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Dr. Escobar-Hoyos Leverages Her AACR Grant

Dr. Escobar-Hoyos Leverages Her AACR Grant

Recipient of a 2021 AACR Career Development Award to Further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Pancreatic Cancer Research, Luisa Escobar-Hoyos, PhD, shares how the AACR grant has been a critical step in her quest for federal funding for her more unconventional approach to treat pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Rosa Hwang shares the important contribution of the AACR-Bayer Innovation and Discovery Grant on her road to develop novel treatment strategies

Dr. Rosa Hwang shares the important contribution of the AACR-Bayer Innovation and Discovery Grant on her road to develop novel treatment strategies

The AACR-Bayer Innovation and Discovery Grants sought to uncover new treatment options for cancers with high unmet medical need and encourage translation of ideas from basic research into novel drugs. Surgical oncologist, Rosa Hwang, MD, received the grant in 2016, helping her pursue a new therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Fariba Behbod shares how AACR grant support impacted her research on DCIS

Dr. Fariba Behbod shares how AACR grant support impacted her research on DCIS

AACR Special Conference “Rethinking DCIS: An Opportunity for Prevention” Plenary Session Speaker Fariba Behbod, Pharm D, PhD, received the AACR-Breast Cancer Research Foundation for Translational Breast Cancer Research award in 2014, when she was an Assistant Professor at the Kansas University Medical Center Research Institute. Now a Full Professor, she speaks on the impact of the AACR grant on her research and career.

Making an Impact on Rare Tumors

Making an Impact on Rare Tumors

A grant from the AACR in 2000 helped Karlyne Reilly, PhD, launch her career in cancer research. She is now head of the Rare Tumor Initiative at the National Cancer Institute and works to involve scientists, patients, family members, advocates, and healthcare providers in the search for treatments for rare cancers.