To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funds to pursue innovative cancer research.
November 19, 2008
The American Cancer Society announced the recipients of its highest honor, the Medal of Honor. This year's winners are: The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts, for Cancer Control; Mina J. Bissell, PhD, for Basic Research; Susan Band Horwitz, PhD (Former Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Mentor) of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, for Clinical Research; and Jon M. Huntsman for Cancer Philanthropy. All are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer.