Early-career Scientists Advocate for Federal Funding for Cancer Research
Each year, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) holds Early-career Hill Day, an event that connects AACR Associate...
AACR Journals Editors’ Picks for June
This month, the editors of the AACR’s journals have chosen to highlight an analysis of birth characteristics and risk...
World Cancer Day: The AACR Supports Globalized Cancer Research Throughout the Pandemic
Editor’s note: Thursday, Feb. 4, marks World Cancer Day, an annual initiative led by the Union for International Cancer...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II: Current Events Meet Cancer Science
On April 27, cancer researchers, health care professionals, patients, advocates, and policymakers around the world logged on to their...
Editors’ Picks: December Highlights from the AACR Journals
As the year draws to a close, we bring you the final edition of Editors’ Picks for 2020. This monthly roundup features one “must read” article, handpicked by...
Roadblocks and Potential Solutions in Anticancer Drug Development
It is an exciting era for drug development in oncology. The many discoveries of new molecular targets, coupled with...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I: A Roundup of Cancer Research Catalyst Posts
Just over a month ago, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held the first portion of its Annual...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II: Opening Ceremony Sets Focus on Science, Policy
The Opening Ceremony of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Annual Meeting II provided a stark reminder that...
NIH-AACR Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Immunology Conference: Virtual Presentations Highlight Advances in Managing Adverse Events
“These are extraordinary times,” began Hugh Auchincloss, MD, as he opened up the recent NIH-AACR Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Immunology...
An Interview with Carl June, MD, a Pioneer in CAR T-cell Therapy
In 2012, Carl June, MD, a pioneer in the development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, helped treat Emily Whitehead, the...
AACR Launches 13th Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
Friday morning, the AACR’s virtual conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved opened against a...
AACR Annual Meeting 2021: Welcoming a New Class of Global Scholars-in-Training
For a second year in a row, the Global Scholar-in-Training Award (GSITA) program will welcome early-career researchers from around...
AACR Annual Meeting 2021: Discovery Science Driving Clinical Breakthroughs
The Opening Ceremony of AACR Annual Meeting 2021 set the stage for a dynamic forum for presenting and sharing...
Screening Plays a Crucial Role in Cancer Prevention Efforts
Putting off a routine medical examination for a few months might seem, to many, as routine as the examination...
AACR Annual Meeting 2022: We Can’t Wait to See You There
For the first time since 2019, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is set to return...
AACR Initiatives Bolster Diversity, Take Aim at Disparities
Disparities in health care are among the most significant forms of inequality and injustice. In the United States, racial...
Experts Forecast Cancer Research and Treatment Advances in 2023
The year 2022 will be remembered as the time when the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic began to...
AACR Annual Meeting 2023: Closing Plenary Highlights Research Breakthroughs and Next Steps
“Where is the field of cancer research going?” posed Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, as he welcomed attendees to “AACR...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I: A User’s Guide
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe this spring, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) launched a major...
AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I: The Opening Session
In an extraordinary turn of events, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2020 kicked off Monday...
AACR Supports World Cancer Research Day
Every September 24, World Cancer Research Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the important role research plays...
AACR Conference Examines Cancer Disparities in the LGBTQ Population
Members of the LGBTQ community face staggering rates of discrimination in the United States. According to data from the...
AACR and AACI Collaborate to Advocate for Cancer Research Funding
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have rippled through the entire cancer community, from individual patients to the world’s...
Editors’ Picks: December Highlights from AACR Journals
We’re closing out 2021 on the blog with Editors’ Picks, our monthly staple featuring articles handpicked by the editors of the AACR...
AACR Stands Ready as Biden Relaunches the Cancer Moonshot
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), along with other...
Annual Meeting 2022: Welcome to New Orleans
Excitement and emotion ran high Sunday morning as Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), chief executive officer of the American...
Three AACR Reports Capture the State of Cancer Science and Medicine in 2022
By Kaleem Zaidi, PhDAACR Executive Office The year 2022 marked significant progress against cancer, thanks to advances in cancer...
Engaging Industry Partners to Strengthen Diversity in Cancer Research
Throughout his career as a cancer researcher, Robert A. Winn, MD, has seen a familiar pattern in progress. Each...
Editors’ Picks: January Highlights from AACR Journals
To kick off the new year, the editors of the 10 AACR journals highlighted two phase I clinical trials,...
AACR Annual Meeting 2023: Five Things You Need to Know
The AACR Annual Meeting 2023 kicks off Friday, April 14, with thousands of cancer researchers from around the world...