The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) welcomed its newest member this spring, with the addition of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rohit Bhargava, PhD, is director.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) will host a Congressional briefing, “Breaking Down Barriers to a Cure,” on Wednesday, March 27. A panel of experts and patient advocates will discuss financial and structural barriers that limit equitable access to cancer treatment.
The HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award program is a joint effort to increase the number of American young adults completing the full human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes is excited to announce the launch of its redesigned website (aaci-cancer.org). The revamped internet presence will enhance communication between AACI and its 98 cancer center members and within the cancer research and advocacy community.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) has established a national initiative to advance the use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies (CAR T). Joseph McGuirk, DO, division director of the Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is leading the effort.
Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, is the new executive director of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. She is the second executive director in AACI's 19-year history, succeeding founding executive director Barbara Duffy Stewart, who retired earlier this month.
Roy A. Jensen, MD, is the new president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. He began his two-year term today at the close of the AACI/CCAF annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Jensen announced plans to develop a comprehensive, cancer-specific library of model legislation.
The 2018 joint annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum, September 30 – October 2, will highlight perspectives on the future of cancer research and care, and the latest on CAR T-cell therapy, Big Data management, and international partnerships.
The members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) have elected Karen E. Knudsen, PhD, as vice president/president-elect of AACI’s board of directors. In addition to Dr. Knudsen, four leaders of AACI member cancer centers will join the board at the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting on September 30.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) has established the Champion for Cures Award to recognize leaders in the effort to cure cancer. The inaugural award will be presented to Richard and Susan Rogel in recognition of their philanthropy.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) supports a call to action by the nation’s 70 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers to increase HPV vaccination and screening, with a goal of 80 percent of American young adults completing the full vaccine series by 2020.
Charles M. Perou, PhD, will receive the Association of American Cancer Institutes Distinguished Scientist Award on October 1, during the 2018 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, in Chicago. The award recognizes Dr. Perou’s research in the field of precision medicine and in the characterization of the diversity of human tumors.
Representatives of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) visited federal legislators Tuesday to express their gratitude for a bipartisan spending package for fiscal year 2018 that prioritized funding for NIH, NCI, and the FDA.
Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH, founding executive director of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), has announced her retirement, effective October 15. AACI’s Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Jennifer W. Pegher, MA, as the association’s next executive director.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes opposes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule, which threatens access to lifesaving treatments for uninsured and underserved patients.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes, the American Cancer Society, Inc., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center For Immunization and Respiratory Diseases announced 10 award winners as part of its HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention campaign.
Dr. Norman "Ned" Sharpless was officially sworn-in October 17 as head of the National Cancer Institute. He served on the board of directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes and was director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, an AACI member.
The 2017 AACI Distinguished Scientist Award will be presented to Carl H. June, MD, and U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Bob Casey (D-PA) will receive the 2017 AACI Public Service Award at the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ annual meeting, October 15 – 17, in Washington, D.C.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes will host about two dozen new cancer center directors at its annual meeting in Washington, DC, October 15 - 17.
The 2017 annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum (CCAF) will feature a keynote talk by Stan Collender, a federal budget issues expert and Merkel cell carcinoma survivor. The meeting runs from October 15-17, in Washington, DC.
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