The Cancer Epigenetics Society is as of June 15, 2017, a Full Member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)!
UICC is an NGO located in Geneva, Switzerland, that brings together an exclusive worldwide coalition of the major players in cancer control. It works closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the World Health Organization (WHO). It also has consultative status with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council.
UICC regroups the world’s leaders in the fields of basic, translational, and clinical cancer, comprising the leading cancer research and treatment universities, hospitals, institutes, associations, and societies. In addition to the Cancer Epigenetics Society, Associate and Full Members include the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Cancer Research UK, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MD Anderson Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Cambridge (UK), University of Oxford (UK), and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
The Cancer Epigenetics Society is the first and only institution located in Austria to be ever admitted to the UICC. Our warmest congratulations to all our members (Cancer Epigenetics Society news, June 20, 2017)!
