19th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities
in association with the AACR Minorites in Cancer Research Council (MICR)
October 18-21, 2026
Hilton Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Advanced Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Cochairs
Iona C. Cheng, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Melissa B. Davis, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Carmen E. Guerra, Perelman School of Medicine Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kimberly Richardson, Black Cancer Collective, Chicago, Illinois
Enrique I. Velazquez Villareal, City of Hope, Los Angeles, California
Program Committee
Matthew P. Banegas, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
Tiffany L. Carson, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Rachel M. Ceballos, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
May Rose I. Dela Cruz, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii
Carolyn Y. Fang, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Terry Hyslop, Jefferson Health Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I. King Jordan, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Amy Kennedy, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
Shafiq Khan, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia
Lauren McCullough, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Yamile Molina, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Sung-Shim Lani Park, University of Hawai’i Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Camille C. R. Ragin, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brian M. Rivers, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Michael E. Scheurer, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Ankur Singh, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Sanya Springfield, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
Erica Stringer-Reasor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Ana I. Velazquez Manana, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Join us at the 19th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, where cutting-edge cancer research meets real-world solutions. This conference is dedicated to advancing the understanding of cancer health disparities that pose significant public health challenges and disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. Engage with experts in basic, translational, clinical, population, behavioral, computational, and community-based research. Conference participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss new findings, and build new research collaborations focused on eliminating cancer health disparities and creating a healthier future for all.
Please Note: All presentations at this event represent the opinions of the presenter and do not represent the position or the opinion of the AACR or its members.