NCI and Cancer Research UK to announce new partnership

WHAT: Join the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Cancer Research UK as we officially announce the launch of Cancer Grand Challenges to the cancer research community. At this virtual event, attendees will learn how this program will facilitate global collaboration and innovation to address some of the toughest challenges that are slowing progress against cancer.

Through Cancer Grand Challenges, NCI and Cancer Research UK will solicit novel ideas from multidisciplinary research teams from around the world that offer the potential for bold advances in cancer research and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.

WHO: Feature speakers will include:

• Norman E. Sharpless, MD, Director, NCI
• Dinah S. Singer, PhD, Deputy Director, NCI
• Michelle Mitchell OBE, Chief Executive, Cancer Research UK
• Sir Paul Nurse, Chair, CGC Scientific Committee
• Iain Foulkes, PhD, Executive Director of Research & Innovation, Cancer Research UK

WHEN: Thursday, August 27, 2020, 15:30 BST / 10:30 AM ET / 07:30 AM PT

WHERE: Register to attend the virtual event at

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About the National Cancer Institute (NCI):

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About the National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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