AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research

Dr. Anna D. Barker (center) received the Award at the AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Award was presented by the Chief Executive Officer of the AACR, Dr. Margaret Foti (left), and Past President of the AACR and Chairperson of the Selection Committee, Dr. William N. Hait (right).

• View here to learn more about 2009 Recipient, Dr. Anna D. Barker.
• The webcast of the Award Presentation may be accessed here. 
• View the list of all past Recipients.

The Award

The American Association for Cancer Research established this Award in 2007 in honor of Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.) for her exemplary leadership of the AACR as its Chief Executive Officer; for her sustained, outstanding work in fostering research, scholarly communications, education and training, science policy and public education; and for her extraordinary dedication and contributions to the conquest of cancer.

This Award recognizes a true champion of cancer research, an individual who embodies the sustained commitment of Margaret Foti to the prevention and cure of cancer. The Award is given to an individual whose leadership and extraordinary achievements in cancer research or in support of cancer research have made a major impact on the field. Such achievements include contributions to the acceleration of progress in cancer research, raising national or international awareness of cancer research, or other demonstrations of a sustained commitment to the conquest of cancer.

The 4th Annual Award will be presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2010 in Washington, DC, USA (April 17-21, 2010). The recipient must be present to receive the Award unless otherwise unable to do so because of health restrictions or other serious conflicts.

The recipient will receive an honorarium of $10,000, a commemorative plaque, and support for the winner to attend the AACR Annual Meeting.

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidacy is open to all individuals who are affiliated with any organization whose mission supports cancer research or any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world. Such institutions include those in academia, industry, or government.
• Institutions or organizations are not eligible for the Award.
• Selection of the Award winner will be made on the basis of the candidate's sustained commitment to accelerating progress in cancer research. No regard will be given to race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.

Nomination Procedure

Nominations for the 2010 Award will open in October 2009. 

Nominations may be by any scientist, whether an AACR member or nonmember, who is now or has been affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science. Candidates may not nominate themselves.

Nominators are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the nomination process and to refrain from informing the candidate about the nomination.

There is no restriction on the number of candidates that may be nominated by any individual scientist. There is no restriction on the number of nominators that may write nomination letters or that may sign a single nomination letter on behalf of a candidate.

Nominations must be submitted online at https://proposalcentral.altum.com/, no later than 4:00 p.m. United States Eastern Time on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Paper nominations will not be accepted.  The following materials must be submitted: Nomination Letter, which must:

• be addressed to the Selection Committee; be written in English; and not exceed 1,000 words;
• specify the AACR Award for which the candidate is being nominated;
• contain a concise description of the candidate's leadership and extraordinary achievements in cancer research or in support of cancer research which have made a major impact on the field; publications supporting these contributions must be directly referenced within the letter (if appropriate); and
• contain a concise description of the impact of these contributions on the field.

Candidate's CV.  The candidate's curriculum vitae in English, including a complete list of the candidate's publications.

Summary Statement. A statement of no more than 50 words summarizing the candidate's accomplishments for which he or she is being nominated. Preferred file formats are *.doc. The candidate's CV may be submitted as a .pdf file.  Your nomination is not considered fully submitted until you receive a confirmation e-mail from the AACR; confirmations will be sent within two business days. Nominators are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the nomination process and to refrain from informing the candidate about the nomination. There is no restriction on the number of candidates that may be nominated by any individual scientist. There is no restriction on the number of nominators that may write nomination letters or that may sign a single nomination letter on behalf of a candidate.

Nomination Instructions

Will be available in August 2009.

Selection

Candidates for the Award will be considered by a prestigious Committee of renowned international cancer leaders appointed by the President of the AACR. After careful deliberations by the Committee, their recommendations will be forwarded to the Executive Committee of the AACR for final consideration and decision.

Selection of the Award winner will be made on the basis of the leadership and extraordinary achievements of the candidate. No regard will be given to race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.

Questions?

Monique P. Eversley, Program Associate
+1 (267) 646-0576; monique.eversley@aacr.org

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