In This Section

AACR Scientific Achievement Awards, Lectureships, and Prizes

Since 1961, the AACR has been proud to recognize scientific excellence across the spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological cancer research through a robust collection of annual awards and lectureships that serve to honor laboratory researchers, physician-scientists, and population scientists who have made significant contributions to our understanding of the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer.

The following award recipients were honored during the AACR Annual Meeting:

  • AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Carl H. June
    News Release | Award Lecture Summary
  • AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Cancer Research
    Recipient: Kathryn E. Wellen
    News Release
  • AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Blood Cancer Research
    Recipient: Riccardo Dalla-Favera
    News Release
  • AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Carolyn R. Bertozzi
    News Release
  • AACR Daniel D. Von Hoff Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education and Training in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Polly A. Newcomb
    News Release
  • AACR James S. Ewing-Thelma B. Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Arul M. Chinnaiyan
    News Release
  • AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Elizabeth M. Jaffee
    News Release | Award Lecture Summary
  • AACR Team Science Award
    Recipients: African Caribbean Cancer Consortium Team
    News Release
  • AACR-American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
    Recipient: Patricia A. Ganz
    News Release
  • AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology
    Recipient: E. John Wherry
    News Release
  • AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research
    Recipient: M. Celeste Simon
    News Release
  • AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research
    Recipient: Melissa M. Hudson
    News Release
  • AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship
    Recipient: Selwyn M. Vickers
    News Release
  • AACR-Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
    Recipient: Robert D. Schreiber
    News Release
  • AACR-St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research
    Recipient: Olivier Delattre
    News Release
  • AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research
    Recipient: Jun J. Yang
    News Release
  • AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship
    Recipient: Cory Abate-Shen
    News Release
  • Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research
    Recipient: Tak W. Mak
    News Release
  • AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
    Read the News Release for the complete list of Prize recipients