Mission
Statement
The
mission of the Boston Cancer Research Association (BCRA) is to promote
interactions among cancer researchers in the greater Boston area,
through monthly meetings, including:
- Seminar/Discussion
Sessions
- The
Ruth Sager Memorial Symposum
- The
Apffel Memorial Lecture
History
From
small beginnings in 1962, the Boston Cancer Research Association (BCRA)
was founded officially in 1971 with the primary objective of bringing
exciting advances in cancer research to the notice of the Boston scientific
research community. Right from the start, its secondary objective
was to provide a warm social atmospere at its meetings, in order to
make it easier for local cancer researchers to form friendships and
initiate collaborations. BCRA became tax exempt in 1992. On March
20th, 1997, the BCRA became the Boston Section of the American
Association for Cancer Research (AACR).