AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship

Nominations for the 2009 Award are now closed.  The recipient will be announced in January 2009.

Learn more about the 2008 recipient Dr. Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann. View the list of all previous winners.  

The Lectureship

The AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship was first presented in 2006. The Lectureship is intended to give recognition to an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research.

The winner will present the 4th Annual AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship during the AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009 in Denver, CO, USA (April 18-22, 2009), and will receive an honorarium, full support to attend the Annual Meeting, and a commemorative plaque.

Learn more about Dr. Jane Cooke Wright.

Eligibility

• Candidacy is open to all cancer researchers who are affiliated with 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.
• The Lectureship will be presented to an individual investigator.
• Institutions or organizations are not eligible for the Lectureship.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be made via letter from 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.

Nomination letters must be sent electronically to the AACR by Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., United States Eastern Time, to awards@aacr.org. Preferred file formats are *.doc, *.pdf. 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.

The nomination letter must be addressed to the Selection Committee; be written in English; and not exceed 1,000 words. The content should include the following:

• the name of the AACR Award for which the candidate is being nominated;
  
• a brief statement of no more than 50 words summarizing the candidate's cancer research accomplishment(s) for which he or she is being nominated;
  
• a concise description of the candidate's meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research, with the publications supporting these accomplishments directly referenced within the letter;
• a concise description of the candidate's contributions to the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research, through leadership or by example; and
• a concise description of the impact of these accomplishments on the field.

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.

Selection

Candidates will be considered by a Selection Committee of international cancer leaders appointed by the President of the AACR. After careful deliberations by the Committee, its recommendations will be forwarded to the Executive Committee of the AACR for final consideration and decision. Selection of the winner will be made on the basis of the candidate's contributions to the field of cancer research and to the advancement of minorities. No regard will be given to age, race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.

The winner of the 4th Annual AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship will be announced in January 2009.

Supporter

Supported by AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research.

Questions?

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

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