H. Shelton “Shelley” Earp, M.D.

Shelton “Shelley” Earp, M.D., is Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research and Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He recently stepped down as the Director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, a role he had occupied for 24 years. In this role, he recruited multiple faculty members across basic, clinical and population cancer research and served as principal investigator of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Support Grant. His laboratory has been continuously funded by NIH for over 40 years and conducts clinical, translational, and basic cancer research, studying the signals that regulate cell growth, differentiation, and the innate immune system. His group has identified and studied genes involved in these cellular decisions. He has authored over 210 biomedical research papers. He has been the recipient of multiple UNC teaching, faculty, and alumni awards, most recently the University of North Carolina System O. Max Gardner Award. He chaired national review committees for the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, served as President of the American Association of Cancer Institutes and on multiple NCI Cancer Center External Advisory Boards. He is currently serving as the chair during his second term on the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors.