Research funder · United States

American Association for Cancer Research

Scientific society

Grants since 2016: 484
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published): —
Funded works, last 5 years: 1 233
Funded works, all time: 3 462

Grants

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in Partnership with Pelotonia and AACR

An AI-based Equitable ‘Virtual’ Biopsy Pipeline for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis on Ultrasound

Heather Whitney · University of Chicago

2025 · fellowship · AACR Hematologic Malignancies Research Fellowship

Investigating Chromatin-Based Mechanisms of B cell Epigenetic Plasticity and Lymphomagenesis

Sean E. Healton · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in Partnership with Pelotonia and AACR

The Aging Tumor Immune Microenvironment – Novel Immunotherapy Approaches for ER+ Breast Cancer

Frances K. Turrell · University of Manchester

2025 · research · AACR Career Development Award in Lung Cancer Research

Targeting the TNIK Signaling Network to Reverse EMT and Fibrosis in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Pedro Torres-Ayuso · Temple University

2025 · research · The AACR-KidneyCAN Kidney Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants

Targeting the Extracellular Matrix in Kidney Cancer

Astgik Petrosyan · University of Southern California

2025 · research · AACR Maximizing Opportunity for New Advancements in Research in Cancer (MONARCA) Grant for Latin America

Targeting Galectin-1 Glycocheckpoint to Overcome Immunotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer

Alejandro J. Cagnoni · Institute Of Biology And Experimental Medicine (ibyme – Conicet)

2025 · research · Lustgarten Foundation-AACR CDAs for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Interrogating Vulnerabilities of a KRAS Inhibitor-Resistant Cell State in Pancreatic Cancer

Anupriya Singhal · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2025 · research · BCRF-AACR CDA to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Cellular Reprogramming: A Novel Approach to Tackle Triple Negative Breast Cancer

María Teresita Branham · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in Partnership with Pelotonia and AACR

Extrachromosomal DNA as a Mechanism of Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer

Eunhee Yi · Michigan State University

2025 · fellowship · AACR-Incyte Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship

Targeting BCL2 and Mitophagy to Enhance the Immunostimulatory Effects of Radiation in Breast Cancer

Emma Guilbaud · Fox Chase Cancer Center

2025 · research · BCRF-AACR CDA to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunotherapy against MICA in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Mercedes B. Fuertes · Experimental Medicine and Biology Institute

2025 · research · Beginning Investigator Grant for Catalytic Research (BIG Cat)

A community-based pilot study for esophageal cancer screening in Tanzania

Kija Luhuti · Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

2025 · fellowship · AACR-EMD Serono “I’M IN” Oncodisparity Fellowships in Lung and Urothelial Cancers

Functionally Active ecDNA in African Americans Drives Oncogenic Pathways Forming Therapeutic Targets

Mohamed Osman · Weill Cornell Medicine

2025 · fellowship · The Bosarge Family Foundation-Waun Ki Hong Scholar Award for Regenerative Cancer Medicine

Manipulating Cell Plasticity to Alleviate Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

Yoojeong Seo · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

2025 · research · AACR Career Development Award in Lung Cancer Research

RESET – Rehabilitation of the Holosystem via Ecological Shifts and Environmental Tuning

Lisa Derosa · Fondation Gustave Roussy

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Rising Innovator Research Grant, in Partnership with Pelotonia & AACR

Imaging-Guided Assessment of Synergistic Treatments for Breast Cancer

Li Liu · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

2025 · fellowship · AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship

Epigenetic Drivers of Resistance to Lorlatinib in Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Lung Cancer

Alice Tzeng · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

2025 · research · AACR Maximizing Opportunity for New Advancements in Research in Cancer (MONARCA) Grant for Latin America

Role of Thyroid Hormones on Chromatin Remodeling: Impact on HDACi Therapy for T cell Lymphoma

Florencia Cayrol · Instituto De Investigaciones Biomedicas Uca Conicet

2025 · fellowship · AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Research Fellowship

TRIUMPH – Tebentafusp and Roginolisib in Uveal Melanoma to Prolong T-cell Homeostasis

Malaka Ameratunga · Monash University

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in Partnership with Pelotonia and AACR

A Just-in-time Adaptive Lifestyle Program for Rural Breast and Endometrial Cancer Survivors

Xiaochen Zhang · The Ohio State University

2025 · research · AACR Grant For Innovative Bladder Cancer Research

A Putative CTP Deaminase Co-deleted with RB1 in Bladder Cancer

Bishoy M. Faltas · Weill Cornell Medicine

2025 · fellowship · AACR-Swim Across America Cancer Research Fellowship

Targeting Developmental Changes in Proteostasis to Improve HSC Transplant for Pediatric Cancer Patients

Helena Yu · University of California San Diego

2025 · fellowship · AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship

Determining the Role of Endogenous Retroviruses in Adaptive Immune Responses in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Zachary A. Yochum · Yale University

2025 · research · AACR Maximizing Opportunity for New Advancements in Research in Cancer (MONARCA) Grant for Latin America

Translating Glycocodes into Novel Immunotherapeutic Strategies to Prevent T cell Exhaustion

Tomás Dalotto-Moreno · Institute Of Biology And Experimental Medicine (ibyme – Conicet)

2025 · fellowship · AACR-EMD Serono “I’M IN” Oncodisparity Fellowships in Lung and Urothelial Cancers

Identifying Key Targets for and Feasibility of Improving Molecular Testing for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Rural US

Dena P. Rhinehart · Johns Hopkins University

2025 · research · Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Rising Innovator Research Grant, in Partnership with Pelotonia & AACR