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Released: 1-Sep-2020 1:30 PM EDT
Phil and Penny Knight to Receive AACI Champion for Cures Award
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Nike, Inc. co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will receive the 2020 AACI Champion for Cures Award. OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Director Brian Druker, MD, will present the award October 12, during the 2020 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting.

Released: 3-Aug-2020 12:00 PM EDT
Association of American Cancer Institutes to Honor Nobel Laureate, William G. Kaelin, Jr.
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William G. Kaelin, Jr., MD, will receive the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ (AACI) Distinguished Scientist Award on October 12, during the 2020 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting.

Released: 16-Jul-2020 1:30 PM EDT
AACI Supports Dr. Fauci and Continued Guidance on COVID-19
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The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) stands in strong support of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Ensuring access to continued guidance from Dr. Fauci and his colleagues is critical for public health and the vitality of the nation.

Released: 30-Jun-2020 1:10 PM EDT
AACI Welcomes University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer Center at Brown University to Membership Roster
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

This month the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) welcomed University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC) and Cancer Center at Brown University, bringing the association’s total number of members to 102.

Released: 29-Jun-2020 12:30 PM EDT
Lerman Named AACI President-Elect; Three Other Cancer Center Leaders Added to Board of Directors
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The members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) have elected Caryn Lerman, PhD, as vice president/president-elect of AACI’s board of directors. Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD, and Robert Winn, MD, have been elected as new board members, and Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH, has been appointed to fill the remainder of Dr. Lerman’s board term.

Released: 5-Jun-2020 1:45 PM EDT
AACI Issues Statement on Role of Cancer Centers in Confronting Racism
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

In a formal statement, the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) condemned racism and other forms of discrimination, urging that these issues be confronted as public health crises.

Released: 1-May-2020 5:00 PM EDT
AACI Calls for Coordinated National COVID-19 Testing Strategy
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AACI urges the federal government to take the lead in deploying personal protective equipment to hospitals, establishing a consistent national COVID-19 testing strategy, and managing the COVID-19 testing supply chain.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 1:25 PM EDT
AACI Urges Immediate Implementation of Defense Production Act
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The Association of American Cancer Institutes calls for the immediate implementation of the Defense Production Act to marshal American manufacturing to confront the COVID-19 emergency.

Released: 2-Jan-2020 3:00 PM EST
AACI Marks Milestone with New Member Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center, one of seven National Cancer Institute-designated basic laboratory cancer centers, is the newest and 100th member of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.

Released: 23-Dec-2019 11:30 AM EST
AACI Supports NIH, NCI Funding Increases in Federal Budget
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The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) applauds the budget deal passed by Congress for Fiscal Year 2020.

   
Released: 21-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT
The Association of American Cancer Institutes Launches Public Policy Resource Library
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The AACI Public Policy Resource Library aims to enable cancer centers and partners in the cancer advocacy community to share resources to foster collaboration, promote cancer prevention, and spur the development of sound public health policy at the state and local level.

1-Oct-2019 3:00 PM EDT
AACI to Honor Representatives Castor, Upton With Public Service Awards
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AACI will present 2019 Public Service Awards to U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Monday, October 21, during the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.

   
Released: 9-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Three Cancer Center Directors Elected to AACI Board
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Drs. Carlos L. Arteaga, S. Gail Eckhardt, and Caryn Lerman have been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI).

Released: 5-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT
AACI Supports NCI Plan to Increase Success Rate for Cancer Research Grant Applications
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

The Association of American Cancer Institutes commends the National Cancer Institute on the release of its Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 and its request for $6.9 billion in funding.

Released: 1-Aug-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Former NFL Player Devon Still to Keynote AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting
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Devon Still, an advocate for childhood cancer awareness and a former professional athlete, will deliver the keynote address during the 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Still will speak about his and his daughter’s experiences overcoming cancer on Sunday, October 20.

Released: 1-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Association of American Cancer Institutes to Recognize NCI Acting Director for ScientificAchievements
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Douglas R. Lowy, MD, acting director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will receive the AACI Distinguished Scientist Award on October 21, during the 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Released: 27-Jun-2019 2:05 PM EDT
AACI Endorses Call for Elimination of HPV-Related Cancers
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AACI and other organizations hosted a congressional briefing today titled “Let’s End HPV-related Cancers” in Washington, DC. In conjunction with the event, AACI issued a call to action urging support for eliminating cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).

   
Released: 25-Jun-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Abstract Winners Selected for Clinical Research Innovation Meeting
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Three abstracts focused on improving clinical trials processes have been selected for formal presentation at the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ Clinical Research Innovation annual meeting, July 9-11, in Chicago.

Released: 3-Jun-2019 11:05 AM EDT
AACI’s Champion for Cures Award to Recognize the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Family
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The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman family will receive the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ (AACI) 2019 Champion for Cures Award, in recognition of their significant leadership in supporting efforts to cure cancer and in inspiring others to do the same.

Released: 1-May-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Hill Day Advocates Present Unified Voice in Support of NIH, NCI Funding
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

On Tuesday, April 30, AACI co-hosted the 2019 Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Ninety-one participants representing 37 cancer centers and 24 states attended meetings with legislators and staff on Capitol Hill.



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