SUNDAY, APRIL 15
7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
This ceremony will feature the presentation of the AACR Centennial Medals of Honor, Public Service Awards, 4th Annual AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research, 1st Annual Team Science Award, 1st Annual Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research, recognition of AACR Past Presidents and key cancer survivors and patient advocates, awards to corporate champions of the AACR, and additional presentations to be announced.
Translating a Century of Science into a Future of Cancer Prevention and Cures
Chairperson: Ronald A. DePinho, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- One hundred years of cancer science: Milestones, opportunities, and challenges, Ronald A. DePinho, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Cancer: A disease of the genome, Francis S. Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Who is at risk and what is to be done? Detecting inherited predisposition to cancer and prevention strategies for persons at genetically high risk, Mary-Claire King, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Most oncogenes and tumor suppressors evolved to regulate cellular metabolism, Craig B. Thompson, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Stem cells, morphogenesis, and cancer, Elaine Fuchs, The Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY
- The promise and challenges of translating molecularly targeted cancer therapy, Charles L. Sawyers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Saving lives by early cancer detection, Leland H. Hartwell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
- Pathways to accelerating the conquest of cancer: A bold vision for the future, David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA