AACR Events and Activities

Thousands of researchers, physician-scientists, patient advocates, and others attendees rise to their feet, cheer, and wave placards that read “Cancer Research Saves Lives” during the Opening Ceremony of the American Association for Cancer Research® Annual Meeting 2025, which was held April 25 to 30 in Chicago.

Dogs from Canine Therapy Corps were at the AACR Annual Meeting 2025 to allow attendees to take a “paws” from science and enjoy some canine companionship.

Mitch Stoller, chief philanthropic officer and vice president of development at the AACR and host of the Believe in Progress podcast, interviews Inesa Huivaniuk, MD, a surgical oncologist at Kyiv Regional Cancer Center in Ukraine, at the AACR Annual Meeting 2025. This interview will be featured on an upcoming episode of Believe in Progress.

Attendees at the AACR Annual Meeting 2025 were encouraged to mark their home countries on a giant world map. This year, more than 22,100 people registered for the Annual Meeting, representing 85 countries. 

Sam Rogers, AACR Foundation’s senior director, leadership philanthropy, accepts the 2025 No One Fights Alone Hero Award from the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBCF), presented by board member Melissa Berry.

Scholar-in-Training Award recipients gather during the AACR Annual Meeting 2025 in Chicago. With support from cancer research foundations, corporations, individuals, and other organizations dedicated to the fight against cancer, these highly competitive awards recognize outstanding young investigators and support their Annual Meeting attendance. 

With their personalized running bibs, Gina Koehler and Rachael Fernandez show their inspiration for running the 2025 Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run with AACR Runners for Research. 

Tuesdays are for AACR Runners for Research Group Runs. Members of the team gather at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia for a run through the city, organized by the AACR Foundation’s Mike Brady, assistant director of peer-to-peer programs, who is also a Certified Level 1 Track & Field Coach. Runs are open to everyone and all paces are welcome! 

Members of the AACR Runners for Research Team pose for a photo at the 2025 Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run. The annual 10-mile run took place on May 4 and raised more than $130,000 for the AACR.