Dr. Joan H Schiller has held several positions with the University of Texas, and she has also done research that focuses on developing drugs and experimental treatments that could help patients who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Some of the modalities were meant for non-small cell lung cancers and small cell lung cancers. She took on an active role in this researched and participated in Phase I, Phase II and Phase III of the clinical research. Ultimately, Dr. Schiller’s goal was to explore adjuvant chemotherapy.