AACR Events and Activities

Jordan Liberty hosted a makeup master class at a Philadelphia hotel on Oct. 6, 2019, to benefit cancer research. The live makeup demonstration featured tips and tricks from his International Beauty Tour. Photo courtesy of Danielle Triplett

For the second year in a row, Epic Races donated a portion of registration fees to the AACR for their May the Fourth Be With You…A Virtual 4K event. More than 1,000 participants joined from across the nation. Left and middle photos courtesy of Leslie Dias, right photo courtesy of Stacey Gross

In late June 2020, Players vs. Cancer hosted its first charity streaming event, PLAY to End Cancer. This three-day marathon streaming had over 200,000 unique viewers who watched 20 hours of livestreaming. More than $5,500 was raised for the AACR. Photo courtesy of Michael Gilbert

The AACR teamed up with Charity Footprints, a fundraising and step-tracking app, to host the AACR Virtual Fitness Challenge throughout the month of June 2020 and raised more than $65,000.

The 2019 Industry Roundtable took place Nov. 4-5, 2019, in Philadelphia. AACR leaders, premier scientists in cancer research, and representatives from more than 20 of the AACR’s Sustaining Member pharmaceutical/biotech partner companies tackled the greatest challenges in cancer research and discussed collaborative ways to can overcome them. Photos courtesy of Lauren Larson

Running buddies Mitch Stoller and Stacey Gross pose for a socially distanced photo for International Friendship Day on July 30, 2020. Though most in-person running events were canceled in 2020, the Runners for Research group was able to stay connected through social media and virtual events. Photo courtesy of Mitch Stoller and Stacey Gross

Former AACR Associate Director of Corporate Alliances, Shannon Gallagher-Colombo, PhD, presented at a Lunch and Learn session to employees of Avantor Sciences in Radnor, Pennsylvania, in February 2020. Photo courtesy of Ashley Ruggieri