John Mackey MD, FRCPC

Dr. John Mackey is a medical oncologist at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Canada, and a Professor of Oncology at the University of Alberta. He co-founded Pacylex Pharmaceuticals, J2 Endeavours, and SMHeartCard Inc., and serves on the board of directors of illumiSonics Inc. As Chair of the Alberta Pre-Phase Program steering committee, he has a highly skilled team committed to bringing new anticancer therapies into clinical testing (www.prephaseone.com). He authored or co-authored more than 300 biomedical peer-reviewed publications.