Suanna Bruinooge, MPH, is the Division Director of Research Strategy and Operations in ASCO’s Center for Research and Analytics (CENTRA). CENTRA generates, integrates, analyzes, and shares oncology data to foster innovation in research and patient care and help develop and evaluate ASCO’s policy positions. CENTRA develops and implements ASCO’s research agenda, including the Targeted Agent Profiling and Utilization (TAPUR) clinical trial and projects to advance clinical trial design and methodology. CENTRA also staffs ASCO’s Cancer Research Committee, Research Community Forum, and Workforce Advisory Group.

Prior to joining ASCO, Suanna worked for seven and a half years in the U.S. House of Representatives, working for Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and Congressman Vernon Ehlers (R-MI). Ms. Bruinooge earned a Master’s of Public Health in Health Policy at The George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health in 2015.