
John D. Carpten
Chief Scientific Officer, City of Hope
Dr. John D. Carpten currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer for the City of Hope, where he also serves as Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and Director of Beckman Research Institute. Dr. Carpten’s expertise spans a very broad range of research disciplines including genome science, tumor profiling, cancer cell biology, functional genomics, health disparities, and precision medicine. The primary goal of Dr. Carpten’s research program is to discover molecular alterations in cancer and to translate these findings into new approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. His work has impacted our understanding of a variety of cancer types particularly those that disproportionately affect underrepresented groups. Dr. Carpten has co-authored over 200 peer reviewed publications. He has received numerous awards and was inducted into the AACR Fellows of the Academy in 2021. In October 2021, Dr. Carpten received an appointment from President Bident to serve as Chair for the National Cancer Advisory Board.