Dr. Ashworth is a world-renowned expert in cancer research and a global leader in cancer therapy development. He serves in multitude of roles, including as the president of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; senior vice president for cancer services at UCSF Health; a professor of medicine within the division of hematology/oncology, department of medicine; and  the E. Dixon Heise Distinguished Professor in Oncology. Previously, Dr. Ashworth was chief executive officer of the Institute of Cancer Research and director of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Center in London, U.K. He is an elected member of the European Molecular Biology Organization, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Dr. Ashworth has received a number of scientific prizes and awards, including the European Society of Medical Oncology Lifetime Achievement Award, the David T. Workman Memorial Award of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, the Meyenburg Foundation’s Cancer Research Award, the Basser Global Prize, the Genetics Society Medal, and the Susan G Komen Brinker award. Dr. Ashworth received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from University College London, U.K., and his B.Sc. in chemistry and biochemistry from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, U.K.