This year marks the 115th anniversary of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)—the world’s first, largest, and most prestigious scientific organization dedicated to the…
Category:Executive Letter
When the AACR Annual Meeting 2019 ended in April of that year, no one who attended that wonderful event in Atlanta could have imagined that…
For the first time since April 2019, the AACR inaugurated its new president in person at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13 in…
It has been a half-century since the passage of the National Cancer Act of 1971, which was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon.…
The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges to the cancer research community. Yet the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) continues to accelerate progress in the…
As the world’s first and largest cancer research organization, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and its members have stood at the forefront of…
Don’t underestimate the power of giving. The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education,…
In 2020, COVID-19 dominated the news and changed our personal and professional lives. Workplaces, schools, and gathering places like restaurants and public parks were closed…
Scientific research is rarely a go-it-alone endeavor, especially when investigators seek to understand and find effective treatments for a disease as complex and multifaceted as…
The advancement of women in the sciences has long been a personal and professional priority for me. As a woman working in oncology, I have…