AACI has named @medliveofficial.bsky.social as our exclusive digital education partner. This collaboration supports our mission to accelerate progress against cancer and improve patient outcomes. Start learning here: bit.ly/4mwnoE8
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A new wave of immunotherapy is showing potential to eliminate certain cancers, signaling shift in treatment and long-term outcomes. Experts like Dr Karen E. Knudson AACI past president & CEO of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy are helping drive this progress. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Over the past year, there has been concern about National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding and research priorities. Read the April 2026 #AACICommentary: “NCI Funding: Stability, Strategy, and Partnership” here: www.aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #CancerResearchFunding #NationalCancerInstitute
Dartmouth Cancer Center (@dartmouthhealth.bsky.social) has named Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, as its sixth director. He will lead efforts to strengthen research, expand access to clinical trials, and advance cancer care across New England. Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #AACIUpdate
Robert A. Winn, MD, has been named director of @foxchasesurgonc.bsky.social, part of @templehealth.bsky.social. Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
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Join us May 14 in Washington, DC for AACI/@theaacr.bsky.social Hill Day.
Advocate for stable NIH and NCI funding—critical to cancer research and care. AACI encourages every cancer center to participate.
Register: bit.ly/4tmahrm
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Better Together highlights leaders shaping the future of cancer research and care. Today: Barry P. Sleckman, MD, PhD, director of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, on sustaining momentum in the field.
#AACIBetterTogether #BetterTogether
White AACI logo and white centered text reading: Statement. Below is white text reading: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal. Text is on a solid dark blue background with tick curved turquoise and goldenrod yellow bands in lower right corner.
AACI is disappointed in the FY 27 federal budget proposal released today, which would cut the National Institutes of Health budget by $5.787 billion – 12.3% below the FY 26 total. Read our statement: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #DefendingCancerResearch #CancerResearch #FundNIH
New in our Public Policy Resource Library: Gail’s Law in Wisconsin aims to improve breast cancer screening, close care gaps, and ensure timely follow-up for patients. aaci-library.org/gails-law-wi...
#BreastCancerAwareness #PublicPolicy
AACI and @medliveofficial.bsky.social are advancing CAR T-cell therapy education through expert-guided video learning projects, supporting cancer center leaders & care teams with insights on emerging therapies. www.medlive.com/aaci
News from our Centers: Robert Negrin, MD, @stanford-cancer.bsky.social, received the ASTCT Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership and transformative work in immune-mediated reactions.
Read more: bit.ly/4ssjyNY #AACIUpdate
Better Together features AACI board member Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, executive director of @winshipcancer.emory.edu, highlighting leadership and collaboration driving the future of cancer research.
#AACIBetterTogether #BetterTogether
News from our centers: Zhen Xu, PhD, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, was named to Time magazine’s TIME100 Health 2026 for developing histotripsy, FDA-approved in 2023 for liver tumors.
Read more: bit.ly/4ssjyNY#AACI...
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
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Registration is open for AACI’s 2026 Spring Government Relations (GR) Forum and the 2026 AACI/@theaacr.bsky.social Hill Day in Washington, DC. #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4ssjyNY%22
Nominations for the AACI Cancer Research Ally Award close March 20. Email Jaren Love at jaren@aaci-cancer.org to nominate a Member of Congress who has made a meaningful impact in your state and institution
The March 2026 #AACICommentary shares insights from the AACI CADEx Conference on using catchment data to improve cancer access and outcomes. Read more: www.aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/...
Louis M. Weiner, MD, will step down later this year as director of @georgetownlombardi.bsky.social, MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, and chair of Oncology.
Read more: bit.ly/4ssjyNY #AACIUpdate
Registration is open for the 18th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting, June 23–25 in Rosemont, IL. Early registration discounts available through March 16.
Read more in the March #AACIUpdate: bit.ly/4ssjyNY
The March #AACIUpdate is now available with the latest news from North America’s leading academic cancer centers.
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At the heart of #BetterTogether is a shared commitment to advancing cancer research through collaboration. We’re proud to feature AACI Vice President/President-elect Dr. Neli Ulrich, chief scientific officer and executive director of the @huntsmancancer.bsky.social.
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AACI’s 2025 annual report, Common Goals, Collective Action, highlights how cancer centers met unprecedented challenges with resilience and collaboration. Read the full report: www.aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/...
AACI and @medliveofficial.bsky.social are advancing CAR T-cell therapy education through expert-guided video learning projects, supporting cancer center leaders & care teams with insights on emerging therapies. Read more in the February #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
AACI will host a two-part REDCap workshop series for cancer center professionals at the 2026 AACI CADEx Conference. Moderators: Todd Burus, PhD, @ukmarkey.bsky.social & Namoonga Mantina, PhD, @uazcancercenter.bsky.social #AACIUpdate www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #CADEx2026
AACI welcomes its 2026 Corporate Roundtable members Gilead Sciences & @novartis.bsky.social, and Tech Gold members @medidata-3ds.bsky.social & Paradigm Health. These partnerships help accelerate progress against cancer. Read more in the February #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-...
AACI members: Today is the nomination deadline for the 2026 Cancer Health Equity, Champion for Cures & Distinguished Scientist awards. Winners will be recognized at the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in October. Read more in the February #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/News-AACI-Aw...
New from our Public Policy Resource Library: Jane Cooke Wright helped turn chemotherapy into a foundation of modern cancer care and advanced Methotrexate beyond leukemia. Read more: aaci-library.org/dr-jane-cook... #BlackHistoryMonth
AACI president Dr. Joann Sweasy was recently featured in the Omaha World-Herald, highlighting her leadership and impact in advancing cancer research. omaha.com/news/local/b...
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Three winning abstracts have been selected for the 2026 AACI CADEx Conference, March 9–11 in Atlanta, representing @moffittnews.bsky.social; @kucancercenter.bsky.social ; and @columbiacancer.bsky.social, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #CADEx2026
We’re launching Better Together, a 2026 series highlighting perspectives from AACI members and leaders advancing cancer research and care nationwide. We begin with Dr. Joann B. Sweasy, AACI president and director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. #AACIBetterTogether #BetterTogether
