# Linda Tantawi

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## TL;DR

Chief Executive Officer of the Lustgarten Foundation, the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research.

## Summary

Linda Tantawi is Chief Executive Officer of the Lustgarten Foundation, a US non-profit dedicated to funding pancreatic cancer research. She leads the foundation's strategy, fundraising and research investment programme. The foundation supports laboratories and clinical trials aimed at earlier detection and better treatment of pancreatic cancer.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; pancreatic cancer; research funding
- Role: Chief Executive Officer
- Specialisms: Non-profit leadership; Pancreatic cancer research funding

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://lustgarten.org/who-we-are/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- institutions: [Lustgarten Foundation](https://onco.cc/institutions/lustgarten-foundation/)

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