AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research

Funding Agency:
American Association for Cancer Research

The AACR and its Chemistry in Cancer Research Working Group established this Award in 2007, through the support of GlaxoSmithKline, to recognize the importance of chemistry to advancements in cancer research.

The Award is intended to recognize outstanding, novel, and significant chemistry research, which has led to important contributions in basic cancer research; translational cancer research; cancer diagnosis; the prevention of cancer; or the treatment of patients with cancer. Such research may include, but is not limited to, chemical aspects of carcinogenesis; chemical biology; drug discovery and design; imaging agents and radiotherapeutics; metabolomics and mass spectrometry; proteomics; and structural biology.

Deadline for nominations: Sep. 15, 2023

Agency Website

Eligibility Requirements

​​Cancer researchers affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world may be nominated. Such institutions include those in academia, industry, or government.

The Award may only be presented to an individual investigator.

Institutions and/or organizations are not eligible to receive the Award.

Funding Type

Award

Eligibility

Faculty

Category

Environmental & Life Sciences
Medical
Medical - Basic Science
Medical - Clinical Science
Medical - Translational

External Deadline

September 15, 2023