Thomas Conrads is a protein biochemist and serves as the Director of Women’s Health Research in the Inova Health System and the Chief Scientific Officer of the Department of Defense Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence. His career is focused on developing and applying cutting-edge applications and workflows in proteomics for cohort-scale analysis of clinically derived specimens, such as tissues, proximal fluids, and serum/plasma. The overarching goal of his efforts are toward identifying and validating protein biomarkers and surrogates for enhanced cancer patient management through improved early detection, patient stratification, and monitoring for therapeutic efficacy, outcome and recurrence.