American Association for Cancer Research

Meetings & Workshops Calendar

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AACR Annual Meeting 2012
Program Committee Chairperson: Benjamin G. Neel
March 31-April 4, 2012 • Chicago, IL

Molecularly Targeted Therapies: Mechanisms of Resistance
Co-Chairpersons: Pasi A. Janne, Mace L. Rothenberg, and Carlos L. Arteaga
May 9-12, 2012 • San Diego, CA
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, February 27
Advance registration deadline: Monday, March 26

Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop
Co-Chairpersons: H. Kim Lyerly and Richard Pazdur
May 16-18, 2012 • Bethesda, MD

Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges
Co-Chairpersons: Daniel Von Hoff, Dafna Bar-Sagi, Chi Van Dang, and David A. Tuveson
June 18-21, 2012 • Lake Tahoe, NV
Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, April 11
Advance registration deadline: Monday, May 7

Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop - Europe
Co-Directors: Jan Bogaerts, Johann de Bono, Stephen M. Hahn, and Patrick Schöffski
June 23-29, 2012 • Flims, Switzerland
Application deadline: Monday, February 13

Cancer Research Imaging Camp
June 24-29, 2012 • Nashville, TN, USA

Chemical Systems Biology: Assembling and Interrogating Computational Models of the Cancer Cell by Chemical Perturbations
Co-Chairpersons: Andrea Califano, Stuart L. Schreiber, and Pamela A. Silver
June 27-30, 2012 • Boston, MA
Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, April 26
Advance registration: Friday, May 25

Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology
Co-Directors: William G. Kaelin, Mark W. Geraci, and Suzanne Topalian
July 16-22, 2012 • Snowmass, CO
Application deadline: Monday, March 12

AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
Co-Directors: Lee M. Ellis, Nora L. Disis, and Mithat Gönen
July 28-August 3, 2012 • Vail, CO
Application deadline: Friday, March 16

ACORD – Australia & Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop
September 9-15, 2012 • Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Application deadline: Monday, February 27

Eleventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research
October 16-19, 2012 • Anaheim, CA

Fifth Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Chairperson: William G. Nelson
October 27–30, 2012 • San Diego, CA

EORTC-NCI-AACR International Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
Scientific Committee Co-Chairpersons: Stefan Sleijfer, James H. Doroshow, and Kenneth C. Anderson
November 6-9, 2012 • Dublin, Ireland

Post-GWAS Horizons in Molecular Epidemiology: Digging Deeper into the Environment
Co-Chairpersons: Shelley S. Tworoger and Cornelia M. Ulrich
November 11-14, 2012 • Hollywood, FL

Translational Cancer Research for Basic Scientists Workshop
Co-Chairpersons: Tom Curran, George D. Demetri, and Pasi A. Janne
November 26-December 1, 2012 • Boston, MA

AACR-NCI Conference on Cancer Genomics: The Cancer Genome Atlas and Beyond
Co-Chairpersons: Matthew L. Meyerson, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, and Barbara Wold
November 2012 • Location to be announced

Tumor Immunology
Co-Chairpersons: Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Glenn Dranoff, and Stanley Riddell
December 2-5, 2012 • Miami, FL

CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Co-Directors: Carlos L. Arteaga, C. Kent Osborne, and Peter M. Ravdin
December 4-8, 2012 • San Antonio, TX


2013-2016 Meetings and Workshops

Tumor Invasion and Metastasis
Co-Chairpersons: Bruce R. Zetter and Zena Werb
January 20-23, 2013 • San Diego, CA

Ninth AACR-JCA Joint Conference: Breakthroughs in Basic and Translational Cancer Research
Co-Chairpersons: Tyler Jacks and Kohei Miyazono
February 21-25, 2013 • Maui, HI

AACR-SNM Joint Conference on State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology
Co-Chairpersons: David Piwnica-Worms and Carolyn Anderson
February 27-March 2, 2013 • San Diego, CA

AACR Annual Meeting 2013
April 6-10, 2013 • Washington, DC

Synthetic Lethality and Cancer
Chairperson: William C. Hahn, additional chairpersons to be announced
May 2013 • Location to be announced

Animal Models of Cancer
Co-Chairpersons: A. Thomas Look, Cory Abate-Shen, and Terry A. Van Dyke
Fall 2013 • Location to be announced

Bioinformatics
Co-Chairpersons: Andrea Califano, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, and Franziska Michor
Fall 2013 • Location to be announced

AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
Chairpersons to be announced
October 19-23, 2013 • Boston, MA

AACR Annual Meeting 2014
April 5-9, 2014 • San Diego, CA

AACR Annual Meeting 2015
April 18-22, 2015 • Philadelphia, PA

AACR Annual Meeting 2016
April 16-20, 2016 • New Orleans, LA


    Meetings, conferences, and workshops under development but not yet scheduled:
  • Cancer Models: Solving Clinical Challenges with an Integrated Approach
  • Cancer Susceptibility and Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
  • Chromatin Remodeling in Cancer
  • Developmental Pathways in Cancer
  • KRAS
  • Melanoma
  • Pediatric Cancer
  • Targeted Therapies in Hematological Malignancies


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