Adam Marcus was named interim executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Marcus will assume the role from Walter J. Curran, Jr., while Emory University conducts a national search for Winship’s next executive director.
“We are very fortunate that Dr. Curran will support Dr. Marcus from now until his departure in late January,” Jonathan S. Lewin, executive vice president for health affairs at Emory University and CEO and chair of the board for Emory Healthcare, said in a statement. “They will work together over the next five weeks to ensure a smooth transition in Winship leadership in its research, educational, and clinical missions.”
An advisory committee, with representation from across the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, including Winship leaders, will oversee the executive director search.
Curran, who is also the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, announced in October that he would be stepping down from his Emory leadership roles to serve as the global chief medical officer of GenesisCare, an international health care provider. He was the first and only radiation oncologist to direct an NCI-designated cancer center.
Marcus, a member of Winship’s executive leadership team and a fellow of the Woodruff Leadership Academy, serves as the associate director for basic research and shared resources at Winship. He is a professor of hematology and medical oncology and holds the Winship 5K Professorship. Marcus is also the scientific director of the Emory Integrated Cellular Imaging Core, one of the Emory Integrated Core Facilities.
Marcus’ research focuses on cancer metastasis, drug development, and image-guided genomics, and he has been continuously funded by NIH since joining the Emory faculty in 2006. He is a principal investigator of five active NIH grants, including a multi-PI R25 Science Education Partnership Award that supports Citizen Science HD. Marcus co-leads Citizen Science HD, an outreach program that provides opportunities for underrepresented learners in STEM.
