2021 Recipient
Sarah J. Hill, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Enhanced Efficacy of Simultaneous PD-1 and PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
CR January 2021.
2021 Cancer Research Early Career Award
The AACR is excited to announce the Cancer Research Early Career Award, recognizing outstanding early career investigators who have authored peer-reviewed, original articles published in Cancer Research that have made a significant impact in one or more of the fields represented by the Journal.
Award Eligibility:
- Applicants must be the first or last author of an article published in Cancer Research in 2020 or 2021
- Applicants must hold an appointment as Assistant Professor or equivalent, and their Cancer Research article must be published within 12 years of receiving their PhD/MD
- Applicants for last year’s award may re-apply, provided they still meet the above criteria
Award Nominations:
Nominations by a mentor, senior investigator, or institutional official (for example, department chair, dean, provost or president) will be accepted until January 7, 2022. To nominate an individual for an Early Investigator Award, please submit the following to cancerres@aacr.org:
- The title and author list, DOI, or PMID of the article published in Cancer Research
- Name, position, institution, professional address, phone, and email of the candidate
- Name, position, institution, professional address, phone, and email of the nominator
- Letter of nomination (up to 2 pages or 1500 words)
- The candidate’s curriculum vitae
Award Recipient Selection:
A committee of scientists named by the Cancer Research Editor-in-Chief will select the Award winner each year. The Award winner will be selected based on the committee’s evaluation of their published article (originality; scientific impact; overall significance as measured by citations and other publication metrics over a one-year period prior to Award consideration), curriculum vitae, and nomination letter. The awardee will be notified by January 31, 2020.
Selection Committee: Dr. George Prendergast, Dr. Carlo M. Croce, Dr. Frank Rauscher, Dr. Joan S. Brugge, Dr. Joe W. Gray, Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Dr. Bert Vogelstein, Dr. Karen H. Vousden
The Award:
The Cancer Research Early Career Award recipient and co-authors will be invited to the Publications Reception that takes place during the AACR Annual Meeting. While funding will not be provided to attend the Annual Meeting, a $1,000 cash prize and a certificate will be given to the Award recipient.
Inquiries:
For questions, please email cancerres@aacr.org.
Cancer Research Editorial Office
American Association for Cancer Research | Publications Division
615 Chestnut Street | 17th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Phone: (215) 440-9300 | Fax: (215) 440-9354 | E-mail: cancerres@aacr.org