#ICYMI: Catch up on the latest news from AACI and our member cancer centers in the October #AACIUpdate.
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October 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
#ICYMI: Catch up on the latest news from AACI and our member cancer centers in the October #AACIUpdate.
Read the latest issue: bit.ly/4i30ZxC
Read the latest issue: bit.ly/4i30ZxC
Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Bergom of @sitemancenter.bsky.social on being named an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Fellow. Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
#Awards #Honors
#Awards #Honors
August 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Bergom of @sitemancenter.bsky.social on being named an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Fellow. Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
#Awards #Honors
#Awards #Honors
Eirini Papapetrou, MD, PhD, of the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the McCulloch and Till Award from the @isehsociety.bsky.social. Read more in the Awards & Honors section of the April #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
April 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Eirini Papapetrou, MD, PhD, of the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the McCulloch and Till Award from the @isehsociety.bsky.social. Read more in the Awards & Honors section of the April #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Dr. Roarke Kamber of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social has been named a 2026 Pew-Stewart Scholar. #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
July 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Dr. Roarke Kamber of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social has been named a 2026 Pew-Stewart Scholar. #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia X. Ma of @sitemancenter.bsky.social on receiving a Susan G. Komen Leadership Grant to advance breast cancer research on endocrine resistance. Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #CancerResearch #BreastCancer
August 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia X. Ma of @sitemancenter.bsky.social on receiving a Susan G. Komen Leadership Grant to advance breast cancer research on endocrine resistance. Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #CancerResearch #BreastCancer
AACI’s #PCLI will host a webinar with @medliveofficial.bsky.social on March 24 at 1 pm ET on improving clinical trial accruals with experts from @WinshipCancer and @BuffettCancer.
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March 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM
AACI’s #PCLI will host a webinar with @medliveofficial.bsky.social on March 24 at 1 pm ET on improving clinical trial accruals with experts from @WinshipCancer and @BuffettCancer.
Read more: bit.ly/4ssjyNY
#AACIUpdate
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Congrats Dr. Rafi Ahmed, @winshipcancer.emory.edu, Distinguished Scientist Award; Dr. Lucile Adams-Campbell, @georgetownlombardi.bsky.social, Cancer Health Equity Award; and the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, Champion for Cures Award.
#AACIUpdate bit.ly/3SHfY6l
#AACIUpdate bit.ly/3SHfY6l
July 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Congrats Dr. Rafi Ahmed, @winshipcancer.emory.edu, Distinguished Scientist Award; Dr. Lucile Adams-Campbell, @georgetownlombardi.bsky.social, Cancer Health Equity Award; and the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, Champion for Cures Award.
#AACIUpdate bit.ly/3SHfY6l
#AACIUpdate bit.ly/3SHfY6l
AACI announces a leadership transition for its Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI).
Congratulations to Dr. Lee G. Wilke, the new PCLI Steering Committee chair. AACI also thanks Dr. Paula M. Fracasso for her leadership and contributions as PCLI chair. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to Dr. Lee G. Wilke, the new PCLI Steering Committee chair. AACI also thanks Dr. Paula M. Fracasso for her leadership and contributions as PCLI chair. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
September 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
AACI announces a leadership transition for its Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI).
Congratulations to Dr. Lee G. Wilke, the new PCLI Steering Committee chair. AACI also thanks Dr. Paula M. Fracasso for her leadership and contributions as PCLI chair. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to Dr. Lee G. Wilke, the new PCLI Steering Committee chair. AACI also thanks Dr. Paula M. Fracasso for her leadership and contributions as PCLI chair. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to @vcumassey.bsky.social on naming Dr. Monica Baskin as its next director. Dr. Baskin is the first woman to lead the center and the first Black woman to direct an NCI-Designated Cancer Center.
Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
August 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to @vcumassey.bsky.social on naming Dr. Monica Baskin as its next director. Dr. Baskin is the first woman to lead the center and the first Black woman to direct an NCI-Designated Cancer Center.
Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
Read more in the August #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
#CADEx2026 Spotlight: “Bringing Data & People Together in Clinical Research." Moderated by Dr. Christopher McNair, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson bit.ly/4syboVw #AACIUpdate
January 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
#CADEx2026 Spotlight: “Bringing Data & People Together in Clinical Research." Moderated by Dr. Christopher McNair, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson bit.ly/4syboVw #AACIUpdate
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory J. Zipfel of @sitemancenter.bsky.social and @washumedicine.bsky.social on being elected president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
July 23, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory J. Zipfel of @sitemancenter.bsky.social and @washumedicine.bsky.social on being elected president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
After nine years of leadership, Dr. Peter W.T. Pisters will retire as president of @mdanderson.bsky.social. Dr. Jeffrey E. Lee has been named interim president.
Read more in the September #AACIUpdate bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Read more in the September #AACIUpdate bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
September 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
After nine years of leadership, Dr. Peter W.T. Pisters will retire as president of @mdanderson.bsky.social. Dr. Jeffrey E. Lee has been named interim president.
Read more in the September #AACIUpdate bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Read more in the September #AACIUpdate bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Dr. Shu (Joy) Jiang, of @sitemancenter.bsky.social and WashU Medicine has received the Annie T. Randall Innovator Award from the American Statistical Association, recognizing outstanding early-career statistical innovators.
Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors #AACIUpdate
Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors #AACIUpdate
June 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Dr. Shu (Joy) Jiang, of @sitemancenter.bsky.social and WashU Medicine has received the Annie T. Randall Innovator Award from the American Statistical Association, recognizing outstanding early-career statistical innovators.
Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors #AACIUpdate
Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors #AACIUpdate
The experts at the American Society for Radiation Oncology recognized the @sitemancenter.bsky.social Radiation Oncology team as one of the nation’s best radiation oncology programs.
Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
July 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The experts at the American Society for Radiation Oncology recognized the @sitemancenter.bsky.social Radiation Oncology team as one of the nation’s best radiation oncology programs.
Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Read more in the #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, of the Stanford Cancer Institute will receive the Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award at the 2026 American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Meeting for her achievements in national tobacco control interventions. #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards
April 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, of the Stanford Cancer Institute will receive the Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award at the 2026 American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Meeting for her achievements in national tobacco control interventions. #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Charles W.M. Roberts on being named the next president & CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Roberts currently leads the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 @stjude.bsky.social @stjuderesearch.bsky.social
September 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Charles W.M. Roberts on being named the next president & CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Roberts currently leads the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 @stjude.bsky.social @stjuderesearch.bsky.social
Dr. Kunle Odunsi received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 16. Dr. Odunsi serves as director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center & previously served on AACI's Board of Directors. Read more in the #AACIUpdate. www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
June 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Dr. Kunle Odunsi received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 16. Dr. Odunsi serves as director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center & previously served on AACI's Board of Directors. Read more in the #AACIUpdate. www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors
Dr. Ashutosh Tewari of Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center
was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. His pioneering work in robotic surgery, genomics, and imaging continues to advance prostate cancer care. #AACIUpdate: aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. His pioneering work in robotic surgery, genomics, and imaging continues to advance prostate cancer care. #AACIUpdate: aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
July 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Dr. Ashutosh Tewari of Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center
was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. His pioneering work in robotic surgery, genomics, and imaging continues to advance prostate cancer care. #AACIUpdate: aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. His pioneering work in robotic surgery, genomics, and imaging continues to advance prostate cancer care. #AACIUpdate: aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
In the June 2025 #AACIUpdate: a #HillDay recap, a #CRI2025 session on career pathways, a new cancer service line working group, how you can speak out against cuts to federal funding for #CancerResearch + more news from AACI cancer centers. Read it here: conta.cc/4dFWNQC
June 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In the June 2025 #AACIUpdate: a #HillDay recap, a #CRI2025 session on career pathways, a new cancer service line working group, how you can speak out against cuts to federal funding for #CancerResearch + more news from AACI cancer centers. Read it here: conta.cc/4dFWNQC
News from an AACI Member Center: Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA, has been named the inaugural Killian Owen Distinguished Professor for Pediatric Cancer. One of the highest honors from @winshipcancer.emory.edu Read more in the December #AACIUpdate. bit.ly/3MCC86F
Dasgupta named Killian Owen Distinguished Professor for Pediatric Cancer | Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA, professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, has been named the inaugural Killian Owen Distinguished Professor for Pediatric Cancer.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
News from an AACI Member Center: Biplab Dasgupta, PhD, MBA, has been named the inaugural Killian Owen Distinguished Professor for Pediatric Cancer. One of the highest honors from @winshipcancer.emory.edu Read more in the December #AACIUpdate. bit.ly/3MCC86F
Paradigm Health and AACI will present a webinar, "Pioneering a Modern Regulatory Framework: a Discussion With the Leaders Behind FDA's Real-Time Clinical Trials," at 11:00am ET on Monday, September 28. Hear from pioneers behind the FDA's proof-of-concept trials. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
September 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Paradigm Health and AACI will present a webinar, "Pioneering a Modern Regulatory Framework: a Discussion With the Leaders Behind FDA's Real-Time Clinical Trials," at 11:00am ET on Monday, September 28. Hear from pioneers behind the FDA's proof-of-concept trials. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Directors of AACI member cancer centers are encouraged to nominate an emerging leader for the new Leadership Advancement Program and the Leadership Development Workshop. Nominations are due by 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, September 30. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
September 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Directors of AACI member cancer centers are encouraged to nominate an emerging leader for the new Leadership Advancement Program and the Leadership Development Workshop. Nominations are due by 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, September 30. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
At the closing session of the 2026 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai will report on the current status of the national cancer research enterprise. His presentation takes place Tuesday, October 27 at 11:15am CT. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 #AACI2026
September 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
At the closing session of the 2026 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai will report on the current status of the national cancer research enterprise. His presentation takes place Tuesday, October 27 at 11:15am CT. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 #AACI2026
AACI’s Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee welcomes four new leaders.
Congratulations to Dr. Edward J. Kim, the new chair-elect, and new steering committee members Stephanie Brogan, Dr. Wencesley A. Paez, and Kelli Thorne. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to Dr. Edward J. Kim, the new chair-elect, and new steering committee members Stephanie Brogan, Dr. Wencesley A. Paez, and Kelli Thorne. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
September 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
AACI’s Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee welcomes four new leaders.
Congratulations to Dr. Edward J. Kim, the new chair-elect, and new steering committee members Stephanie Brogan, Dr. Wencesley A. Paez, and Kelli Thorne. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to Dr. Edward J. Kim, the new chair-elect, and new steering committee members Stephanie Brogan, Dr. Wencesley A. Paez, and Kelli Thorne. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan W. Friedberg, Dr. Primo N. Lara Jr., and Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden on their election to the AACI Board of Directors. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social @wilmotcancer.bsky.social @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan W. Friedberg, Dr. Primo N. Lara Jr., and Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden on their election to the AACI Board of Directors. Read more in the September #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4x9bBQ2 @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social @wilmotcancer.bsky.social @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social