Recent CCR Awards

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Oncology

Life Raft Humanitarian of the Year Award
– For his work in creating the Pediatric GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor) Clinic
Lee Helman, M.D.
Pediatric Oncology Branch
Scientific Director for Clinical Research

Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction
– For her work in tumor metastasis, identifying the first metastasis suppressor gene, and bringing this research to clinical trial, as well as pioneering work on brain metastasis of breast cancer
Patricia S. Steeg, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology

2009 Alfred Tissieres Young Investigator Award from the Cell Stress Society International
– For his exceptional work in chaperone biology research
Wanping Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
Urologic Oncology Branch

Norman P. Salzman Memorial Award in Virology
– For his work on the molecular architecture of native HIV-1 gp120 trimers
Alberto Bartesaghi, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology

Norman P. Salzman Memorial Mentor Award in Virology
– For his work as Alberto Bartesaghi, Ph.D.’s, mentor
Sriram Subramaniam, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cell Biology

14th Annual AACR Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research
W. Marston Linehan, Ph.D.
Urologic Oncology Branch

Barcelona Award
– For technology that made possible the development of the HPV vaccine
Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Oncology
John T. Schiller, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Oncology

Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research Pilot Study Award
– For her project "Investigation of Genetic Alterations Promoting NFkappaB in Ovarian Cancer"
Christina M. Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Oncology Branch and Affiliates

Elected to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Microbiology
Susan Gottesman, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation Award
– For his sustained contributions to the literature of pharmacy practice
William D. Figg, Sr., Pharm.D.
Medical Oncology Branch and Affiliates

3rd AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
– To recognize an individual scientist whose novel and significant work has had or may have far-reaching impact on the direction, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer
Curtis C. Harris, M.D.
Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis

Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Giorgio Trinchieri, M.D.
Laboratory of Experimental Immunology
Jeffrey N. Strathern, Ph.D.
Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory
Amar J.S. Klar, Ph.D.
Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory

Fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science
–For his seminal contributions to the chemical biology of the bioregulatory molecule nitric oxide

David A. Wink, Jr., Ph.D.
Radiation Biology Branch
– For his pioneering work on characterizing the cellular and molecular biological aspects of liver stem cells and their role in carcinogenesis

Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis

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