The Scientific Advisory Board advises the Board of Directors of the Princess Máxima Center on setting up the research program, the infrastructure, and strategic partnerships for research. The Board consists (inter)national members who have been asked to join on the basis of their exceptional knowledge and expertise in (pediatric) oncology research.
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Princess Máxima Center consists of the following distinguished members:
![Prof. Dr. Bill Evans Prof. Dr. Bill Evans](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/william-evans.png)
Prof. Dr. Bill Evans-chair
Pharmacogenomics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
![Dr. Stefan Pfister Dr. Stefan Pfister](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/stefan-pfister.png)
Dr. Stefan Pfister
Pediatric Neurooncology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
![Prof. Dr. Kathy Pritchard-Jones Prof. Dr. Kathy Pritchard-Jones](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/kathy-pritchard-jones.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Kathy Pritchard-Jones
Pediatric kidney cancer, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
![Prof. Dr. Scott Armstrong Prof. Dr. Scott Armstrong](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/scott-armstrong.png)
Prof. Dr. Scott Armstrong
Epigenetics research and leukemia, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
![Prof. Dr. Melissa Hudson Prof. Dr. Melissa Hudson](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/melissa-hudson.png)
Prof. Dr. Melissa Hudson
Cancer Survivorship, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
![Prof. Dr. Anne Kazak Prof. Dr. Anne Kazak](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/anne-kazak.png)
Prof. Dr. Anne Kazak
Pediatric psychology, Center for Health Care Delivery Science, Nemours Children’s Health System, Wilmington, DE USA Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA
![Prof. Dr. Hidde Ploegh Prof. Dr. Hidde Ploegh](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/hidde-ploegh.png)
Prof. Dr. Hidde Ploegh
Immuno-oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
![Prof. Dr. René Medema Prof. Dr. René Medema](https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/storage/configurations/researchprinsesmaximacentrumnl/images/sab/rene-medema.png)
Prof. Dr. René Medema
Cell cycle regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands