In Memoriam

Charles B. Kasper, PhD, a retired cell biologist at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a longtime member of the AACR, died September 5, 2023, at the age of 88.

Irwin H. Krakoff, MD, a pioneering oncologist and cancer center leader, died August 9, 2023, at the age of 100.

Gerald Litwack, PhD, a retired professor of biochemistry, a prolific author, and a longtime member of AACR, died September 29, 2023, at the age of 94.

Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, a breast cancer surgeon who revolutionized patient care and advocacy, died July 2, 2023, at the age of 75.

Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, former chief of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group and director of NCI Community Oncology Research Program, died November 15, 2023, at the age of 74.

John A.R. “Tony” Mead, PhD, a longtime member of the AACR, died February 20, 2023, at the age of 92.

Sharon B. Murphy, MD, a pediatric oncologist and clinical cancer researcher who was a longtime AACR member, died November 4, 2023, at the age of 80.

AACR member, Nora Navone, MD, PhD, professor of genitourinary medical oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, died December 15, 2023. She was 70 years old.

Roland A. Pattillo, MD, AACR Emeritus member, passed away May 3, 2023, at the age of 89.

Gloria M. Petersen, PhD, a respected genetic epidemiologist and pancreatic cancer researcher, died January 8, 2023, at the age of 72.