MICR Programs and Activities During the AACR Annual Meeting 2025
MICR presented various programs and activities during the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, which took place April 25-30, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. All annual meeting registrants were invited to participate in these activities. Contact [email protected] with any questions.
Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
Generously supported by the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar Awards
Generously supported by the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Learn MoreAACR-MICR Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship
The AACR-MICR Jane Cook Wright Lectureship recognized an outstanding scientist who had made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who had, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research.
AACR Professional Development Series
MICR collaborated with the AACR Science Education and Advancement Committee, Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Council, and the Associate Member Council to present a series of professional development sessions that took place during the AACR Annual Meeting 2025. These exciting and interactive sessions were available to Annual Meeting registrants free of charge and provided important skills to investigators at all stages in their careers.
MICR Town Hall
The MICR Town Hall Meeting provided an opportunity for the MICR Council to present its members, agenda, and programs to MICR members and Annual Meeting participants. This meeting gave participants a chance to share ideas, voice concerns, and express views on a variety of related topics that assisted the Council in fulfilling its mission.
Minorities in cancer research (MICR) Meet and Greet
This informal networking event provided an opportunity for the MICR leadership to meet and network with members and conference attendees, share information and answer questions about MICR programs, activities, and award opportunities, and discuss other topics of interest. All Annual Meeting attendees were welcome!
MICR Career development Forum
This interactive forum featured a panel of exemplary former and current MICR Council Members, who candidly addressed questions and concerns from the moderators and audience. Among the many topics, we heard how the panelists each relied on their perseverance, talent, drive, mentors, and peers to navigate career paths. They shared past and current strategies they used to overcome obstacles and adversity to not only achieve but surpass career aspirations. Lastly, we came together to share inspiration and build collective strength in preparation for the uncertainty and challenges that lay ahead
MICR Scientific sYMPOSIUM
Over the past 25 years, the science of cancer health disparities research had evolved from first-generation studies that focused on describing population group differences in cancer incidence and mortality to transdisciplinary translational studies that investigated the contribution of biological, behavioral, clinical, and social drivers to cancer care outcomes. Findings from previous and ongoing investigations had provided important insights about the complex ways in which these drivers contributed to disparities in cancer risk and outcomes. While comparisons of racial and ethnic group differences using self-identified categories had been instrumental in identifying populations that were at risk for poor outcomes following diagnosis and treatment, concerns had been raised about using self-identified race/ethnicity in biomedical research. The objective of this session was to review the advantages and disadvantages of using self-identified race/ethnic categories in cancer disparities research and to identify best practices for monitoring and addressing the burden of cancer risk across different populations in light of methodologies and instruments that potentially had greater precision in basic, clinical, and population-based research studies.