NEWS Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D., a Howard biomedical science at the University of Awards, Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Texas Southwestern Medical Center at the Children’s Hospital of Boston, and Dallas, received the AACR Award for Appointments, the Charles A. Janeway Professor of Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Pediatrics and professor of genetics at Research. The award honors an accom- Announcements Harvard Medical School, received the plished young investigator in the field Vincent T. DeVita Jr., M.D., has 44th AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Memorial who is no more than 40 years old at the been named the Amy and Joseph Perella Award for his major discoveries involv- time the award is conferred. Wang was Professor of Medicine at Yale Univer- ing genomic stability and cancer. recognized for important discoveries sity in recognition of his contributions David Sidransky, M.D., was concerning the biochemical mecha- to cancer research and treatment. honored with the 28th AACR-Richard nisms of apoptosis. Director of Yale Cancer Center from & Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award Paul Talalay, M.D., John Jacob Abel 1993 to 2003, DeVita currently serves for making a notable contribution to Distinguished Service Professor in the Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/96/6/433/2606773 by guest on 03 October 2021 as chairman of the Yale Cancer Center improved clinical care in the field of Department of Pharmacology and Advisory Board and is a Yale University cancer. Sidransky is a professor of Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professor of otolaryngology, oncology, urology, School of Medicine, was selected to Internal Medicine and Epidemiology genetics, pathology, and cellular and deliver the 9th AACR-DeWitt S. and Public Health. He was the director molecular medicine and director of Goodman Memorial Lecture. Talalay was of the National Cancer Institute from head and neck cancer research at the honored for his seminal and continued 1980 to 1988. Johns Hopkins University School of contributions to basic and translational Joseph R. Perella is chairman of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. aspects of chemoprevention research. Institutional Securities and Investment Dennis A. Carson, M.D., professor in Titia de Lange, Ph.D., Leon Hess Group Banking at Morgan Stanley. His the Department of Medicine and director Professor at The Rockefeller University wife, Amy Perella, is a survivor of of the Rebecca and John Moores Univer- in New York, was invited to deliver the Hodgkin’s disease. Mr. and Mrs. Perella sity of California at San Diego Cancer 7th AACR-Women in Cancer Research gave $2.5 million for the endowed Center, won the 23rd AACR-Bruce F. Charlotte Friend Memorial Lecture. de position. Following DeVita’s tenure, the Cain Memorial Award for developing and Lange was honored for her body of chair will be renamed the Vincent T. seeing through to its clinical use an scientific work elucidating the role of DeVita Professor of Medicine. effective therapy for hairy cell leukemia, the telomere in chromosome structure, as well as discovering a number of cancer- cellular growth, and cancer. Stephen A. Feig, M.D., was producing mutations that have led to other awarded the 2003 Gold Medal by the specifically targeted patient therapies. The American-Italian Cancer Society of Breast Imaging in recogni- Malcolm C. Pike, Ph.D., professor at Foundation is accepting nominations tion of his contributions to breast the Keck School of Medicine, University for the AICF Prize for Scientific imaging research. Feig is a professor of of Southern California, Los Angeles, Excellence in Medicine. This award radiology at Mount Sinai School of earned the 13th AACR-American Cancer recognizes a major scientific discovery Medicine and Director of Breast Society Award for Research Excellence in basic or translational cancer research Imaging at Mount Sinai Hospital, New in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention that has reached the early stages of York, NY. for his contributions to the prevention of clinical trials and showed promise. Each hormone-related cancers, particularly award of $50,000 will be presented to The American Association for Cancer breast cancer. one U.S. and one European scientist. Research announced the winners of its Clara D. Bloomfield, M.D., William The prize will be presented at the annual awards. G. Pace III professor of cancer research Foundation’s Annual Benefit Gala on The recipient of the 2004 Pezcoller at the Ohio State University Compre- November 15. Nominations may be Foundation-AACR International Award hensive Cancer Center, received the 9th made by any scientist currently or for Cancer Research was Stanley J. AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Clinical previously affiliated with a cancer Korsmeyer, M.D., Sidney Farber Cancer Research Award. Bloomfield research institution or an advocacy Professor of Pathology and professor of will be honored for her pioneering organization. Candidates may not medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer clinical research over three decades in nominate themselves for this award. Institute at Harvard Medical School. adult leukemia and lymphoma that has Nominations are due by May 3, 2004, Korsmeyer was honored for defining improved patient treatment, especially and the winners will be notified no later the role of the genetic mechanisms that through her demonstration that older than June 30, 2004. govern apoptosis and survival, leading patients can be cured with appropriate Nomination package requirements to the development of individualized therapy. are available from AICF at http:// treatments of lymphomas and other Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D., George L. www.aicfonline.org or by e-mailing cancers. MacGregor distinguished chair in [email protected]. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 96, No. 6, March 17, 2004 NEWS 433.