The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is committed to increasing diversity in the field of cancer research and reducing cancer health disparities experienced by…
Category:Researchers
Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, officially became president of the AACR for 2020-2021 under unusual circumstances. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his elevation to president took…
In September 2020, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2020. This historic document, the first-ever report of…
Anna D. Barker, PhD, does not shy away from large projects undertaken to advance cancer science. As principal deputy director and deputy director of strategic scientific…
The American Association for Cancer Research brings together the greatest minds in cancer research to advance a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of devastating…
When Frank McCormick, PhD, was named the chair of the International Affairs Committee (IAC) of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in 2014, his…
When the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey hired William N. Hait, MD, PhD, as the founding director of its Cancer Institute in…
James P. Allison, PhD, a Fellow of the AACR Academy and a former member of the AACR Board of Directors, and Tasuku Honjo, MD, PhD,…
Every year, thousands of female cancer researchers come together for special programs offered by Women in Cancer Research (WICR), one of the most important membership…
Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, spends a lot of her time studying molecules at the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.…