Dr. Daniel F. Hayes is the Stuart B. Padnos Professor of Breast Cancer Research, and the Clinical Director of the Breast Oncology Program, at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor Michigan, USA.  He serves as co-Chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Tumor Marker Guidelines Committee and he Chairs the Correlative Science Committee of the Breast Cancer Intergroup of North America as well as the Breast Cancer Translational Medicine Committee of the Southwest Oncology Group.  His contributions to translational research in breast cancer were recognized by his being presented the inaugural Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Research Award by ASCO in 2007.