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AACR Annual Meeting featured CCB research

CCB students at AACR 2025
Students from the UChicago Committee on Cancer Biology PhD program spent time at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. From left: Sara Woessner, Kate Engel, Ben Nicholson, Mayher Kaur, Cole Barrett, Jermaine Austin, Jocelyn Hsu, Paulina Walczak, Isabel Alcazar, Marta Storl-Desmond, and Kasia Kurylowicz.

More than 80 researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) presented their latest scientific discoveries at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Chicago. The topics they covered spanned the continuum of the cancer field, from fundamental research to clinical, translational and population research to patient advocacy.

Held April 25-30, 2025, at McCormick Place, the event brought together tens of thousands of researchers, physician-scientists, and patient advocates from around the world to explore breakthroughs, exchange ideas, and spark new collaborations aimed at advancing cancer science and medicine. This year’s theme, “Unifying Cancer Science and Medicine: A Continuum of Innovation for Impact,” underscored the vital need to bridge basic research and clinical application in the pursuit of curing and preventing all forms of cancer.

Dozens of UCCCC faculty and trainees presented data in various poster sessions throughout the conference. 

The next AACR Annual Meeting will be held April 17-22, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Full story by Jane Kollmer published May 8, 2025