Supplement: Margaret Foti
Margaret Foti By Anne Harding Devoting her life to cancer research DUSTIN FENSTERMACHER / WONDERFUL MACHINE RELATED ARTICLES Successful Strategies The Launch and the Exit Entrepreneurs Boldly Break New Ground Mark Tykocinski: Open doors lead a scientist to his calling Shire Pharmaceuticals: A Study in Exponential Growth Many Happy Returns: Cephalon celebrates its 20th year Creative Collaboration When Margaret Foti became the first chief
Jan 1, 2008
Margaret Foti
Devoting her life to cancer research
DUSTIN FENSTERMACHER / WONDERFUL MACHINE
When Margaret Foti became the first chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in 1982, the organization had a $1 million budget, published one journal, had 4,000 members, and sponsored a single annual meeting.
Today, the AACR boasts a budget of $44 million, publishes six journals, has more than 27,000 members, and holds 25 scientific events every year. The association will soon launch a new journal, on cancer prevention, and plans to add more than 200 to its staff of 140 over the next several years.
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