Recognition Awards

Early Career Research Achievement

Honors PICR members whose post-dissertation research has made meaningful contributions and advanced their field

Mid-Career Research Achievement

Recognizes PICR members whose research has made a lasting impact on their field and earned broader scientific recognition

Career Research Achievement

Recognizes PICR members whose impactful research has advanced their field and earned national or international distinction

Outstanding Undergraduate Student

Honors an undergraduate trainee whose cancer research shows excellence, creativity and promise for a future career in the field

Outstanding Master’s Student

Honors a master’s student whose cancer research demonstrates excellence, creativity and strong potential for a future career in the field

Outstanding Doctoral Student

Recognizes a doctoral trainee whose cancer research demonstrates excellence, creativity and strong potential for a future career in the field

Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow

Awarded to a postdoctoral trainee whose cancer research demonstrates excellence, creativity and strong potential for a future career in the field

Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor

Celebrates graduate students who excel in mentoring, demonstrating leadership and dedication to guiding peers in cancer research and professional growth

Outstanding Graduate Mentor

Commends a PICR member whose exceptional mentorship fosters graduate student success and strengthens the cancer research community

Outstanding Service and Engagement

Honors those whose service and involvement strengthen PICR’s mission and foster a collaborative, impactful community