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AACR Grant Propels Progress in Immunotherapy Research

Using funding from the AACR, early-career investigator Marco Ruella, MD, found a way to improve immunotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Developing Cancer Therapies at the Intersection of Chemistry and Biology

Pioneering chemist and Fellow of the AACR Academy Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD, leads efforts to develop cancer therapeutics against “a different type of drug target.”

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Deciphering Stomach Cancer Underpinnings With the Help of an AACR Grant

Valerie O’Brien, PhD, is using her microbiology expertise to model and study gastric cancer development with early support from a Debbie’s Dream Foundation-AACR grant.

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Fellows of the AACR Academy, Class of 2024

Pioneering researchers and physician-scientists elected as Fellows of the AACR Academy in 2024.

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Bringing Cervical Cancer Treatment to More Women

Chemtai Mungo is researching an innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer could save lives of women in underserved areas.

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Researching Ways to Intercept Cancer at Its Earliest StagesTumors are “born to be bad” with metastatic potential present from the start and spread to other organs when the original malignancy is the size of a poppy seed, explains Dr. Christina Curtis.

Moving the Dial Forward for Children with CancerAn AACR fellowship as a young pediatrician helped Michael Jensen, MD, become a physician-scientist, using clinical insights to inform the search for new cancer therapeutics in the laboratory.

AACR Grantee Studies a Rare Form of SarcomaSmall donations to the AACR added up to big support for promising new research by Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, PhD, on a rare type of cancer that strikes teenagers and young adults.

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