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4/17/2015
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor CSHL Assistant Professor Christopher R. Vakoc, M.D., Ph.D., with the 35th annual AACR Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Award. The award will be given at the AACR Annual Meeting 2015, which convenes in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 18th.
vakoc Since 1979, the AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research has been awarded to an investigator younger than 40 years of age to recognize his or her meritorious achievements within the field of cancer research.
Vakoc is being recognized for his groundbreaking discoveries in the areas of epigenetics and cancer biology. His research on the basic molecular mechanisms that control leukemias have revealed an essential connection between epigenetic regulation and oncogenesis. This work has led to the development of potential new therapeutic approaches -- including a drug called a bromodomain inhibitor -- currently being evaluated in early-stage clinical trials.
