[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 9, the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., was filled with scientists, clinicians, entrepreneurs, donors, advocates, patients, and friends for the 2026 NFCR Global Summit for Cancer Research and Entrepreneurship. From an early-morning scientific symposium to an evening dinner honoring a researcher whose curiosity changed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Rockville, MD — The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is proud to announce that Dr. Michele Carbone of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center is the recipient of the 2026 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]Dr. Michele Carbone receives the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html css=""]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwZGF0YS10ZXN0aWQlM0QlMjJlbWJlZC1pZnJhbWUlMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmJvcmRlci1yYWRpdXMlM0ExMnB4JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tJTJGZW1iZWQlMkZlcGlzb2RlJTJGMXBwSno0QU80cHNQczhKUWsxcHN5SiUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RnZW5lcmF0b3IlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjEwMCUyNSUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjE1MiUyMiUyMGZyYW1lQm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRCUyMiUyMiUyMGFsbG93JTNEJTIyYXV0b3BsYXklM0IlMjBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGUlM0IlMjBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWElM0IlMjBmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNCJTIwcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlJTIyJTIwbG9hZGluZyUzRCUyMmxhenklMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Back in 1979, a scientist made an accidental discovery involving a simple tumor virus. That breakthrough eventually led to more than 80 FDA-approved cancer drugs used around the world today. That scientist is Dr. Tony Hunter. In the latest episode of All Things Cancer,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="12px"][vc_images_carousel images="65775,65774,65773,65772,65771,65776" img_size="full" autoplay="yes" hide_pagination_control="yes" wrap="yes" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The National Foundation for Cancer Research held its 2025 Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship on October 24 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., convening an extraordinary community of leading scientists, clinicians, entrepreneurs,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="65573" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] A Conversation with Kristen Berset-Harris Live from the National Press Club [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]NFCR Community Ambassador Kristen Berset-Harris will lead an esteemed group of panelists through a discussion of what’s new, now, and next in cancer research, and how we can apply...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Rockville, MD. (October 6, 2025) – The 2025 NFCR Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship will convene an extraordinary roster of world-renowned scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and patient advocates on October 24, 2025, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This is a signature annual...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="65304" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Tony Hunter of the Salk Institute is well-known for discovering the cellular process of tyrosine phosphorylation and how miscues in this signaling pathway can lead to unchecked cell growth. The results of his discovery are the development of the blueprint for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html css=""]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height="22px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The National Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to feature Dr. Isaac Witz, the 2023 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research winner, in the latest episode of All Things Cancer. His groundbreaking work forever changed how the world understands and treats...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Rockville, MD — The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) proudly announces that Dr. Tony Hunter of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has been awarded the 2025 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research for a discovery that forever changed how cancer is...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="63621" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] From Curiosity to Cure [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The latest episode of All Things Cancer features a powerful conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. James Allison, whose work in immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Sujuan Ba, the episode dives into...
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