Margaret foti biography

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.
Margaret Foti is the chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the first and largest cancer research organization in the.
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Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc) – AACR and the Next Wave of Innovation in Cancer Research and Patient Care

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Secretary-Treasurer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Foundation

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Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), is the chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the first and largest cancer research organization in the world. Under her visionary leadership, membership has grown from about 3,000 members to more than 42,000 in 120 countries, and the AACR’s portfolio of peer-reviewed scientific journals has increased from one to eight.

Foti progressed through several key editorial and management roles in scientific publishing to become chief executive officer. She launched seven major peer-reviewed scientific journals: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Prevention Research; Cancer Discovery; and Ca

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A Surprising Career Advances Cancer Research: Margaret Foti, MD, PhD (hc)

Posted: October 2017
When Margaret Foti began a job as an editorial assistant for the journal Cancer Research, with a communications degree and a fervor for the biological sciences, she could not have known then that she had just launched a remarkable, meaningful, and particularly impactful decades-long career. Just 4 years after her entry into the field, she became the youngest managing editor of Cancer Research, eventually moving up the ranks to chief executive officer of the journal’s publisher, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Serving as CEO since 1982, Dr. Foti, PhD, MD (hc), has helped AACR grow from 3,000 members to more than 38,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other healthcare professionals; and patient advocates working in 108 countries. The organization’s annual operating revenues have increased to $108 million, and its scientific events have blossomed from one annual meeting to more than 25 conferences and educational worksho
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Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), is the chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the first and largest cancer research organization in the world. Under her visionary leadership, membership has grown from about 3,000 members to over 58,000 in 142 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. She launched nine additional major peer-reviewed scientific journals: Blood Cancer Discovery;Cancer Discovery;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Cancer Immunology Research;Cancer Prevention Research;Cancer Research Communications; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Research; and Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. She also helped launch Cancer Today, a magazine for cancer patients, survivors,