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 +The **American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)** is an American charity based in [[united_states:pennsylvania:Philadelphia]], [[united_states:Pennsylvania]].
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 +===== History =====
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 +[[Pamela Ohashi]], AACR's Tumor Immunotherapy Program director, participated in the [[COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force]] convened by [[Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]] (ISED).((Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. (2022, March 10). //COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force.// Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2023.04.27-230206/https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-life-science-industries/en/covid-19-therapeutics-task-force))
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 +In the first half of 2021, AACR received four grants from [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pfizer]]:((//US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization Funding Report: Q1-Q2 2021.// (2021, September 27). Pfizer. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503211316/https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23787007/pfizer-2021-report.pdf))
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 +  * 2021 Annual Meeting ($25,000)
 +  * Conference on Science of Cancer Health Disparities ($10,000)
 +  * Evolving Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Progression: Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities ($5,000)
 +  * 2021 Scientist-Survivor Program ($10,000)
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 +===== Organization =====
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 +AACR is a member organization of the [[Alliance for a Stronger FDA]]((//List of Members.// (2022, March 4). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. http://archive.today/2022.07.08-045902/https://www.strengthenfda.org/members)) and a partner of the [[Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer]].((//Cancer Immunotherapy Partnerships and Collaborations.// Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230327191240/https://www.sitcancer.org/aboutsitc/partnerships#champions)) It has previously provided funding to the [[Dana-Farber Cancer Institute]].((Benz Jr., E. J., Paresky, S. S., Dana III, C. A., & Morse, R. P. //2012 Honor Roll of Donors.// PageTurnPro; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220813072451/https://www.pageturnpro.com/Dana-Farber-Cancer-Institute-and-The-Jimmy-Fund/49214-2012-Honor-Roll-of-Donors/sdefault.html#page/76))
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 +==== Personnel ====
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 +^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Notes  ^
 +| [[Pamela Ohashi]]  | Director, Tumor Immunotherapy Program  | [[COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force]]  |
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 +==== Funding ====
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 +AACR has received funding from:((//Supporters.// American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.05.11-051652/https://www.aacr.org/meeting/aacr-annual-meeting-2021/supporters/))
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 +<WRAP column col4>
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:AbbVie]]
 +  * [[American Cancer Society]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Amgen]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Astellas]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:AstraZeneca]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:BeiGene]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Boehringer Ingelheim]]
 +  * [[Breast Cancer Research Foundation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bristol-Myers Squibb]]
 +  * [[Cancer Research Institute]] (CRI)
 +  * [[Colon Cancer Coalition]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Daiichi-Sankyo]]
 +  * [[Doreen H. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Eli Lilly]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Exelixis]]
 +  * [[FUJIFILM VisualSonics]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Gilead Sciences]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Incyte]]
 +  * [[Irving Weinstein Foundation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Jazz Pharmaceuticals]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Kite Pharma]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Merck]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Novartis]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Novocure]]
 +  * [[Pezcoller Foundation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pfizer]]((//US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization Funding Report: Q1-Q2 2021.// (2021, September 27). Pfizer. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503211316/https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23787007/pfizer-2021-report.pdf))
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Promega]]
 +  * [[Prostate Cancer Foundation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi Genzyme]]
 +  * [[journals:Science]]
 +  * [[journals:Science Translational Medicine]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Seagen]]
 +  * [[Silicon Valley Community Foundation]] (SVCF)((//Grants Catalog.// Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221204120848/https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/impact/grants-catalog))
 +  * [[St. Baldrick's Foudation]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sygnature Discovery]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Taiho Oncology]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Takeda]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:WuXi AppTec]]
 +</WRAP>
 +===== External links =====
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 +  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Association_for_Cancer_Research|Wikipedia]]
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