Steven Burakoff is dean for cancer innovation and chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. A leader in immunology, oncology, and translational medicine, he founded The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, served as its director for more than ten years, and led it to become a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. Burakoff holds board and committee appointments at multiple leading cancer research organizations, has been an editor for numerous journals, and authored more than 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. His many honors include the first Harvard Medical School Excellence in Mentoring Award and the American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.