The AACR Cancer Prevention Committee helps to coordinate the long-term prevention agenda of the AACR. The Committee is charged with strengthening existing AACR programs, publications, and other efforts related to cancer prevention research. The group considers new ways to engage cancer prevention researchers from all sub-specialties. The Committee also serves to help develop initiatives to promote global cancer prevention, increase national awareness, and educate the lay public about cancer prevention.
Scott M. Lippman, Chairperson
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Powel H. Brown
Andrew J. Dannenberg
Mary L. Disis
Patricia A. Ganz
Judy E. Garber
William N. Hait
Ernest T. Hawk |
Stephen S. Hecht
Tyler Jacks
Thomas W. Kensler
Anne McTiernan
William G. Nelson
Electra D. Paskett
Dr. Kornelia Polyak
Thomas A. Sellers
M. Mark Taketo
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The Executive Committee, whose members are the AACR elected Officers, reviews issues to be considered by the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the Board of Directors between Board meetings and performs such other duties that are usually part of their respective elected positions.
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Chairperson
Tyler Jacks
Judy E. Garber
William N. Hait
Margaret Foti |
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The Finance and Audit Committee assists in the financial planning of the Association, and is responsible for maintaining the financial health of the AACR, prioritizing and focusing resources on activities that support the mission of the AACR, and managing resources based on strategic priorities.
David R. Parkinson, Chairperson
Joanna L. Groden
Peter T. C. Ho
Susan L. Kelley
Allen I. Oliff
Louis M. Weiner
Judy E. Garber, ex officio
William N. Hait, ex officio
Michael A. Caligiuri, ex officio
William H. Mears, Jr., ex officio |
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The Nominating Committee, whose members are elected by the AACR voting membership, select candidates for the offices of President-Elect, the Board of Directors, and the Nominating Committee.
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Nancy E. Davidson, Chairperson
Stephen B. Baylin
Webster K. Cavenee
Sara A. Courtneidge
Harold L. Moses
Ronald M. Evans
Peter A. Jones
Carol L. Prives
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The Publications Committee was established to assist in maintaining and improving the quality of AACR journals while promoting their fiscal responsibility. The AACR Publications Committee has oversight responsibility for AACR’s journals, Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Molecular Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Cancer Prevention Research; and Cancer Discovery as well as other AACR scholarly publications as they are developed.
Michael A. Caligiuri, Chairperson
Cory Abate-Shen
Christine B. Ambrosone
Mariano Barbacid
Andrew J. Barker
Powel H. Brown
Richard M. Caprioli
Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Chi Van Dang
Yves A. DeClerck
Lisa Diller
Levi A. Garraway
F. Peter Guengerich
Ernest T. Hawk
Sandra J. Horning
Nancy E. Hynes |
Lee J. Helman
John T. Hunt
Pasi A. Jänne
Kenneth W. Kinzler
J. Jack Lee
Guillermina Lozano
Christoph Plass
David Piwnica-Worms
Anil K. Rustgi
Leona D. Samson
Robert H. Vonderheide
Jessica N. Clague DeHart, ex officio
Kimberly Brown Dahlman, ex officio, AMC
William N. Hait, ex officio, Treasurer
David R. Parkinson, ex officio, Fin. Com. Chair |
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The Science Education Committee focuses on cancer (science) education, outreach and enhancement through activities directed at the undergraduate and high school levels. It is currently responsible for the AACR Science Education Awards for Undergraduate Students and the High School Program that takes place each year during the AACR Annual Meeting.
Kathleen W. Scotto, Chairperson
Adriana Albini
Anne Blackwood-Chirchir (pending)
Joanna L. Groden
Clifford A. Hudis
Jong Y. Park
Sara Rockwell
Joan Rankin Shapiro
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Sara Rockwell
Stuart Sell
Gary D. Stoner
Chi Van Dang
Arti P. Varanasi
Thomas J. Bardos, ex officio
Joseph D. Rosenblatt, ex officio, Local Liaison Chairperson
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The Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee is AACR’s principal means for devising and implementing strategies to influence important biomedical research-related public policy issues. The committee analyzes public issues of concern to cancer researchers and focuses on mechanisms for strengthening funding for cancer research. Its members periodically visit legislators in Washington to make the case for increased funding for all forms of biomedical research, periodically submit testimony to Congress, the National Cancer Advisory Board and other governmental agencies, and help shape special sessions to educate Members of Congress and their staff about important issues affecting cancer research.
William S. Dalton, Chairperson
Amy P. Abernethy
Francis Ali-Osman
Anna Barker
Mary C. Beckerle
Kenneth Cowan
Anne E. Cress
Robert S. DiPaola
Ethan Dmitrovsky
Raymond N. DuBois
H. Shelton Earp III
Michael A. Friedman
Leo T. Furcht
Stanton L. Gerson
Jackson B. Gibbs
Jennifer Rubin Grandis
William N. Hait
Roy S. Herbst
Elizabeth M. Jaffee
Roy A. Jensen
Judith S. Kaur |
Michelle M. LeBeau
Thomas J. Lynch Jr.
William G. Nelson
Perry D. Nisen
Gilbert S. Omenn
Sudip S. Parikh
David R. Parkinson
Steven R. Patierno
Mark E. Robson
Jason A. Sager
Laura K. Shawver
Peter G. Shields
Ellen V. Sigal
Donald L. Trump
Geoffrey M. Wahl
George J. Weiner
Eric P. Winer
Robert C. Young
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, ex officio
Judy E. Garber, ex officio
Aime T. Franco, ex officio
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The Special Conferences Committee is responsible for planning the AACR’s highly acclaimed special conferences series. Its members determine which topics are most timely and merit coverage in a special conference forum. It also evaluates conference proposals submitted for consideration in the series and identifies appropriate cancer researchers to organize each conference.
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Ramon E. Parsons, Chairperson
Charles Davis Allis
Frederick R. Appelbaum
Dafna Bar-Sagi
Smita Bhatia
Andrea Califano
Lewis C. Cantley
Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Joseph Costello
Johann S. de Bono
Phillip A. Dennis
Ronald A. DePinho
Vishva M. Dixit
Napoleone Ferrara
Levi A. Garraway
Dwight Gary Gilliland
Todd R. Golub
Carol W. Greider
William C. Hahn
Tyler Jacks
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Hyam I. Levitsky
A. Thomas Looks
Tak W. Mak
John M. Maris
Matthew Meyerson
David Piwnica-Worms
David M. Sabatini
Thomas A. Sellers
William R. Sellers
M. Celeste Simon
Michael R. Stratton
Terry A. Van Dyke
Gregory L. Verdine
Jane Visvader
Daniel D. Von Hoff
Valerie Weaver
Bruce R. Zetter
Tom Curran, ex officio, Int’l Affs.
Axel Ullrich, ex officio, Int’l Affs.
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The Tellers Committee is charged with certifying all official AACR elections.
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Naomi B. Haas, Chairperson
Russel E. Kaufman
Weijing Sun
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