On Sunday April 7, 2013 the pancreatic cancer sequencing team at Johns Hopkins was awarded the 2013 Team Science Award from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). This prestigious award “recognizes an outstanding research team for innovative work that has advanced or will advance fundamental knowledge of cancer or a team that has applied existing knowledge to advance cancer detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment.”
When she presented the award to the team at the opening ceremonies of the annual AACR meeting in Washington D.C., Dr. Willman said that the Hopkins team was selected “because of the tremendous impact it has made on understanding of the fundamental genetic changes that characterize pancreatic cancer, research that has immediate clinical implications.”
While it is wonderful for the pancreatic cancer research team to be recognized in this way, the award also highlights something we firmly believe in here at Johns Hopkins- the power of collaborative science. While there is great power in individual scientist initiated research, we need to recognize that pancreatic cancer is a complex disease, and that this complexity can best be studied by collaborative teams- teams in which each member has a shared vision- alleviating the suffering caused by pancreatic cancer, and teams in which each member of the team brings their own unique expertise to the research and each selflessly gives their time and effort to the cause.
We obviously still have a long way to go in the war against pancreatic cancer, but it is nice on this occasion to recognize the collaborative science being conducted by the pancreatic cancer research team at Hopkins.
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Really inovation work!! Congratulations on your 2013 Team Science Award from the American Association for Cancer Research! You guys deserve it!
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Congratulations to the pancreatic cancer sequencing team at Johns Hopkins for their innovative work and dedication towards understanding this complex disease.
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Congratulations to the Hopkins team for receiving the 2013 Team Science Award! It’s truly inspiring to see the power of collaborative science being recognized, especially when tackling such a complex and challenging disease like pancreatic cancer. Check out our train famous songs playlist!!
Team science is such a powerful approach! It’s amazing to see how collaboration across different disciplines can lead to breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer research. Looking forward to seeing the impact this work will have!
The 2013 Team Science Award from the AACR highlights the remarkable collaborative efforts of Johns Hopkins’ pancreatic cancer research team. This recognition underscores how combining diverse expertise in a shared mission advances our understanding of pancreatic cancer’s genetic basis and brings us closer to meaningful clinical impact.