AACR Awards

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The American Association for Cancer Research gives several annual awards for significant contributions to the field of cancer research.

AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research[]

This award recognizes prodigious scientists that have made profound contributions to the field of cancer research.

• 2018: Joseph R. Bertino
• 2017: Mina Bissell
• 2016: Robert A. Weinberg
• 2015: Mario R. Capecchi
• 2014: Douglas Hanahan
• 2013: Harold L. Moses
• 2012: Beatrice Mintz
• 2011: Susan Band Horwitz
• 2010: Janet D. Rowley
• 2009: Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr.
• 2008: Harald zur Hausen
• 2007: Donald Metcalf
• 2006: Bernard Fisher
• 2005: Alfred G. Knudson, Jr.
• 2004: Emil Frei III

AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research[]

This award recognizes the outstanding research of investigators under the age of 40.^[1]

• This award has not been given since 2016.
• 2016: Franziska Michor
• 2015:
• 2014:
• 2013:
• 2012:
• 2011: Nathanael S. Gray
• 2010: Joshua T. Mendell
• 2009: Victor Velculescu
• 2008: Arul Chinnaiyan
• 2007: Kornelia Polyak
• 2006: Ivan Dikic
• 2005: Gregory J. Hannon
• 2004: Xiaodong Wang
• 2003: none
• 2002: Todd R. Golub
• 2001: Scott W. Lowe
• 2000: Nikola P. Pavletich
• 1999: John Kuriyan
• 1998:
• 1997: Tyler Jacks
• 1996: Carol W. Greider
• 1995: Eric S. Lander
• 1994:
• 1993: Tom Curran
• 1992: Elizabeth Robertson
• 1991: Richard C. Mulligan
• 1990: Ronald M. Evans
• 1989: Bert Vogelstein
• 1988: Webster K. Cavenee
• 1987:
• 1986: Mariano Barbacid
• 1985: Lance A. Liotta
• 1984:
• 1983:
• 1982: Stuart A. Aaronson
• 1981:
• 1980: Malcolm A. S. Moore

AACR Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research[]

This award is given for achievements in clinical research.

• 2019: Susan L. Cohn^[2]
• 2018:
• 2017: Judy E. Garber
• 2016:
• 2015: Elizabeth M. Jaffee
• 2014:
• 2013: Hagop M. Kantarjian
• 2012: Lawrence H. Einhorn
• 2011:
• 2010: Henry T. Lynch
• 2009:
• 2008: Joseph R. Bertino
• 2007: Kenneth C. Anderson
• 2006:
• 2005: Jimmie C. Holland
• 2004: Clara D. Bloomfield
• 2003: David S. Alberts
• 2002:
• 2001:
• 2000: Waun Ki Hong
• 1999: John Mendelsohn
• 1998: Bernard Fisher
• 1997: Ronald Levy
• 1996:

AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology[]

This award is given for major contributions to the field of cancer immunology.^[3]

• 2018: Antoni Ribas
• 2017: Olivera Finn
• 2016: Ronald Levy
• 2015: Carl H. June
• 2014: Robert D. Schreiber
• 2013: James P. Allison

AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research[]

This award is given to scientists for have made significant discoveries in cancer prevention.^[4]

• 2014:
• 2013:
• 2012: Jack Cuzick
• 2011: Andrew J. Dannenberg
• 2010: John D. Groopman
• 2009:
• 2008: Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.
• 2007:
• 2006: Stephen S. Hecht
• 2005:
• 2004: David S. Alberts
• 2003: Waun Ki Hong

AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship[]

This award recognizes successful scientists dedicated to international collaborations.^[5]

• 2018: Lisa M. Coussens
• 2017: Louis M. Staudt
• 2016: William G. Kaelin Jr.
• 2015: Lewis C. Cantley
• 2014: Rakesh K. Jain
• 2013: Carlo M. Croce
• 2012:
• 2011: Philip Hanawalt
• 2010: Mary-Claire King
• 2009: Curtis C. Harris
• 2008:
• 2007: Webster K. Cavenee
• 2002: Michael B. Sporn

AACR Team Science Award[]

This award is given to promote collaboration to further breakthroughs in cancer research.^[6]

• 2018: Genomic Approaches to Preventing and Treating Asian-Prevalent Cancers Team"

, , , , , , , , , ,

• 2017: International Liquid Biopsy Initiative Team"

Luis A. Diaz, , , , , , Ralph H. Hruban, , , Kenneth Kinzler, Martin Nowak, , , , Victor E. Velculescu, Bert Vogelstein

• 2016: Women's Health Initiative Team:

Ross L. Prentice, , , , Rebecca D. Jackson, , JoAnn E. Manson, , , , , , Jean Wactawski-Wende

• 2015: Designing AR Inhibitors Team:

Charles L. Sawyers, Michael E. Jung, Howard Scher

• 2014: Duke University/Johns Hopkins, and NCI Malignant Brain Tumor Team:

, Bert Vogelstein, Ira Pastan, , , , , Luis A. Diaz, Allan Friedman, , Matthias Gromeier, , , Kenneth W. Kinzler, , , , , , , John H. Sampson, Victor E. Velculescu, , , Hai Yan,

• 2013: Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Sequencing Team in the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins University:

Ralph H. Hruban, , , , Luis A. Diaz, , , , , , Kenneth W. Kinzler, , , , , , Victor E. Velculescu, Bert Vogelstein, ,

• 2012: The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Royal Marsden Hospital: Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit and Drug Development Units:

Bissan Al-Lazikani, , , Ian Collins, , , , , Keith Jones, , , Richard Marais, , Caroline Springer, , Paul Workman

• 2011: Seattle HPV Research Team:

Janet R. Daling, , James Hughes, , , , , , , , ,

• 2010: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Research Team:

, , Nathanael Gray, Daniel Haber, , Bruce E. Johnson, Susumu Kobayashi, , , Thomas J. Lynch, , , , , , Mehmet Toner,

• 2009: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Team:

, , James R. Downing, William E. Evans, , , , , , Mary V. Relling,

• 2008: University of California San Francisco, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center:

, , , , , , , Norma J. Nowak, , , ,

• 2007: University of Michigan-Brigham and Women's Hospital Team:

, Arul Chinnaiyan, , Rohit Mehra, , Kenneth Pienta, Robin Rasor, Daniel Rhodes, , , , , , Charles Lee, ,

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