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Raymond N. DuBois (Ray), M.D., Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, a Distinguished University Professor, and Director of the Hollings Cancer Center. Prior to serving in these roles, he was Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute in Arizona (ASU) with a joint appointment as Professor of Medicine in the Mayo College of Medicine, Arizona. From 2007 to 2012, he was Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. During his tenure at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1991-2007), he served as Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition as well as Director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. In 2015 he was honored by inclusion as an honorary member of the Tinsley Harrison Medical Society at Vanderbilt.

Dr. DuBois is an internationally renowned expert known for his work elucidating the role of inflammation and inflammatory mediators in the progression of colon cancer. His work and other studies led to a better understanding of the molecular basis for anti-inflammatory agents, like aspirin, in reducing cancer risk. His studies also led to clinical trials, showing how drugs that inhibit this pathway could prevent or intercept the process of the development of some types of cancer.