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Margaret Foti: The medical research community is fortunate to have had Dr. Bertagnolli at the helm of the NIH

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Jan 19, 2025, 05:45

Margaret Foti: The medical research community is fortunate to have had Dr. Bertagnolli at the helm of the NIH

Margaret Foti, CEO of the American Association for Cancer Research, shared a post on X:

“The medical research community is fortunate to have had Dr. Bertagnolli at the helm of the NIH. Under her leadership, the NIH has continued to be at the forefront of medical breakthroughs that have significantly improved the well-being of millions.”

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Read the post “Monica Bertagnolli is ending her tenure as NIH director” on oncodaily.com.

Monica Bertagnolli has served as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. She is the President of Alliance for Clinical Trials In Oncology Foundation. She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Dr. Bertagnolli is the Founding Chair of the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) executive committee and has held multiple positions nationally, including being Past President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In 2021, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, having previously served on the National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum.

Margaret Foti is the CEO of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Under her leadership, AACR membership has grown from about 3,000 members to over 54,000 in 131 countries and territories, and the AACR’s portfolio of peer-reviewed scientific journals has increased from one to ten.

After beginning her AACR career in an editorial position with the journal Cancer Research, Foti progressed through several key editorial and management roles in scientific publishing to become chief executive officer. A graduate of Temple University, Foti is one of the most influential voices in advancing the field of cancer research, both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Foti was elected president of three professional societies in scholarly publishing and in cancer research.

She received numerous awards and distinctions, among them honorary degrees from the University of Rome La Sapienza, the University of Catania in Sicily and the University CEU of San Pablo in Madrid, Tara Withington Public Service Award from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), 2018 Women for Oncology Award, the 2016 James Ewing Layperson’s Award from the Society of Surgical Oncology.

In 2007, the AACR established the first AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research, which is given annually in her name.