Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chairman and CEO, will receive the 2024 the American Association for Cancer Research Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to Cancer Science and Medicine during the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, to be held April 5-10 in San Diego, California.Â
Jonathan Chernoff and William G. KaelinWilliam G. Kaelin Jr., physician, scientist, and Nobel laureate, was recognized at Fox Chase Cancer Center with the Stanley P. Reimann Honor Award, the center’s highest distinction.Â
Ellen V. Sigal, Marlene A. Malek, Scott LaGanga, and Tim Lawrence will be honored at the 36th Annual Lombardi Gala, an annual event dedicated to raising funds for Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.Â
Regeneron Science Talent Search top three finalists, Thomas Cong, Achyuta Rajaram and Michelle Wei.Achyuta Rajaram, a 17-year-old high school student from Exeter, NH, won $250,000 in a first-place award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2024.
ASCO and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, will recognize researchers, patient advocates, philanthropists, teachers, and global oncology leaders at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Melissa L. Bondy, chair in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine, received the Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology in Chicago last week.Â
Michael EggerChristopher ManzSerena PhillipsMichael Egger, Christopher Manz, and Serena Phillips received the 2023 Real-World Data Impact Award from the American Cancer Society and Flatiron Health.
Steven A. Rosenberg, fellow of the AACR Academy, was named the recipient of the 2024 AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research.Â
Seventeen scientists have received NCI’s 2023 Outstanding Investigator Awards, with up to $600,000 in direct costs per year over six years.
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research awarded five new Emerging Leader Awards, totaling $3.75 million, to early-career investigators for projects aimed at addressing unmet needs in cancer research.