© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 22, 1803-1804,
November 15, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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Awards, Appointments, Announcements
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation presented awards at its annual benefit gala in November.• The 2000 Life Achievement Award was presented to Nancy G. Brinker, founding chairman of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, for her devotion to eradicating breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
• Alberto Costa, M.D., received the AICF’s 2000 Award for International Scientific Exchange in Medicine. Costa, director of the European School of Oncology in Milan, was honored for his efforts to promote international cooperation in cancer research, treatment, and patient advocacy.
• Paul Peter Rosen, M.D., received the AICF’s 2000 Award for Scientific Excellence in Medicine. Rosen is a professor of pathology at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He was recognized for more than 30 years of ground-breaking work in the pathologic diagnosis of breast disease.
Hartwell Honored
Lee Hartwell, Ph.D., president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and professor of genetics at the University of Washington, received the 2000 Massry Prize for his cell-cycle research.
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The $40,000 award, which honors those who have made outstanding contributions to biomedical sciences and the advancement of health, is given each year by the Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting education and research in nephrology, physiology, and related fields. Shaul G. Massry, professor emeritus of medicine, physiology and biophysics at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, is the organization’s founder.
The Massry Prize, which also includes a 10-ounce gold medal, was presented to Hartwell in November.
Hartwell has identified more than 50 genes that are crucial to controlling the intricate program of instructions by which a cell grows, rests and divides to replicate itself. Among Hartwell’s discoveries in budding yeast is a gene called CDC28, which cells need to progress through their various life stages.
Hartwell joined the University of Washington faculty in 1968 and has been a professor of genetics there since 1973. In 1996 he joined the faculty of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and in 1997 became its president and director. At the Hutchinson Center, Hartwell’s yeast-related research is being used to develop drugs for use against cancer and other diseases.
Koh Appointed
President Clinton appointed Howard K. Koh, M.D., to serve as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Koh is the commissioner of public health in Massachusetts. He chairs the Public Health Council and oversees the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Previously, he served as director of cancer prevention and control at Boston University Medical Center and professor of dermatology, medicine, and public health at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
The members of the National Cancer Advisory Board provide advice to the President, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the National Cancer Institute, with respect to the activities and policies carried out by the Institute. The Board consists of eighteen members appointed by the president for 6-year terms.
Beauchamp Named
R. Daniel Beauchamp, M.D., was selected to be the next director of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville.
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Beauchamp is the John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgery and associate director of clinical programs at the center. He will succeed James A. O’Neill Jr., John Clinton Foshee Distinguished Chair in Surgery, who is retiring as head of the section. The transition will become official June 30 of 2001.
His research focuses on colorectal carcinogenesis, gastrointestinal tumor biology, epithelial growth control, and the identification of novel molecular targets for cancer therapy. His laboratory is involved in fundamental and translational investigation, and Beauchamp is also an active investigator in Vanderbilt-Ingram’s clinical trials.
Beauchamp joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1994 as associate professor of surgery and cell biology. In 1997, he became a division chief and was named John L. Sawyers, M.D., professor of surgery and professor of cell biology.
UICC Officers Elected
The council of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Geneva, elected new officers for the 2002–2006 term.
• President: Eliezer Robinson, M.D., professor, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; and chair, Israel Cancer Association.
• President-Elect: John Seffrin, Ph.D., CEO, American Cancer Society; adjunct professor, Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health; professor of health education, Indiana University Graduate School; trustee, ACS Foundation.
• Secretary General: Stener Kvinnsland, M.D., Ph.D., president, 18th UICC International Cancer Congress; senior adviser, Norwegian Cancer Society.
• Treasurer: Louis J. Denis, M.D., director, Oncology Centre of Antwerp, Belgium; treasurer, International Consultation on Urological Diseases; chair, International Prostate Health Council.
• Chairman of the Finance Committee: John C. Baity, J.D., chairman-elect and member, American Cancer Society National Board of Directors; senior partner and chair, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Special Services Group, New York.
• New Executive Committee Members: Mary Gospodarowicz, M.D., professor of radiation oncology, University of Toronto; president-elect, Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists; chair, University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology; Basil Bloch, MBChB, MMED, emeritus professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa; president, Cancer Association of South Africa.
• UICC Executive Director: Isabel Mortara, who has held the position since January 2000.
Items in "Awards, Appointments, Announcements" are compiled from notices received by the News section. Not all notices are used; all those used are edited.
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