Coordinating Center

Maite Calucho, PhD, is a Scientific Program Manager for AACR Project GENIE at the Coordinating Center. She brings extensive experience in oncology translational research, clinical and biospecimen operations, data coordination, and cross-functional program management. Prior to joining AACR, Maite served as a Project Scientist at UCLA, where she managed multiple oncology translational and clinical research programs, led the expansion of an oncology biobank, and coordinated collaborations across academic, clinical, and external partner organizations. She has extensive expertise overseeing project timelines, budgets, regulatory compliance, data governance, and multi-institutional research initiatives. Maite earned her PhD in Genetics from the University of Barcelona and conducted doctoral and postdoctoral research at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research in Barcelona, where she supported international translational research collaborations. Her experience at the intersection of oncology research, clinical data, biospecimens, and collaborative program management supports AACR Project GENIE’s mission to advance cancer research through large-scale data sharing and precision oncology.