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MICR logoMinorities in Cancer Research (MICR) is a membership group within the AACR committed to preventing and curing cancer while meeting the professional needs and advancing the careers of minority scientists.

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Minorities in Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19016-4404
Phone:  (215) 440-9300
Fax:  (215) 440-9412
Email: micr@aacr.org

SPOTLIGHT

Announcing 2013 Minority Scholars in Cancer Research

Congratulations to 2013 recipients of AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research. For more than 25 years, the Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research program has been supported by a generous grant of the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. Special thanks to Merck Oncology for providing additional support to fund the participation of young minority investigators to attend the AACR Annual Meeting 2013.

Learn more about each awardee, including abstract information.


Announcing 2013 Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research

The AACR is extremely pleased to administer this important program which provides funds for the participation of full-time faculty members of Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013. This award program has been supported, since its inception in 1997, by a generous grant provided by the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities.

Learn more about each awardee, including abstract information.


MICR-Sponsored Activities During the AACR Annual Meeting 2013
April 6-10, 2013
Washington, D.C.

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SAVE-THE-DATE
2013 AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
December 6-9, 2013
Atlanta, GA

Chairs:  Drs. John D. Carpten, Christopher I. Li, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade

Learn more about The Science of Cancer Health Disparities.