Extended Application Deadline: February 3—
The AACR-Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Research Fellowship is a two-year grant of $120,000 available to postdoctoral or clinical research fellows. Learn more: bit.ly/3wwczZx
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Submit an abstract by March 1 for the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Kidney Cancer Research (June 24-27, 2023; Austin, Texas), chaired by Othon Iliopoulos, M. Celeste Simon, Cheryl Lyn Walker, and . Learn more:
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Early-career physician-scientists: Apply by February 28 for the 2023 AACR-AstraZeneca Career Development Award for Physician Scientists, in Honor of José Baselga. This three-year, $300,000 grant supports research on innovative targeted therapeutics.
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The Next Generation of Targeting Prostate Cancer:
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Johann S. de Bono, and will address this topic in a plenary at the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research (March 15-18; Denver)
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Targeting KRAS: Inhibition versus Degradation— Lessons from Mouse Models
Mariano Barbacid will address this topic in a keynote lecture at the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS (March 5-8, 2023; Philadelphia). Learn more:
bit.ly/3WGGAk9
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Register by February 28 to get the lowest rates for the 17th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (June 13-17; Lugano Switzerland), organized by in cooperation with the AACR, , and . Learn more:
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#aacrAMLMDS chair Ruben Mesa delivers the closing remarks this afternoon at the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. We thank Dr. Mesa and his cochairs, and , for developing an outstanding program.
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Dominique Bonnet, Simón Méndez-Ferrer, Daniel Lucas, and discussed Niche/Microenvironment in a plenary session during the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
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#aacrAMLMDS cochair Maria (Ken) Figueroa, Luisa Cimmino, and Jian Xu discussed Epigenetics in a plenary session on Tuesday during the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
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Courtney D. DiNardo, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, and Courtney Jones discussed Apoptosis in a plenary session on Tuesday during the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Austin.
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Lower-income countries carry 80% of the burden of cervical cancer cases in the world, but a WHO initiative to increase HPV vaccination and screening is having an impact. Learn more in :
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#AACRonCampus is a new outreach program designed to advance global collaboration in cancer research by providing early-career scientists abroad with an opportunity to learn from experts in the field. Learn more in Leading Discoveries:
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Mechanisms of Prostate Disease Progression:
, , and will address this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research (March 15-18; Denver). Learn more:
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Register by February 28 to get the lowest available rates for the EACR-AACR Basic and Translational Research Conference on Immune Responses and DNA Repair (March 15-17; Florence, Italy), chaired by , , and :
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Stanley Adoro, #aacrAMLMDS cochair , Eric R. Lechman, and discussed Stem Cells in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome today in Austin, Texas.
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AACR Members: Voting is currently open through February 28 for the following AACR offices:
—President-Elect
—Board of Directors (5 seats)
—Nominating Committee (4 seats)
Read the candidates' vision statements and cast your votes today:
bit.ly/3DeYl3c
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Register by February 1 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research (March 15-18, 2023; Denver), chaired by Cory Abate-Shen, , and Scott A. Tomlins. Learn more:
bit.ly/3Jc5aGk
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The AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award is a one year, $75,000 grant to support tenure-eligible junior faculty conducting basic, translational, or clinical research on cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. Apply by January 26: bit.ly/3H64EXI
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Wine’s “health halo” has contributed to some confusion regarding the link between alcohol and cancer risk. Read highlights from a study and commentary from the #AACRBlog. bit.ly/3iUgxs0 #DryJanuary
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Lucy A. Godley delivers an opening keynote lecture on "Germline predisposition to myeloid malignancies" at the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
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Omar Abdel-Wahab delivers an opening keynote lecture on "Understanding and targeting altered RNA splicing in myeloid malignancies" at the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
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Cochair welcomes attendees to the AACR Special Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome this evening in Austin, Texas.
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Alec C. Kimmelman, Tor Erik Rusten, and will discuss “Metabolism” in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS (March 5-8, 2023; Philadelphia). Learn more:
bit.ly/3iZiWSa
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The AACR-AstraZeneca Career Development Award for Physician Scientists, in Honor of José Baselga, is a three-year, $300,000 grant to support projects related to the development of innovative targeted therapeutics. Apply by February 28. Learn more:
bit.ly/3HppH90
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Submit an abstract by March 15 for the 17th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (June 13-17; Lugano Switzerland), organized by in cooperation with the AACR, , and . Learn more:
bit.ly/3QX3lyZ
#17ICML
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Extended Application Deadline: February 3—
The AACR-Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Research Fellowship is a two-year grant of $120,000 available to postdoctoral or clinical research fellows. Learn more: bit.ly/3H39aXa
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Register by January 23 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS (March 5-8, 2023; Philadelphia), chaired by Mariano Barbacid, Dafna Bar-Sagi, Frank McCormick, and Deborah K. Morrison. Learn more:
bit.ly/3WuUN3m
#AACRras23
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AACR Members: Voting is currently open through February 28 for the following AACR offices:
—President-Elect
—Board of Directors (5 seats)
—Nominating Committee (4 seats)
Read the candidates' vision statements and cast your votes today:
bit.ly/3HlAe5c
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Beating Kras: A 30-Year Overnight Sensation—
Dafna Bar-Sagi, Pasi A. Jänne, Beatriz M. Carreno, and Frank McCormick will address this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 (April 14-19, Orlando, Florida). Learn more:
bit.ly/3QR0E1W
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We congratulate Rushika M. Perera, PhD, recipient of an AACR-MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation Transformative Cancer Research Grant. Dr. Perera seeks to discover master regulators that promote metastasis in pancreatic cancer.
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Register by January 23 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS (March 5-8, 2023; Philadelphia), chaired by Mariano Barbacid, Dafna Bar-Sagi, Frank McCormick, and Deborah K. Morrison. Learn more:
bit.ly/3womZdz
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To close out 2022, the editors of the AACR journals highlighted studies on colorectal cancer risk factors and diagnostic biomarkers for pancreatic cancer. Learn more about these and other Editors’ Picks on the #AACRBlog: bit.ly/3kuhNSS
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Today, the granted accelerated approval to the targeted therapeutic tucatinib combined with the antibody trastuzumab for certain patients with HER2-positive colorectal cancer that progressed after chemotherapy.
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Will our understanding of big data positively change the way we make decisions in cancer research? A guest post on the #AACRBlog addresses the promises and challenges of harnessing patient data in cancer care. Learn more: bit.ly/3HhXPDN
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Today, the approved the molecularly targeted therapeutic zanubrutinib to treat certain patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
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Make your hotel reservations for the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 (April 14-19, Orlando, Florida). The deadline for reserving your #AACR23 hotel rooms is Friday, March 3, 2023. Learn more:
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RAS and Tumor Immunity:
Marina Pasca di Magliano, , and Dafna Bar-Sagi will address this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS (March 5-8, 2023; Philadelphia). Learn more:
bit.ly/3ZLg6AK
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Congratulations to Xiaotian Zhang, PhD, recipient of an AACR-MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation Transformative Cancer Research Grant. With generous support from the MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation, Dr. Zhang will study the condensate formed by mutant NPM1 in AML.
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The AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award is a one year, $75,000 grant to support tenure-eligible junior faculty conducting basic, translational, or clinical research on cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. Apply by January 26: bit.ly/3QSAbky
Register by February 1 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research (March 15-18, 2023; Denver), chaired by Cory Abate-Shen, , and Scott A. Tomlins. Learn more:
bit.ly/3CVcwtO
#AACRprostate23
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