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Kathleen N. Moore appointed deputy director and director of Phase I Oncology Trials Program at Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center has named Kathleen N. Moore as deputy director and director of Phase I Oncology Trials. 

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