LOS ANGELES, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Innovative and collaborative cancer research can be the catalyst to improving patient outcomes. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) at the 2007 AACR Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Eli Lilly and Company in partnership with AACR presented two awards, which acknowledge innovation and the growing importance of interdisciplinary teams working together to transform research discoveries into clinical practice.