Brittany Avin McKelvey, PhD

Brittany Avin McKelvey serves as the Director of Regulatory Affairs at Friends of Cancer Research (Friends). Friends is an advocacy organization based in Washington, DC that drives collaboration among partners from every healthcare sector to power advances in science, policy, and regulation that speed life-saving treatments to patients.

At Friends, Brittany supports the development and implementation of the organization’s research and policy agenda. Brittany leverages her patient advocacy and scientific background to generate scientific evidence and policies to advance progress in oncology care. She collaborates with diverse stakeholders to inform policy objectives and execute evidence-based research projects.

Prior to joining Friends, Brittany worked for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) as a Policy Fellow. Brittany received her PhD in molecular biology and genetics from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.