David Agus, MD
Scientific Advisor
Dr. David Agus is Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board at Tempus. He is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California, where he leads USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine. He specializes in treating patients with advanced cancer. At USC, his clinical responsibilities include the development of clinical trials for new drugs and treatments for cancer, supported by the National Cancer Institute and other private foundations. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, his medical degree from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine, and participated in a fellowship in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.