AACR Events and Activities

Runners take off at the AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk, which took place April 15 during the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 in Orlando, Florida. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.

Mitch Stoller, AACR Foundation chief philanthropic officer and vice president of development, stands with AACR philanthropic ambassadors Erika and Rodney McLeod after the AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk in Orlando on April 15. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.

AACR Runners for Research team members Alfonso Lopez-Coral and Sally Snead run to save lives at the 2023 Broad Street Run in Philadelphia. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Mike Gilbert.

Dr. Margaret Foti, AACR CEO, and Dr. Lisa Coussens, AACR past president, stand with award winners and stakeholders at the AACR-Pelotonia-Victoria’s Secret Reception during the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 in Orlando. The reception celebrated the second year of the AACR’s partnership that will see 10 additional grants to improve outcomes for women’s cancers. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.

Dr. Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton is recognized at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 Grants Reception. Thanks to AACR donors last fall, she received a two-year grant to continue her investigation into desmoplastic small round cell tumor, an extremely rare and aggressive sarcoma. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.

Dr. Rachel Offenbacher and Dr. Chen Khaun Wong receive the 2023 AACR-D Team Sarcoma Fellowships at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 Grants Reception. The research was funded thanks to a team of 92 friends and family who joined the AACR Runners for Research team during the AACR Philadelphia Marathon 2022. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.

Twitch user @Feeshie_, a Players vs. Cancer community member, holds a 12-hour marathon stream during the Spring to End Cancer campaign in March, which raised more than $20,000 for cancer research.

In honor of National Cancer Prevention Month this February, students and staff from Sheffield Academy in Ohio take part in a “Penny War” fundraiser. Their generous donations support the AACR’s efforts to educate the public, fund research, and support survivors. Photo courtesy of Vada Hudspeth.

Three-time cancer survivor Terry Jordan inspires the crowd during the Partners in Progress Reception at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023. Jordan, a songwriter, was the top fundraiser during the AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk, raising over $3,000, and is dedicating all proceeds from his music to the AACR. ©2023 American Association for Cancer Research/Todd Buchanan.