New Discoveries and Honors in Cancer Research

Read the latest cancer research and recognition from the members of the Damon Runyon scientific circle.
May 1, 2012
New Members of National Academy of Sciences Elected

Election to the National Academy of Sciences is one of the highest honors that can be earned by a U.S. scientist. In recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original biomedical research, three Damon Runyon alumni were inducted this May:
Rachel D. Green, PhD (Fellow ‘93-‘96, Current Innovation Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Gregory J. Hannon, PhD (Fellow ‘92-‘94, Current Innovation Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor
Eckard A. F. Wimmer, PhD (Grantee ‘71-‘74, Former Fellowship Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook