I. Craig Henderson '63

Dr. Henderson received a history degree from Grinnell and an M.D. from Columbia University in 1970. He is a nationally known expert on cancer, particularly breast cancer. While on the faculty of Harvard University, he built one of the country’s first multidisciplinary breast clinics. In 1992, he established the Bay Area Breast Cancer Translational Research Program, funded by a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant. For the World Health Organization, he chaired the Committee on Essential Drugs and was a member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Cancer. Other past roles include: CEO and chair, SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals; board member, ALZA Corp.; co-founder, Access Oncology Inc.; president, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals. Currently at the University of California-San Francisco, Henderson is an adjunct professor of medicine, sees patients, and participates in leading the SPORE program. A volunteer for several Grinnell alumni and career development programs, he received an alumni award in 1993 and an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1994.