The American Association for Cancer Research gives several annual awards for significant contributions to the field of cancer research.
AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research This award recognizes prodigious scientists that have made profound contributions to the field of cancer research. 2018: Joseph R. Bertino 2017: Mina Bissell 2016: Robert A. Weinberg 2015: Mario R. Capecchi 2014: Douglas Hanahan 2013: Harold L. Moses 2012: Beatrice Mintz 2011: Susan Band Horwitz 2010: Janet D. Rowley 2009: Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. 2008: Harald zur Hausen 2007: Donald Metcalf 2006: Bernard Fisher 2005: Alfred G. Knudson, Jr. 2004: Emil Frei III
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research This award recognizes the outstanding research of investigators under the age of 40. This award has not been given since 2016. 2016: Franziska Michor 2015: Christopher R. Vakoc 2014: Nima Sharifi 2013: Roger S. Lo 2012: Yibin Kang 2011: Nathanael S. Gray 2010: Joshua T. Mendell 2009: Victor Velculescu 2008: Arul Chinnaiyan 2007: Kornelia Polyak 2006: Ivan Dikic 2005: Gregory J. Hannon 2004: Xiaodong Wang 2003: none 2002: Todd R. Golub 2001: Scott W. Lowe 2000: Nikola P. Pavletich 1999: John Kuriyan 1998: Michael C. Dean 1997: Tyler Jacks 1996: Carol W. Greider 1995: Eric S. Lander 1994: Igor B. Roninson 1993: Tom Curran 1992: Elizabeth Robertson 1991: Richard C. Mulligan 1990: Ronald M. Evans 1989: Bert Vogelstein 1988: Webster K. Cavenee 1987: Peter M. Blumberg 1986: Mariano Barbacid 1985: Lance A. Liotta 1984: Charles D. Stiles 1983: Susan Astrin 1982: Stuart A. Aaronson 1981: Yung-Chi Cheng 1980: Malcolm A. S. Moore
AACR Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research This award is given for achievements in clinical research. 2019: Susan L. Cohn 2018: Johann S. de Bono 2017: Judy E. Garber 2016: John C. Byrd 2015: Elizabeth M. Jaffee 2014: John F. DiPersio 2013: Hagop M. Kantarjian 2012: Lawrence H. Einhorn 2011: Ching-Hon Pui 2010: Henry T. Lynch 2009: W. Marston Linehan 2008: Joseph R. Bertino 2007: Kenneth C. Anderson 2006: Merrill J. Egorin 2005: Jimmie C. Holland 2004: Clara D. Bloomfield 2003: David S. Alberts 2002: Lee M. Nadler 2001: Rainer F. Storb 2000: Waun Ki Hong 1999: John Mendelsohn 1998: Bernard Fisher 1997: Ronald Levy 1996: Samuel A. Wells Jr.
AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology This award is given for major contributions to the field of cancer immunology. 2018: Antoni Ribas 2017: Olivera Finn 2016: Ronald Levy 2015: Carl H. June 2014: Robert D. Schreiber 2013: James P. Allison
AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research This award is given to scientists for have made significant discoveries in cancer prevention. 2014: Graham A. Colditz 2013: John P. Pierce 2012: Jack Cuzick 2011: Andrew J. Dannenberg 2010: John D. Groopman 2009: Mark W. Schiffman 2008: Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. 2007: Leslie Bernstein 2006: Stephen S. Hecht 2005: Scott M. Lippman 2004: David S. Alberts 2003: Waun Ki Hong
AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship This award recognizes successful scientists dedicated to international collaborations. 2018: Lisa M. Coussens 2017: Louis M. Staudt 2016: William G. Kaelin Jr. 2015: Lewis C. Cantley 2014: Rakesh K. Jain 2013: Carlo M. Croce 2012: Mary J.C. Hendrix 2011: Philip Hanawalt 2010: Mary-Claire King 2009: Curtis C. Harris 2008: Lawrence A. Loeb 2007: Webster K. Cavenee 2002: Michael B. Sporn
AACR Team Science Award This award is given to promote collaboration to further breakthroughs in cancer research.
