Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D. has served as a member of the Board since October 2019. Dr. Ribas has also served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board since its creation in 2015. Dr. Ribas is an internationally recognized physician-scientist who conducts translational and clinical research aimed at understanding how the immune system can be used to treat cancer. He has been a leader in the research and clinical development of multiple types of therapeutic agents, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, gene-engineered T cells, and BRAF-targeted therapies. His efforts have been instrumental in transforming the treatment paradigm for oncology patients, particularly those with malignant melanoma, having served as principal investigator for multiple trials, including those involving the breakthrough cancer therapy, Keytruda. Dr. Ribas has served as Professor of Medicine, Surgery, and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) since July 2011, Director of the Tumor Immunology Program at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center since June 2010, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Center at UCLA since 2016. He was the President for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) from April 2020 to April 2021. Dr. Ribas has founded or advised several successful biopharma companies, such as Kite Pharma Inc. and Flexus Biosciences, Inc. and currently serves on the board of directors of Lutris Pharma. Dr. Ribas received M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Universidad de Barcelona (Spain). He completed his internship and residency in medical oncology at the University Hospital Vall d Hebron (Barcelona, Spain) and conducted postdoctoral research at UCLA. Following a fellowship in hematology/oncology in the Department of Medicine at UCLA, he has held numerous faculty and administrative positions at UCLA since 2001. Dr. Ribas has received a myriad of awards and honors, including the AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology, the AACR Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award and the National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award. Dr. Ribas has also served on the board of directors of leading scientific organizations such as the AACR and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. He is an elected Fellow of the AACR Academy, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians and the US National Academy of Medicine. We believe Dr. Ribas is able to make valuable contributions to the Board due to his extensive experience in medicine and clinical research.