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About

Dr Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP

DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR PRECISION MEDICINE & FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
PROFESSOR OF PHARMACY AND MEDICINE
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ABOUT ME

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Professor & Center Director, Utah Tech University, April, 2023-present 

Advisor, Precision Medicine, Geriatric Oncology Consortium, Tampa, USA. March, 2023-present.

Adjunct Professor, Central South University, Changsha, China.  February, 2012-present.

EDUCATION

1988 B.S. - University of Washington School of Pharmacy
 
1990Pharm.D. - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
 
Post-Doctoral Training
July 1990December 1992 Clinical Research Fellow (Mentor: Prof William E Evans), St Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.

 
January-December 1993Research Fellow (Mentor: Prof Paul Workman), CRC Dept. of
Medical Oncology, Cancer Research Campaign Beatson Laboratories, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

 
March/April, 2020Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context.  1962USRx   Harvard University, Boston, USA.
Education

LEADERSHIP / SERVICES 

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American Society for Clinical Oncology
  • Session Chair, Annual Meeting, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Annual Meeting New Drug Symposium. 2017-2020,  Chair, 2017-2019
  • Cancer Education Committee, 2013-2016, 2018 Biomarkers/Imaging Task Force, 2005-2006 Cancer Research Committee, 2006-2009
  • Chair, FDA Critical Path Subcommittee
  • Chair, ASCO-FDA Alternative Design Working Group ASCO Taxonomy Task Force, July-December, 2016
  • ASCO Taxonomy Committee, Founding member. Jan, 2017-Mar, 2020
  • TAPUR study tumor board, section Chair. June, 2016-March, 2020
  • JCO Precision Oncology Founding Associate Editor, 2016-2020
 
Cancer And Leukemia Group B/Alliance
  • Vice-Chair, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (PET) Committee March, 2001- September, 2011
  • Vice-Chair, Population Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics (PPP) Committee September, 2011-2020
 
Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative.
  • Pharmacogenetics Advisory Committee March, 2010-2018.
 
Food and Drug Administration
  • Member, Sub-committee on Clinical Pharmacology September, 2002-July, 2007 Member, Committee on Clinical Pharmacology August, 2007-June, 2013.
  • Consultant & ad hoc reviewer, Gastrointestinal Advisory Committee. Aprepitant approval. March, 2003
  • Consultant & presenting expert, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology subcommittee, Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee July, 2003
  • Consultant, Third Wave Technologies Invader assay for UGT1A1, October, 2004.
  • Consultant, carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse effects. July, 2007.
 
National Institutes of Health
NIGMS Pharmacogenetics Research Network
  • Member, Executive Committee August, 2001-July, 2010

National Cancer Institute
  • Cancer Therapeutics Branch Site Visit Team, October, 2004,
  • Translational Research Working Group. October, 2005-2007
  • Medical Oncology Branch Site Visit Team, November, 2009.
  • NCI Colon/Rectal Clinical Trials Planning group, January, 2011
  • Developmental Therapeutics Study Section, 6/2005, 6/2006, 10/2006, 2/2007, 5/2007, June, 2008-June, 2010
  • NCI Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing, July, 2016
  • Urologic Oncology Branch/Genitourinary Malignancies Branch Site visit Team , February, 2018
     
National Human Genome Research Institute
  • Member and Chair, Expert Scientific Panel, eMERGE Network (Electronic Medical Record and Genomics). February, 2008-December, 2019.
  • National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, September, 2010-September, 2014
  • NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group, December, 2011-December, 2019
  • Organizer: Genome Medicine VIII meeting
  • Speaker: Genome Medicine II-IX meetings
 
Personalized Medicine Coalition
  • Board of Director, January, 2015-January, 2021
  • Chairman (with Dr Lincoln Nadauld), Science Policy Committee, January, 2019-present
Leadership

GRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING

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Masters of Science
  • MSc Clinical Pharmacology
    • Kevin Dewar - 1996 University of Aberdeen - completed
    • Lloyd Matowe - 1997 University of Aberdeen - completed
  • MSc Human Genetics
    • Philip Carrott - 1998 University of Aberdeen - completed
    • Chrysteleu Lennou - 1998 University of Aberdeen - completed
       
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  1. Leslie Milne - 1994-1998 University of Glasgow - completed
  2. Wiboon Wattanatorn - 1994-1998 Robert Gordan University - completed
  3. Stephen Johnston - 1995-1999 University of Aberdeen - completed
  4. Sharon Marsh - 1996-1999 University of Aberdeen - completed
  5. Patrick Rooney - 1996-1999 University of Aberdeen - completed
  6. Margaret-Mary Ameyaw  - 1997-2000 University of Aberdeen- completed
  7. Mohammed Tayeb - 1998-2002 University of Aberdeen- completed
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Washington University School of Medicine Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences MA/MD program
  • Steering committee 2001-2006
  • Chairman, Thesis committee:
    • Eunice Lee 2001-2002
    • Margo Funk, 2003-2004
  • Thesis committee membership:
    • Dan Tu 2002-2003,
    • Isaiah Turnbull 2002-2003
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • PhD Thesis committee service:
      • Eric Snyder 2001-2004
      • Yue Yu 2002-2004
      • Corey Pelletier 2003- 2006
      • Taylor Maxwell 2003-2006
      • Sharon Young 2003-2006
    • PhD Thesis Advisor:
      • Patrick Cahan 2005-2009
      • Janna Hutz 2005-2010
         
