President Joe Biden’s proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health would be a welcome partner to NCI—particularly in conducting large, collaborative clinical investigations, NCI Director Ned Sharpless said.“I think having ARPA-H as part of the NIH is good for the NCI,” Sharpless said April 11 in his remarks at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. “How this would fit with the ongoing efforts in cancer at the NCI is still something to work out.”
The American Association for Cancer Research will honor the following cancer researchers, physician-scientists, advocates, and policymakers for their achievements during the virtual AACR annual meeting held April 10-15 and May 17-21.
Lisa M. Coussens was elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2021-2022.She will officially become president-elect on April 12, 2021, during the AACR’s business meeting of members, and will assume the presidency in April 2022 at the next AACR annual meeting.
John E. Dick, fellow of the AACR Academy, has received the the Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research.
David A. Tuveson, was elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2021-22 by the members of the AACR.
James R. Downing, CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, received the inaugural award of the American Association for Cancer Research-St. Baldrick's Foundation for outstanding achievement in pediatric cancer research.
The founding members and the current project team associated with The Cancer Genome Atlas Project received the 2020 AACR Team Science Awards.
Jedd D. Wolchok received the 2020 AACR-Joseph Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research.
Cigall Kadoch received the 2020 AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Cancer Research.
Lisa A. Newman received the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship from AACR.
