AACR Awards
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.- This award has not been given since 2016.
- 2016: Franziska Michor
- 2015: Christopher R. Vakoc
- 2014: Nima Sharifi
- 2013: Roger S. Lo
- 2012: Yibin Kang
- 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: Michael C. Dean
- 1997: Tyler Jacks
- 1996: Carol W. Greider
- 1995: Eric S. Lander
- 1994: Igor B. Roninson
- 1993: Tom Curran
- 1992: Elizabeth Robertson
- 1991: Richard C. Mulligan
- 1990: Ronald M. Evans
- 1989: Bert Vogelstein
- 1988: Webster K. Cavenee
- 1987: Peter M. Blumberg
- 1986: Mariano Barbacid
- 1985: Lance A. Liotta
- 1984: Charles D. Stiles
- 1983: Susan Astrin
- 1982: Stuart A. Aaronson
- 1981: Yung-Chi Cheng
- 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
- 2018: Johann S. de Bono
- 2017: Judy E. Garber
- 2016: John C. Byrd
- 2015: Elizabeth M. Jaffee
- 2014: John F. DiPersio
- 2013: Hagop M. Kantarjian
- 2012: Lawrence H. Einhorn
- 2011: Ching-Hon Pui
- 2010: Henry T. Lynch
- 2009: W. Marston Linehan
- 2008: Joseph R. Bertino
- 2007: Kenneth C. Anderson
- 2006: Merrill J. Egorin
- 2005: Jimmie C. Holland
- 2004: Clara D. Bloomfield
- 2003: David S. Alberts
- 2002: Lee M. Nadler
- 2001: Rainer F. Storb
- 2000: Waun Ki Hong
- 1999: John Mendelsohn
- 1998: Bernard Fisher
- 1997: Ronald Levy
- 1996: Samuel A. Wells Jr.
AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology
This award is given for major contributions to the field of cancer immunology.- 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.- 2014: Graham A. Colditz
- 2013: John P. Pierce
- 2012: Jack Cuzick
- 2011: Andrew J. Dannenberg
- 2010: John D. Groopman
- 2009: Mark W. Schiffman
- 2008: Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.
- 2007: Leslie Bernstein
- 2006: Stephen S. Hecht
- 2005: Scott M. Lippman
- 2004: David S. Alberts
- 2003: Waun Ki Hong
AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
This award recognizes successful scientists dedicated to international collaborations.- 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: Mary J.C. Hendrix
- 2011: Philip Hanawalt
- 2010: Mary-Claire King
- 2009: Curtis C. Harris
- 2008: Lawrence A. Loeb
- 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.- 2018: Genomic Approaches to Preventing and Treating Asian-Prevalent Cancers Team"
- 2017: International Liquid Biopsy Initiative Team"
- 2016: Women's Health Initiative Team:
- 2015: Designing AR Inhibitors Team:
- 2014: Duke University/Johns Hopkins, and NCI Malignant Brain Tumor Team:
- 2013: Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Sequencing Team in the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins University:
- 2012: The Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital: Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit and Drug Development Units:
- 2011: Seattle HPV Research Team:
- 2010: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Research Team:
- 2009: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Team:
- 2008: University of California San Francisco, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center:
- 2007: University of Michigan-Brigham and Women's Hospital Team: