Leadership & Staff - Cancer Research Institute

CRI Leadership

Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD

CRI Director

Director, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean & Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer
Chao Family Endowed Director's Chair in Cancer Research & Treatment
Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry

Claudia Benavente, PhD

Deputy Director

Deputy Associate Director, Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology

CRI Administration

Nita Driscoll

Strategic Operations Manager (CAO)

nrdrisco@uci.edu

Pilar Quezada

Program Coordinator

pilarq@hs.uci.edu