Scientific Advisory Council Welcomes New Members

Composed of leading researchers and innovators in the field of cancer research, ACGT’s Scientific Advisory Council sets research priorities for ACGT, provides peer review of grant … Read More…

Is Immunotherapy the Greatest Breakthrough in Cancer Care?

ACGT scientists convened in New York City recently to discuss the burgeoning interest and advances in cell and gene therapies for cancer. Dr. John Bell, … Read More…

Swim Across America Raises Over $350,000 for Cell & Gene Therapy Research

The 9th Annual June 2015 Swim Across America Greenwich-Stamford Event for ACGT in June, made a splash from Long Island Sound to pools throughout the … Read More…

Want More Effective Cancer Treatment? Rally for Research!

Join ACGT September 16 -17 for the 2015 Rally for Medical Research in Washington, DC. On this day, we encourage everyone to press lawmakers to … Read More…

Congratulations to Dr. Glenn Dranoff

  We congratulate Dr. Glenn Dranoff, a 2010 ACGT Fellow, in his new role as Global Head of Exploratory Immuno-oncology at Novartis. The company entered … Read More…

Innovative Leadership Award Gala Raises Funds for Cancer Research

ACGT’s inaugural Innovative Leadership Award Gala raised $750,000 to fund cell and gene therapy research which aims to make cancer a manageable and treatable disease. … Read More…

TV Documentary features ACGT Researcher & Patient

Emperor of All Maladies on PBS (CPTV)  presented by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, is based on the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography … Read More…

ACGT Scientists Featured In HBO Special: Killing Cancer

HBO Documentary Series, Vice, aired an episode on February 27th entitled, “Killing Cancer,” focusing on how different viruses are being used successfully as “weapons” to … Read More…

Tackling Cancer with a New Paradigm

Dr. Lieping Chen, a founding member of the ACGT Scientific Advisory Council, is one of the very early pioneers in the field of pd-1 inhibitors, … Read More…

Attack The Cancer, Not The Patient

“Cancer is an aggressive disease for which the treatments often come with devastating side effects,” Margaret Cianci, Executive Director, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy said. … Read More…