITUTION MEMBERS JOINED
→ University of Kansas Cancer Center
- Kansas City, Kansas joined as a member institution
→ South Asia Chapter is formed
→ North America Chapter is formed

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ Go-Create Workshop on “Cancer Omics”

→ Go-Create Workshop on “Drug Discovery and Development”

→ Mini-Symposia on “Pancreatic Cancer” and “Prostate Cancer”

→ Initiated the Public Lecture Series
2024

NEW CHAPTERS
→ East Asia Chapter is formed and led by the China Medical University, Taiwan
→ Europe Chapter is formed

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ 3rd International Global Cancer Consortium Conference at ACTREC/Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

→ Initiated the INSPIRE Seminar Series

→ Initiated the GCC Youth Science Program

→ 4rd International Global Cancer Consortium Conference at Institute of Cancer at São Paulo, Brazil
2025

NEW CHAPTER FORMED
→ West & South Africa Chapter formed

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ 5th International Global Cancer Consortium Conference at Amity University, Noida, India
→ CME on Precision Medicine with AIIMS-Bhopal
→ Mini-Symposium on Unfolded Protein Response and ER-Stress
→ Initiated “Lipids in Cancer” Seminar Series
2026

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
→ 6th International Global Cancer Consortium Conference at
Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India

Introductions and GCC Overview

In 2020, we hosted a virtual retreat to introduce our member institutions and learn more about one another.

VIRTUAL RETREAT - PART ONE

VIRTUAL RETREAT - PART TWO

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Founding Faculty

Vivek M. Rangnekar, PhD

Professor and Alfred Cohen Chair
Associate Director -
Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, PhD

Professor - Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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Prasanna Venkatraman, PhD

Deputy Director - CRI ACTREC
Tata Memorial Centre

Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India

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Susanta Roychoudhury, PhD

Fellow -
National Academy of Sciences, India

J C Bose Fellow -
Government of India
Chief, Basic Research -
Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Mahadev Rao, PhD

Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice Coordinator -
Center for Translational Research, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Manipal, Karnataka, India

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Erin Oakley, PhD

Consortium Coordinator and Contact Person, Cancer Education Coordinator -
Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of the founding members or representatives of the founding institutions of the consortium. They serve as guardians of the consortium and conserve the core values, objectives, and policies of the consortium.

Unanimous approval of all the members of the GCC Board of Trustees is required for adding new member institutions to the consortium, or for adding their representatives to this Board or to the executive committee. Each institution has only one representative on the Board and Executive Committee. Members of the Board can also serve as members of the GCC Executive Committee.

As a collective body, the trustees hold the highest authority and responsibility to ensure the fulfillment of an organization’s mission. Major decisions made by all the committees, including the Executive Committee, of the consortium require the final approval of the Board of Trustees.

Vivek M. Rangnekar, PhD

Board Member
Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, PhD

Board Member
Susanta Roychoudhury, PhD

Board Member
Prasanna Venkatraman, PhD

Board Member

Executive Steering Committee

The executive steering committee is responsible for the overall governance of the consortium. It provides strategic direction for the consortium objectives and sets the policies on consortium operations.