AACR Initiatives Reducing Cancer Disparities and Promoting Health Equity
As an organization whose core values include diversity, equity, and inclusion, the American Association for Cancer Research® (AACR) is deeply committed to achieving the bold vision of cancer health equity for all. Through a wide range of programs and initiatives, AACR fosters cancer health equity and advances its mission to prevent and cure all cancers—for all patients.
AACR CANCER CENTERS ALLIANCE
In 2022, AACR formed the AACR Cancer Centers Alliance, a collaborative initiative with US cancer centers. A major goal of the Alliance is to create new and inclusive opportunities for the next generation of cancer researchers and clinicians and create a workforce that is reflective of the diverse communities that the cancer centers serve.
Learn MoreAACR CANCER DISPARITIES PROGRESS REPORT
Currently on its third edition, this pioneer AACR report focuses on the science of and progress against cancer disparities. It is central to AACR’s educational efforts to increase public understanding of cancer disparities, and highlights the vital importance of cancer disparities research in achieving the bold vision of health equity.
Learn MoreAACR CONFERENCE ON THE SCIENCE OF CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES IN RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES AND THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
Launched in 2007, this trailblazing AACR conference has established and expanded the critical field of cancer disparities. The 16th edition of the conference, held in Orlando in September 2023, convened more than 750 scientists, clinicians, health care professionals, cancer survivors, and patient advocates to share the latest cutting-edge research on cancer disparities.
Learn MoreAACR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH (CORE) TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS
These fellowships provide $100,000 over one year for clinical research fellows to work onsite at the facility of our industry partner, Johnson & Johnson. Applicants must be female or belong to an underrepresented group per NIH guidelines.
Learn MoreAACR DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP ON THE SCIENCE OF CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES
Since 2010, this AACR award has elevated the field of disparities research by honoring an investigator whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer disparities.
Learn MoreAACR MINORITIES IN CANCER RESEARCH (MICR)
MICR is a membership group within AACR that is committed to meeting the professional needs and advancing the careers of minority scientists by increasing the number, participation, visibility, and recognition of minority scientists in cancer research.
Learn MoreAACR MINORITY SCHOLAR AWARD or a MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION FACULTY SCHOLAR IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARD
With the generous support of the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, AACR offers grants to enable full-time minority faculty members and faculty members of Minority-Serving Institutions to participate in the AACR Annual Meeting. For more than 25 years, the program has provided the education and training that are critical to sustaining a diverse pipeline of cancer scientists.
Learn MoreAACR PROJECT GENIE®
AACR Project GENIE® is an open-source, international, pancancer registry of real-world data assembled through data sharing between a cohort of leading international cancer centers. The registry leverages clinical sequencing efforts at participating cancer centers by pooling their data to create a collective evidence base.
Learn MoreAACR WOMEN IN CANCER RESEARCH (WICR)
WICR is a membership group within AACR that is committed to recognizing women’s scientific achievements and fostering their career development and advancement in cancer research. The WICR Council acts as an advisory body to AACR leadership on issues of concern to women investigators.
Learn MoreFUNDING MERITORIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED INVESTIGATORS
The AACR Grants Program funds meritorious scientists from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in the cancer research community—including women, individuals working in low- and middle-income countries, and members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
Learn More AACR-funded Young Scientists Addressing Cancer DisparitiesLUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION–AACR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH In Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Robert Lewis
Female and ethnic or racial minorities who are underrepresented in biomedical research and are early-career investigators at institutions worldwide are invited to apply for these three-year, $300,000 grants.
Learn MoreROBERT A. WINN DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS AWARD PROGRAM
Established in 2021, the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program is implemented by AACR and Virginia Commonwealth University and funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation to train 250 community-oriented clinical trial investigators by 2025.
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