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AACR members at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023.

AACR Membership

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Membership by the Numbers

The AACR’s mission to prevent and cure all cancers is driven by its members. AACR member scientists, clinicians, and other health care professionals around the world foster discovery and innovation across the entire spectrum of cancer science. AACR programs and initiatives forge connection and communication among these members, aligning their efforts and catalyzing progress for cancer patients.

Members by Category

Chart: AACR members by category: Active members, 32 percent; Associate members, 53 percent; Emeritus/Honorary members, 7 percent; Student members, 5 percent; Affiliate members, 3 percent.

Active Members: Established laboratory researchers, physician-scientists, clinicians, and population scientists

Associate Members: Young laboratory scientists and physicians-in-training (graduate students, medical students and residents, and clinical and postdoctoral fellows)

Student Members: Undergraduate and high school students

Emeritus Members: Active members who have reached the age of 70 years

Affiliate Members: Other health care professionals (practicing oncologists, nurses, laboratory technicians, nonscientific corporate professionals, and patient advocates)

55,675

Individuals are members of the AACR. The AACR is the first and largest cancer research organization dedicated to accelerating the conquest of cancer.

6,188

New members joined the AACR in 2023.

77

Nobel Laureates have been members of the AACR.

5,204

Individuals have been AACR members for more than 25 years.

236

Individuals have been AACR members for more than 50 years.

139

Countries are represented by AACR members.

All data as of December 31, 2023.

Members by Work Setting

Chart: AACR members by work setting chart: academic, 46 percent; cancer center 13 percent; industry/private sector, 10 percent; hospital/medical center/clinic, 16 percent; foundation/advocacy organization, 2 percent; nonprofit research institute, 1 percent; association/professional organization, 2 percent; government, 2 percent; other/not indicated, 7 percent.

Members by Race/Ethnicity

Chart: AACR members by race/ethnicity: Caucasian, 41 percent; Asian, 38 percent; Hispanic or Latino, 6 percent; African American/Black, 5 percent; Native American/Native Alaskan/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, <1 percent; Other/not indicated, 10 percent.

Members by Gender

Chart: AACR members by gender: Men, 50 percent; women, 44 percent; not indicated, 6 percent.

Diversifying the Cancer Workforce

Minorities in Cancer Research
(2023 Council Chair: Camille C. R. Ragin, PhD)

Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) is a membership group within the AACR committed to preventing and curing cancer while meeting the professional needs and advancing the careers of minority scientists. The MICR Council acts as an advisory body to the AACR leadership on issues of concern to minority investigators, including the elimination of cancer health disparities.

  • AACR-MICR Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship. This lectureship highlights an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research. The 2023 edition of the lectureship recognized Selwyn A. Vickers, MD, FACS, president and chief executive officer of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Vickers presented his lecture at the AACR Annual Meeting in April.
  • Education and Training. MICR encourages minority scientists to pursue careers in cancer research through its Scholar Award programs, which provide support for minority scientists and faculty members at minority-serving institutions to attend AACR meetings. In 2023, a total of 25 MICR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research awardees and MICR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars attended the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Selwyn Vickers
  • Education and Training. MICR encourages minority scientists to pursue careers in cancer research through its Scholar Award programs, which provide support for minority scientists and faculty members at minority-serving institutions to attend AACR meetings. In 2023, a total of 25 MICR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research awardees and MICR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars attended the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando.

Women in Cancer Research
(2023 Council Chair: Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, PhD)

Women in Cancer Research (WICR) is a membership group within the AACR committed to recognizing women’s scientific achievements and fostering their career development and advancement in cancer research. The WICR Council acts as an advisory body to the AACR leadership on issues of concern to women scientists.

  • AACR-WICR Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship. This lectureship recognizes an outstanding investigator who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or example, furthered the advancement of women in science. The 2023 edition of the lectureship recognized Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, professor of medicine at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and chair of the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Columbia University. Dr. Abate-Shen presented her lecture at the AACR Annual Meeting in April.
  • Education and Training. WICR supports the inclusion of women scientists in the cancer workforce through the WICR Scholar Awards, which enable early-career, meritorious women scientists to participate in the AACR Annual Meeting. In 2023, a total of 11 women investigators were selected to attend the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Cory Abate-Shen
  • Education and Training. WICR supports the inclusion of women scientists in the cancer workforce through the WICR Scholar Awards, which enable early-career, meritorious women scientists to participate in the AACR Annual Meeting. In 2023, a total of 11 women investigators were selected to attend the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando.

Associate Member Council
(2023 Council Chair: Katie M. Campbell, PhD)

The Associate Member Council (AMC) serves as the leadership body for AACR associate members, who consist of graduate students, medical students and residents, and clinical and postdoctoral fellows. The Council develops programs that address the particular needs of early-career scientists.

  • Early-Career Hill Day. In March, a total of 20 Associate Members participated in the eighth annual AACR Early-Career Hill Day. The early-career scientists participated in more than 40 meetings with the offices of their senators and representatives and asked them to support continued robust funding for the NIH and NCI.
Cory Abate-Shen
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