AACR Honors Visionary Leader with Distinguished Service and Global Impact in Cancer and Biomedical Research Award
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 13:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The American Association for Cancer Research will present the Honorable John Edward Porter (R-Ill.) with the 2011 AACR Award for Distinguished Service and Global Impact in Cancer and Biomedical Research. Porter, chairman of Research!America and acting chair of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was chosen for this special award because of his significant and sustained contributions to cancer and biomedical research, including his leadership of the effort to double the budget of the NIH.