AACR elects five members to board of directors

Amid deepening controversy, Vinay Prasad, FDA’s top clinician and scientist, and director of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, will be leaving the agency.

March 13, 2026

Vol.52 No.10

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Douglas Lowy and John Schiller to receive the 2026 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR award

The Pezcoller Foundation American Association for Cancer Research International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research will be presented to Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller, both fellows of the AACR Academy, during the AACR Annual Meeting 2026.

March 13, 2026

Vol.52 No.10

AACR elects five members to board of directors

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