ALCSI ANNUAL LUNG CANCER SUMMIT
2026 Summit Featured Speakers
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci is a physician-scientist and immunologist who served as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022. Over his more than 50-year career at the National Institutes of Health, he became one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases and public health.
He played a key role in advancing research and response efforts for HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika, influenza, and COVID-19. Dr. Fauci currently serves as Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University.
Dr. Jessica S. Donington is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Chicago and a nationally recognized leader in thoracic oncology. She serves as Surgical Chair of the NRG Oncology Lung Group and Co-Chair of the National Cancer Institute Thoracic Malignancies Steering Committee.
Dr. Donington is a past president of Women in Thoracic Surgery, the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, and the Western Thoracic Surgical Association. She was recently elected Second Vice-President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and will assume the role of STS President in January 2028. She also serves on the editorial boards of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, and CHEST.
About the Summit
The ALCSI Summit brings together students from across the nation for an enriching 3-day program featuring lectures from leaders in medicine and public health, as well as immersive programming focused on lung cancer screening, community engagement, advocacy, and leadership development.
We're excited to announce that the 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Innovation Summit will be held in Boston, MA, from July 10th to July 12th, 2026!
