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Caryn Lerman steps in as president of AACI

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Caryn Lerman has stepped in as president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. Lerman, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate dean for cancer programs at the University of Southern California, was the AACI president-elect.

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