ACCME News and Events

A research team conducted a genome-wide association study of high-risk HPV infections in a cohort of over 10,000 women, whose data were collected as part of the African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME) cohort study. A...

The Conquer Cancer Grants & Awards Program offers a comprehensive portfolio of funding opportunities for every career stage. Conquer Cancer supports the brightest minds in cancer research in every aspect of oncology, from prevention and diagnos...

The Demystifying Medicine Series, jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, includes presentations on pathology, diagnosis, and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward PhD students, clinicians and pro...

We are excited about this research because it lays the foundation for serious epidemiological work on the commonest yet neglected neoplasm among black women globally. In a previous paper, we showed the lack of systematic epidemiological studies of...

A new research paper by The ACCME Research Group has been published in Nature's Scientific Reports and is now accessible freely online. The paper is titled "Validation of self-report of uterine fibroid diagnosis using a transvaginal ultrasound scan...

The purpose of the Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award is to provide research support and protected time (three to five years) to an early career research scientist from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) who holds a junior faculty position at a...

Young Investigator Award (YIA) Application Deadline: September 22, 2022 Provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. Young Investigator Award (YIA) for Diversity and Inclusion in Can...

A VOTE FOR DR ZAINAB SHINKAFI-BAGUDU IS A VOTE FOR GROWTH AND REPRESENTATION Dear Distinguished Colleague, On October 11th 2022, the Union for International Cancer Control will face a momentous choice. Once again, we shall decide who will serve...

The International Cancer Education Conference is an annual meeting that discusses advances and approaches in cancer education research and practice.  In past ICEC meetings, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) held sessions to present information...

Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Awards Application Deadline: December 10, 2021 The awards recognize extraordinary women leaders in oncology and role models who have excelled as a mentor and have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the profe...