Meet the Team

David Kozono, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
Radiation Oncologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Kozono is a Radiation Oncologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Senior Physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical and research focus is on precision radiation therapy for lung cancer. He seeks to innovate translational research in radiation oncology as the Principal Investigator of the Brigham and Women's Hospital All-Department Biorepository to Accelerate New Discoveries (BROADBAND). He also serves as the Group Vice Chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.  In these roles he participates in the development and conduct of nationwide clinical trials testing novel targeted therapies and immunotherapy for lung cancer.

Dr. Kozono completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California Berkeley. He received his MD and PhD at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Agre, he and his colleagues characterized the molecular structure and function of the aquaporin channels through which water flows into and out of our cells. Dr. Agre received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this collective work the year. Dr. Kozono completed his dissertation and received the Ivor and Colette Royston Predoctoral Research Award. He then completed his internship in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and received the Arnold Dunne Medical Intern Award. He completed his specialty training in the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program. In 2010, upon completion of residency, he directly joined the faculty of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His subsequent research in lung cancer has been supported by numerous grants including the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Junior Faculty Award, the LUNGevity Foundation Career Development Award and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) K08 Award.

Our Team

Kris Bingxue Zhai, MS

Director of Clinical Research Operations

As Senior Clinical Research Manager, Kris’ responsibilities range from improving operational efficiency with limited budget and human resources, to overseeing IND/IDE applications, to strategically improving patient enrollment to early-phase oncology trials. Kris leads the efforts in developing an empowered, innovative, and highly productive Clinical Research Program, which drives functional excellence in all aspects of trial delivery.

Before joining Radiation Oncology, Kris worked as a clinical research program manager at the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center (CIRC) within Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). As an enthusiastic innovator, much of her academic research was within the field of diagnostic imaging.  This research combined with biomarkers research to identify the best method for treating heart attack patients, thereby limiting plaque build-up and subsequent increased risk of stroke. At MGH-CIRC, Kris’ customer-oriented style benefited many clinical trials sponsored by NHLBI and pharmaceutical companies.

Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, playing tennis and skiing.

Patrick Doyle, MS

Lead Program Coordinator

Patrick started in BROADBAND in March 2021 after working for a few years in the Research Ethics & Compliance office at BWH. Originally from the South Shore and having graduated from Boston College, Patrick hopes to attend medical school in the near future and someday practice and conduct research as an oncologist.

Outside of work, Patrick enjoys running and watching the Red Sox.

Francois Georges, MD

Clinical Research Coordinator I

With a foundation in medicine and public health, Francois's previous research experience was in a genomics lab surveying variant of COVID-19 across Eastern North Carolina. Francois holds a Doctor of Medicine degree earned in his native Haiti, and is currently working on his Master's Degree in Public Health from East Carolina University.

Francois is fluent in five languages (English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Portuguese). He strives to put all those skills and his experience in service of the BROADBAND project. In his free time he enjoys reading and is attempting to learn how to play the guitar.

Claire Novack, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator II

Claire graduated from Saint Louis University in 2021 with a BS in Medical Sciences. She previously worked in OB/GYN research at Washington University in St. Louis before moving to Boston and joining the BROADBAND team in April 2024. She is completing a post baccalaureate degree at Northeastern University and plans on attending medical school in the near future.

In her free time, Claire volunteers at the MGH NICU, and enjoys cooking and reading.