2018: Genomic Approaches to Preventing and Treating Asian-Prevalent Cancers Team" Patrick Tan, Steven G. Rozen, Sen-Yung Hsieh, Chiea Chuen Khor, Narong Khuntikeo, Soon Thye Lim, Choon Kiat Ong, Chawalit Pairojkul, See-Tong Pang, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Bin Tean Teh 2017: International Liquid Biopsy Initiative Team" Luis A. Diaz, Nishant Agrawal, Chetan Bettegowda, Frank Diehl, Peter Gibbs, Stanley R. Hamilton, Ralph H. Hruban, Hartmut Juhl, Isaac Kinde, Kenneth Kinzler, Martin Nowak, Nickolas Papadopoulos, David Sidransky, Jeanne Tie, Victor E. Velculescu, Bert Vogelstein 2016: Women's Health Initiative Team: Ross L. Prentice, Garnet L. Anderson, Bette Caan, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Rebecca D. Jackson, Charles Kooperberg, JoAnn E. Manson, Electra D. Paskett, Jacques E. Rossouw, Sally A. Shumaker, Marcia L. Stefanick, Cynthia Ann Thomson, Jean Wactawski-Wende 2015: Designing AR Inhibitors Team: Charles L. Sawyers, Michael E. Jung, Howard Scher 2014: Duke University/Johns Hopkins, and NCI Malignant Brain Tumor Team: Darell D. Bigner, Bert Vogelstein, Ira Pastan, Daniel Barboriak, Oren J. Becher, Thomas J. Cummings, Annick Desjardins, Luis A. Diaz, Allan Friedman, Henry S. Friedman, Matthias Gromeier, Sridharan Gururangan, Yiping He, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Chien-Tsun Kuan, Roger E. McLendon, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Katherine B. Peters, Tulika Ranjan, B. K. Ahmed Rasheed, John H. Sampson, Victor E. Velculescu, Gordana Vlahovic, Jason A. Watts, Hai Yan, Michael R. Zalutsky 2013: Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Sequencing Team in the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins University: Ralph H. Hruban, N. Volkan Adsay, Peter J. Allen, Michael A. Choti, Luis A. Diaz, James R. Eshleman, Michael G. Goggins, Joseph M. Herman, Christine A. Iacobuzio-Donahue, Scott E. Kern, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Alison P. Klein, David S. Klimstra, Anirban Maitra, Alan K. Meeker, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Victor E. Velculescu, Bert Vogelstein, Christopher L. Wolfgang, Laura DeLong Wood 2012: The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Royal Marsden Hospital: Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit and Drug Development Units: Bissan Al-Lazikani, Udai Banerji, Julian Blagg, Ian Collins, Johann De Bono, Sue Eccles, Michelle Garrett, Swen Hoelder, Keith Jones, Stan Kaye, Spiros Linardopoulos, Richard Marais, Flo Raynaud, Caroline Springer, Rob van Montfort, Paul Workman 2011: Seattle HPV Research Team: Janet R. Daling, Denise A. Galloway, James Hughes, Nancy B. Kiviat, Laura Koutsky, Margaret M. Madeleine, Constance Mao, Barbara McKnight, Peggy L. Porter, Stephen M. Schwartz, Hisham K. Tamimi, Long-fu Xi 2010: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Research Team: Michael J. Eck, Jeffery Engelman, Nathanael Gray, Daniel Haber, Pasi A. Janne, Bruce E. Johnson, Susumu Kobayashi, Eunice Kwak, Neal Lindeman, Thomas J. Lynch, Shyamala Maheswaran, Matthew L. Meyerson, Lecia V. Sequist, Jeffery Settleman, Daniel G. Tenen, Mehmet Toner, Kwok-Kin Wong 2009: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Team: Dario Campana, Cheng Cheng, James R. Downing, William E. Evans, Melissa M. Hudson, Sima Jeha, Charles Mullighan, Ching-Hon Pui, Susana C. Raimondi, Mary V. Relling, Raul C. Ribeiro 2008: University of California San Francisco, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center: Donna G. Albertson, Jane Fridyland, Joe W. Gray, Ajay Jain, Anne H. Kallioniemi, Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi, Robert Nordmeyer, Norma J. Nowak, Daniel Pinkel, Antoine Sniders, Damir Sudar, Frederick M. Waldmann 2007: University of Michigan-Brigham and Women's Hospital Team: Xuhong Cao, Arul Chinnaiyan, Saravana Dhanasekaran, Rohit Mehra, James Montie, Kenneth Pienta, Robin Rasor, Daniel Rhodes, Rajal Shah, Scott A. Tomlins, Sooryanarayana Varambally, John Wei, Francesca Demichelis, Charles Lee, Sven Perner, Mark A. Rubin
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