Lisa A. Newman received the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship from AACR.
Newman is chief of the Section of Breast Surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, and leader of the multidisciplinary breast oncology programs at the New York-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center.
Newman is receiving this award in recognition of her significant contributions to the identification of biomarkers for triple-negative breast cancer in African American and African women, and her dedication to mentoring students and trainees from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine and research.
The AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship was first presented in 2006. The lectureship is intended to recognize an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research.
