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Thank you to everyone who participated in today's @AACI_Cancer-AACR Joint Hill Day. As we wrap up our meetings, you can help by contacting your Members of Congress and asking them to support vital funding for @NIH and @theNCI. brnw.ch/21x2v7z #AACRontheHill #FundNIH

Submit an abstract by July 13 for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (December 8-11), presented by UT Health San Antonio in collaboration with the AACR. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x2uZ4 #SABCS26

The AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship provides $130,000 over two years to support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows. Research must have direct applicability and relevance to renal cell carcinoma. Apply by June 11: brnw.ch/21x2uPl

#ICYMI: Fellow of the AACR Academy Nina Bhardwaj gives us a forecast of what immunotherapy will look like in 2026, with smarter T cells, more efficient vaccines, and treatment combos that help hard‑to‑treat tumors respond. brnw.ch/21x2uEI #AACRBlog @BhardwajLab

AACI and AACR Hill Day participants presented @SenCapito and @SenatorBaldwin with the @AACI_Cancer-AACR Cancer Research Ally Award. This award recognizes two members of Congress for their bipartisan support of cancer research. #FundNIH #AACROnTheHill #CancerResearchSavesLives®

AACR member Juliet M. Daniel, PhD, a cell biologist who was a distinguished university professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, died April 28 at the age of 61. We offer heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. brnw.ch/21x2uqP

Attending @AACI and @AACR Hill Day to request $8 billion funding for NCI related research. Remember Cancer Reserach Save Lives.

Today, we join @AACI_Cancer for our annual Joint Hill Day in support of cancer research. At this crucial time, you can help by contacting your Members of Congress and asking them to support vital funding for @NIH and @theNCI. aacr.org/professionals/… #AACRontheHill #FundNIH

Mental health challenges among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors are an increasing concern. Read more in the @AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report: brnw.ch/21x2ucn

Register by June 16 for the Ninth JCA-AACR Special Joint Conference on Novel Therapies and Diagnostics in Upper Digestive and Head and Neck Cancers (June 28-30; Kyoto, Japan), chaired by Toshikazu Ushijima and Lillian L. Siu. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x2tWD

#AACR26 e-posters are available to meeting registrants for viewing through Saturday, October 31. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x2t5d

Dr. Frank McCormick's work clarifying how KRAS mutations alter RAS signaling helped lay the foundation for the first targeted therapies against this common cancer driver. Read his story in Leading Discoveries: brnw.ch/21x2sZB

Submit an abstract by July 23 for the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities (Oct 18-21; Atlanta), chaired by Iona Cheng, Melissa Davis, Carmen Guerra, Kimberly Richardson, and Enrique Velazquez Villareal. brnw.ch/21x2sUc #AACRdisp26 @EnriqueI_VelVi

Submit an abstract by July 8 for the EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (November 18-20; Barcelona, Spain), chaired by Elena Garralda, Ryan Corcoran, and Tim Greten. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x2sTy @EORTC @theNCI

The AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grant is a three-year grant of $350,000 to support independent investigators conducting Tumor Treating Fields research. Apply by June 4. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x2sNs

Register by June 10 to get the lowest rates for the AACR D3 Conference on Drug Discovery and Development (July 21-24; Boston), chaired by AACR President Keith T. Flaherty, Lillian L. Siu, Patricia M. LoRusso, and Timothy A. Yap. brnw.ch/21x2szt #AACRdrugdev26

As war has disrupted cancer research and care in Ukraine, @RSemikov shared with the #AACRBlog how AACR has helped implement programs like the upcoming #AACRonCampus Poland/Ukraine event to support Ukrainian oncology professionals: brnw.ch/21x2s7g

#DYK? Persistent infection with cancer-causing pathogens—bacteria, viruses, and other parasites that cause disease—can increase a person's risk for several types of cancer. Learn more in the AACR #CancerProgressReport: brnw.ch/21x2r7t

The AACR strongly supports the passage of Sen. Durbin's American Cures Act, which would establish vital increases in federal investments in biomedical research with annual 5% real growth for the @NIH and other federal agencies. brnw.ch/21x2qWC

From an x-ray crystal structure to two FDA‑approved therapeutics—the #AACRBlog highlights how an AACR grant helped turn curiosity into advances in patient care: brnw.ch/21x2qI9