{"entity":{"id":"yung-s-lie","kind":"person","name":"Yung S. Lie","aka":[],"tldr":"Scientist who leads the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a US funder of high-risk, high-reward research by young cancer investigators.","summary":"Yung S. Lie, PhD, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation in New York. The foundation funds young investigators pursuing high-risk, high-reward research across all cancer types, selecting them through panels of distinguished scientists. She is listed at the head of the foundation's leadership and staff pages.","asOf":"2026-09-10","links":[{"label":"Source: Damon Runyon leadership page","url":"https://www.damonrunyon.org/our-strategy/our-leadership"}],"tags":["leadership","funder"],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["damon-runyon"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"role":"President and Chief Executive Officer of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation","institutionId":"damon-runyon","specialisms":["Research funding","Early-career scientist support","Cancer research strategy"],"profiles":[{"label":"Institution leadership page","url":"https://www.damonrunyon.org/our-strategy/our-leadership"}],"papers":[]},"route":"/people/yung-s-lie/","neighbours":{"institution":[{"id":"damon-runyon","kind":"institution","name":"Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation","route":"/institutions/damon-runyon/"}]}}