Frances A. Shepherd

Frances Alice Shepherd, is a Canadian oncologist recognized for her research on lung cancer and her contributions to the design, development, and conduct of clinical trials. She is currently a senior staff physician at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, where she has held the Scott Taylor Chair in Lung Cancer Research since 2001, and she is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Contributions Dr. Shepherd has been a co-investigator or principal investigator in over 100 clinical trials and authored more than 450 peer-reviewed publications and 35 book chapters. She is on the editorial board of several journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, as well as on numerous lung cancer advisory boards and data and safety monitoring boards for international lung cancer trials. She has mentored more than 30 post-doctoral research fellows. Scientific Award from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Research Award (2007) Boehringer-Ingelheim Innovation Award (2010) British Thoracic Oncology Group International Award for Contributions to Lung Cancer (2012) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Whiteman Award and Visiting Professorship (2012) Wan Ki Hong Award and Visiting Professorship (2012) MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas (2012) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Novartis Canada Oncology Award for Mentorship (2013) Claude Jacquillat Award for Cancer Research (France) (2015)