Sagar Lonial, MD, 59, was nominated to serve as a member of our Board in April 2020. Dr. Sagar Lonial earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. His previous laboratory work has focused on evaluating the impact of purified dendritic cell subsets on the nature of immune responses against antigen, and he has completed several trials evaluating the impact of cytokines on dendritic cell content and post-transplant immune recovery. More recently, Dr. Lonial has focused on combinations of novel agents as therapy for myeloma, genomics, and immune status during and after therapy. Dr. Lonial is involved in numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and the International Myeloma Society, and the Society of Hematology Oncology (SOHO). He has been past president of the SOHO and is currently chair of the education committee and Treasurer. He serves as co Chair of the NCI Myeloma Committee and as Myeloma editor for Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia . He has received the Celgene Young Investigator Award , Indo American Cancer Association (IACA) Life Time Achievement Award, the COMY Multiple Myeloma Excellence Award for Clinical Science, and the Giants of Cancer Care inductee, The Jean Luc Harrouseau Award, the Robert Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award, and currently holds the Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Cancer. Based on Dr. Lonial s medical background and significant experience in oncology drug development, the Board believes that Dr. Lonial has the appropriate set of skills to serve as a member of the Board.