Tori Lee

Tori Lee is a Program Assistant at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) within the Research and Grants Administration division and a recognized advocate and researcher. She has contributed to cancer advocacy efforts for more than a decade, participating in the FDA GRASP Cancer Workshop, the AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program, and the Cancer Nation Summit on Capitol Hill. With experience as a bioethicist at the Summer Institute of Bioethics at Yale University, speaker at the 2024 Emily Whitehead Foundation Believe Ball, and congressional panelist and lobbyist for 2018 American Association for Cancer Research NIH grant, Tori offers an interdisciplinary perspective on cancer research that prioritizes patient voice. Publication and authorship topics include psychosocial implications of cancer diagnoses, CAR T-Cell therapy, pediatric healthcare, and bioethical considerations. A recent graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Tori plans on continuing her education and advocacy efforts on beh