CCR Milestones - 2020

The variety of marbles depicted on the cover represents the newdiscoveries CCR scientists havemade to further appreciate and understand the heterogeneous nature of tumors and individual cells. Credit: iStock CONTRIBUTORS Brenda Boersma-Maland Chia-Chi Charlie Chang Veronica Falconieri Hays Kelly Haskins Li Gwatkin Abbie Harrison Allen Kane Leslie Kossoff Joseph Meyer Jennifer Michalowski Mike Miller Melissa Pandika Lianne Priede CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH The Nation’s Cancer Center The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is home to nearly 250 basic and clinical research groups located on two campuses just outside of Washington, D.C. CCR is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and makes up the largest component of the research effort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Centrally supported by long-term funding and a culture of complete intellectual freedom, CCR scientists are able to pursue the most important and challenging problems in cancer research. We collaborate with academic and commercial partners and advocacy groups across the world in efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer and HIV/AIDS. The CCR research portfolio covers the full spectrum of biological and biomedical research. Our work ranges frombasic to translational and clinical, andour clinical trials are conducted in the NIH Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital dedicated to clinical research. The success of CCR is grounded in an exceptionally strong discovery research program that provides the foundation for the seamless translation of insights from bench to bedside. For more about our science, our training programs and our clinical trials, visit ccr.cancer.gov .