American Association for Cancer Research announces new president-elect
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Lillian L. Siu, MD, FAACR, has been elected American Association for Cancer Research president-elect for 2024-2025.
Siu, a medical oncologist who is also director of the phase 1 clinical trials program and clinical lead for the tumor immunotherapy program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, will become president-elect during the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting before assuming the presidency at the association’s April 2025 annual meetingin Chicago, Illinois.
As president-elect, Siu will begin to work with officers and directors of the AACR board and membership to further the association’s mission of preventing and curing cancer through research, education, communication, collaboration, science policy and advocacy while also obtaining funding for cancer research.
“I am deeply honored to serve as the AACR president-elect for 2024-2025,” Siu said in a press release. “I am excited to have the opportunity to connect with AACR members globally, working collaboratively to translate promising cancer research into meaningful improvements in patient care. Additionally, I am thrilled to play a part in expanding AACR's educational initiatives through workshops and conferences on a global scale.”
Siu has been a member of AACR since 1996; she has also been a member of the AACR International-Canada Board of Directors since 2020 and the AACR Finance and Audit Committee since 2019, while having previously been a member of the AACR Board of Directors from 2017 to 2020.
She has also supported the association’s journals by serving as editor-in-chief of Cancer Research Communications since 2021, member of the Publications Committee since 2016 and having served as scientific editor of Cancer Discovery from 2011-2021.
“Dr. Siu’s visionary leadership as a researcher and clinician has led to transformative advancements in cancer research and patient care,” Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), chief executive officer of the AACR, said in the release. “Moreover, her extensive service and sincere dedication to the AACR have been truly remarkable. We are thrilled that Dr. Siu has been elected to serve as the AACR’s 2024-2025 president-elect and 2025-2026 president. We look forward to working with her in support of our shared mission to prevent and cure all cancers.”
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