American Association for Cancer Research

2010-2011 Research Funding and Mentored Grant Committees

Research funding scientific review committees serve in the significant role of selecting recipients of AACR’s research grants for independent investigators, junior faculty and postdoctoral and clinical research fellows. 


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The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research Scientific Review Committee oversees the selection of recipients for independent investigator grants that support innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery, development and application of new agents to treat breast cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent.

Nancy E. Davidson, Chairperson
Christopher C. Benz
Myles A. Brown
Suzanne A.W. Fuqua
Jeffrey E. Green
Bruce G. Haffty
Charlotte Kuperwasser
Eva Y.H.P. Lee
Kathleen I. Pritchard
Valerie M. Weaver
Douglas Yee
 

 


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The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-Sackler Foundation-AACR Research Grants Scientific Review Committee selects the recipients of grants open to independent junior and senior investigators to develop and study new ideas and approaches that have direct application and relevance to carcinoid tumors or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and the recipients of fellowships for ileal carcinoid tumor research.

Anil K. Rustgi, Chairperson
Bruce M. Boman
Daniel C. Chung
George A. Fisher
Craig D. Logsdon
Matthew L. Meyerson
Ashok K. Saluja
Christina Thirlwell

 


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The Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for International Collaboration in Cancer Research Scientific Review Committee oversees the selection of a recipient for this international grant which supports highly meritorious research that is being conducted collaboratively by investigators in different countries around the world.

David A. Tuveson, Chairperson
René Bernards
Andrew J. Dannenberg
Ivan Dikic
Gerard I. Evan
Jennifer Rubin Grandis
Mien-Chie Hung
Joan Massagué
John Mendelsohn
Jeffrey M. Trent
Richard L. Schilsky

 


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The Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Research in Personalized Cancer Medicine Scientific Review Committee oversees the selection of a physician scientist for this grant which provides the recipient with support to conduct meritorious studies that hold promise for near-patient benefit.

D. Gary Gilliland, Chairperson
Monica Marie Bertagnolli
William S. Dalton
Susan D. Desmond-Hellmann
Pasi A. Jänne
William R. Sellers
Louis M. Staudt

 


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The Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research Scientific Review Committee oversees the selection of the recipient for this cancer prevention grant, which recognizes the outstanding achievement of an early-career assistant professor, and provides support for cancer prevention research of significant scientific merit in any discipline across the continuum of research. 

Steven M. Dubinett, Chairperson
Paolo Boffetta
Dean E. Brenner
Powel H. Brown
Michael A. Caligiuri
Graham A. Colditz
Phillip A. Dennis
Curtis C. Harris
Waun Ki Hong
Jonathan M. Kurie
Gloria M. Petersen
Frank A. Sinicrope
Max S. Wicha

 


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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Innovative Grants Scientific Review Committee oversees the selection of these innovative grants which are available to junior and senior investigators to develop and study new ideas and approaches that have direct application and relevance to pancreatic cancer. 

Michael A. Hollingsworth, Chairperson
Surinder K. Batra
R. Daniel Beauchamp
Jordan D. Berlin
Diane F. Birt
Jeffrey W. Clark
Charles Erlichman
Doriano Fabbro
Elizabeth T. H. Fontham
James W. Freeman
Michael G. Goggins
Robert M. Hoffman
Elizabeth M. Jaffee
Timothy J. Kinsella
Daniel A. Laheru
Patricia M. LoRusso
Pinku Mukherjee
Sara H. Olson
Joel E. Tepper

 


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The Career Development Awards and Research Fellowships Scientific Review Committees select recipients for grants open to junior faculty and postdoctoral and clinical research fellows. 

  • The AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award fosters meritorious basic, translational or clinical cancer research by a tenure-track scientist at the level of assistant professor. The award recognizes research excellence in cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment or prevention.
  • The AACR Career Development Awards provide important transitional support for junior faculty for basic, translational and clinical cancer research. Awards have been given for research on the HER family pathway; lung, pancreatic and pediatric cancers; and in basic and translational cancer research.
  • The AACR Research Fellowships and Fellows Grants are awarded to clinical and postdoctoral fellows. Awards have been given for basic, translational, clinical and prevention research; angiogenesis research; and studies of brain, colorectal, lung, melanoma and pancreatic cancers.

AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award Scientific Review Committee

Amato J. Giaccia, Chairperson William D. Figg Erle S. Robertson  
Michael B. Atkins John V. Heymach   Branimir I. Sikic 
Al Bowen Benson, III   Rakesh K. Jain David R. Spigel
John L. Cleveland Fekadu Kassie David A. Wheeler
Jeffrey A. Engelman James Nachman  

 

AACR Career Development Award for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway Scientific Review Committee 

Pasi A. Jänne, Chairperson William Pao
Giuseppe Giaccone  Kwok-Kin Wong 

 

AACR Angiogenesis Research Fellowship Scientific Review Committee

Beverly A. Teicher, Chairperson
Gabriele Bergers 
Shahin Rafii 

 

AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships Scientific Review Committee

John C. Reed, Chairperson David H. Gutmann Avraham Raz
Donna G. Albertson Randy L. Jensen Michael Reiss
Mary-Ann Bjornsti Lucia R. Languino David B. Solit
Kent W. Christopherson, II Anthony G. Letai Ren Sun
Leland W. K. Chung Jonathan D. Licht Jean Y. J. Wang
M. Eileen Dolan Jeffrey P. MacKeigan Daoyan Wei
Suzanne A. Eccles James J. Manfredi Mary M. Zutter
Guillermo Garcia-Manero Ute Moll  
Leslie I. Gold Maureen E. Murphy  

 

AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Grants Scientific Review Committee

Thomas J. Lynch, Chairperson Bonnie S. Glisson Charles M. Rudin
Nita Ahuja Aram F. Hezel Victoria L. Seewaldt
Gerold Bepler Christian Jobin Mikkael A. Sekeres
Markus Bredel Olli P. Kallioniemi Susan F. Slovin
Garrett M. Brodeur Hisataka Kobayashi Naoto T. Ueno
Ezra E.W. Cohen Boris C. Pasche Kwok-Kin Wong
Weimin Fan Kah Whye Peng  
Giuseppe Giaccone Robert W. Ross  

 

AACR Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants Scientific Review Committee

Channing J. Der, Chairperson Martín E. Fernández-Zapico Steven D. Leach
Eric J. Bernhard William G. Hawkins Daniel S. Longnecker
Daniel D. Billadeau Matthias Hebrok Anirban Maitra
Teresa A. Brentnall Manuel Hidalgo Diane M. Simeone
Chris M. Counter Ralph H. Hruban Gloria H. Su
Adrienne D. Cox Hong Jin Kim Timothy J. Yeatman

 

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–AACR Pathway to Leadership Grants Scientific Review Committee

Murray Korc, Chairperson Olivera J. Finn Ben Z. Stanger
Donald J. Buchsbaum Scott E. Kern Margaret A. Tempero
     
     

 

 


 

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