Joining the force: ACACR teams up with Genes & Diseases  

作　　者：Fei Li 

机构地区：[1]Editorial Office of Genes&Diseases,Chongqing,China

出　　处：《Genes & Diseases》2018年第3期191-193,共3页基因与疾病（英文）

摘　　要：In May 2018,a Maryland-based professional association,namely the Association of Chinese Americans in Cancer Research(ACACR,Baltimore,MD,USA;http://www.acacr.org/)reached the agreement with the copyright holder of Genes&Diseases,Chongqing Medical University(Chongqing,China),to form an alliance in scientific publishing of exciting findings in basic,translational,and clinical biomedical research.ACACR is a non-profit organization and currently comprises of approximately 1000 basic scientists,physicianscientists,and physicians in the areas of basic and translational research,as well as pharmaceutical scientists in the area of anticancer drug development and treatments.While originally from China's Mainland and Taiwan,vast majority of the ACACR members are well-established principal investigators in biomedical sciences at Universities and research institutions in the US.Since most of the ACACR members are also active members of American Association of Cancer Research(AACR),ACACR has established a close association with AACR and actively promotes AACR’s overall mission,which is to prevent and cure cancer through research,education,communication,and collaboration.The current President of ACACR is Shiyuan Cheng,MD,PhD,Professor of Neurology at the Ken&Ruth Davee Department of Neurology of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,Chicago,IL,USA,while Zhenkun Lou,PhD,Professor of Oncology at Department of Oncology of Mayo Clinic,Rochester,MN,USA,is the President-Elect for ACACR.

关 键 词：CHONGQING Chicago BALTIMORE 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]