Science Board

Margaret Tempero, MD

Dr. Margaret Tempero is Deputy Director of the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Comprehensive Cancer Center and Professor and Chief of the Division of Medical Oncology. Upon her arrival at UCSF in January 2000, she was named the Doris and Don Fisher Distinguished Professor in Clinical Research. Prior to her appointment at UCSF, she was Professor of Medicine and held the Distinguished Cancer Research Professorship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She was the Deputy Director of the NCI designated Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska and served as the interim Cancer Center Director for 3 years. Dr. Tempero is an accomplished clinical and translational scientist. She served as the principal investigator of a Special Program of Research Excellence for pancreatic cancer and is considered to be among the national leaders in gastrointestinal oncology. She has been a pioneer in the application of radioactivity tagged antibodies for cancer therapy. In recognition of her clinical science expertise, she co-directed the Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop co-sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She was also chosen to lead a Special Emphasis Panel for NIH funding for clinical science and recently chaired a special NIH initiative to establish research priorities in pancreatic cancer. Dr. Tempero is vice chairman of the Board of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. She also serves on the Board of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and on the Board of Scientific Counselors which is advisory to the intramural programs of the NCI. She holds or has held editorial positions on numerous prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research and the American Journal of Medicine. She is credited with over 100 original articles and book chapters. In addition to establishing and coordinating a new research program in gastrointestinal cancers at UCSF, Dr. Tempero also assists Dr. in the overall direction, administration and strategic planning for the Cancer Center. She represents the clinical components of the Cancer Center on major UCSF committees and Task Forces. Dr. Tempero is the President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology for year 2003-2004.