University of North Carolina
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • PhD Thesis Advisor:
      • Roshawn Watson 2006-2010 (Royster Fellowship Awardee)
      • Venita Grisham 2006-2010 (NIH F31 Awardee)
      • Dan Hertz 6/2008-1/2013 (AFPE Awardee)
      • Nancy Gillis 6/2012- 5/2017 (AFPE Awardee)
    • PhD Thesis committee service:
      • Patrick Roberts, 2006-2007
      • Huali Wu, 2006-2011 (committee Chair)
      • Christina Santos 2007-2011 (committee Chair)
      • Katie Theken, 2007-2011 (AFPE Awardee)
      • Jasmine Talemeh, 2008-2012 (AFPE awardee, committee Chair)
      • Gina Song 6/2008-5/2014, (committee chair)
      • Crissy Dodson (School of Nursing), 1/2010-12/2012
      •  Katie Hacker (1/2011- 10/2013)
      • Kim Maxfield (1/2011-6/2015)
    • Masters of Science (MSc)
      • MSc Thesis Advisor: Brent Hehl 2010-2012
         
Central South University – Thesis Advisor
  • Masters of Science
    • Biaobo Xu (2016)
    • Weili Wang (2017)
    • Shangchen Xie (2018)
    • Ping Liao (2019)
    • Wei Li (2020)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Chengfang Zhou (2017)
    • Dongya Shen (expected 2019)
       
Precision Oncology Clinical Fellowship
  • Todd Knepper, PharmD (2016)
  • Cory Vela, PharmD (2016)
  • James Saller, MD (2016)
  • Daryoush Saeed-Vafa, MD (2017)
  • Ryan Nelson, PharmD (2020)
  • Bendiya Patel, MD (2020)
  • Michael Fusco, PharmD (2021)
Graduate Student Training
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AWARD / RANKINGS 

  • Alumni Professional Excellence Award. University of Washington School of Pharmacy, 1988.
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy Young Investigator Award. April, 2000.
  • Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy. October, 2004.
  • 1st John Rodman Endowed Lectureship, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Individualized Therapy: In Our Lifetime? January 10, 2008.
  • 2008 ASCPT - FDA Abrams Award and Lecture, FDA White Oak, MD, April, 2008.
  • 2008 ACCP Therapeutic Frontiers Award, Louisville, KY, October, 2008
  • UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Academic Excellence Award in Research, 2007-2008
  • UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Academic Excellence Award in Mentoring, 2007-2008.
  • Guest Professor, Central South University, Changsha, China, October, 2009 – October 2014.
  • Guest Professor, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, April, 2011.
  • Coriell Scientific Award, Coriell Institute for Medical Research, May, 2012
  • Foreign 1000 Talents Award, Central South University, People’s Republic of China, January, 2012
  • The 17th Annual Roy H. Behnke Distinguished Lectureship, University of South Florida 23rd Annual Health Research Day, Tampa, FL. February, 2013.
  • Tenth Annual Charles M. Gruber Lecture, Jefferson Medical College, May, 2014

  • Moffitt Cancer Center 2014 Population Science Top Publication Award, February, 2015

  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy Russell R. Miller Award, October, 2015

  • Fellow, American Society of Clinical Oncology, July, 2020

  • Expertise in Pharmacogenetics #1 USA, #2 World, 2020, 2021, https://www.expertscape.com/ex/pharmacogenetics

Awards

CONSULTING

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Corporate Advising
  • Dr McLeod has served on the board of directors of both privately held and publically traded companies.  He is currently an independent Director for the multinational Vyant Bio (Nasdaq: VYNT), as well as several privately held companies.  Dr McLeod has also served in both member and chair roles for Scientific Advisory Committees and Medical Affairs Committees of such companies.

Pharma/Biotech
  • Dr McLeod is a frequently requested consultant by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the areas of anticancer drug development, precision medicine (devices and drugs), and clinical pharmacology
     
Genomic Medicine
  • Dr McLeod is an active consultant in discovery, validation, and implementation of Genomic Medicine strategies for biomedical companies and health systems.

Start ups
  • Dr McLeod has founded a number of both non-profit and for profit new companies and provides consultative advise to such companies to help expedite their growth.

Academic scientific advisory board
  • Dr McLeod has served as a scientific advisor for a number of large academic initiatives.  This has included service to the funding body or advising the scientific team.  This has included federal initiatives, university/research institute internal efforts, or multiinstitution/multinational networks.
Consulting

MEDIA

PUBLICATIONS

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NEWS FEED

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Personal

PERSONAL

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Family - Howard has been married to Donya McLeod since 1989.  They have a daughter Katie and son Max
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Ancient Cartography - Howard is a collector of 1500-1700 century maps, including a renown collection of historical maps of Jamaica
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Rock Music -  bass guitar, vocals The Potentials - 1982-1984.  Wrote lyrics/music for 5 song EP, band featured future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam, Candlebox) on drums

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