Home President's Message Chief Academic Officer's Message Scientific & Medical Research Departments M. D. Anderson Research News Reports Organized by: Researcher Name Department Research Center & Program Care Center Related Documents: Clinical Trials Awards Standard Abbreviations Disclaimer of Liability Copyright, Contact Information, & Credits For M. D. Anderson Staff Only: Preparing a Research Report Create New Research Report Create New Division/Department Overview Create New Faculty List		Awards The Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award The Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award is conferred annually on a physician or scientist who has made distinguished contributions to cancer research. It is the oldest award conferred by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and its presentation highlights the annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research. Established in 1950, this award honors the late Ernst William Bertner, M.D., who was the first acting director of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the first president of the Texas Medical Center. The award is made possible by funds from the former Bertner Foundation and from M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The bronze Bertner Medallion symbolizes the twin goals of cancer research: prevention and cure. The hands of Hygeia emerge from a star to hold a bowl from which the serpent, ancient symbol of medical wisdom, is fed. The goddess Hygeia, daughter of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine, represents hygiene and prevention of disease. The star denotes both the state of Texas and the Texan for whom the award is named. The Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award Recipients Bruce Ponder, Ph.D., 2007 Gail Martin, Ph.D., 2006 Rene Bernards, Ph.D., 2005 Tony Pawson, Ph.D., 2004 Mark M. Davis, Ph.D., 2003 Richard D. Kolodner, Ph.D., 2002 Ralph L. Brinster, V.M.D., Ph.D., 2001 Charles J. Sherr, M.D., Ph.D., 2000 Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., 1999 Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D., 1998 Judah Folkman, M.D., 1997 James E. Darnell, Jr., M.D., 1996 Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., 1995 Andrew H. Wyllie, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., 1994 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Ph.D., 1993 John W. Kappler, Ph.D., 1992 Philippa Marrack, Ph.D., 1992 Philip Leder, M.D., 1991 Donald Metcalf, M.D., 1990 Gertrude B. Elion, M.A., 1989 William J. Rutter, Ph.D., 1988 Frank H. Ruddle, Ph.D., 1987 David Baltimore, Ph.D., 1986 Leroy E. Hood, M.D., Ph.D., 1985 Stanley Cohen, Ph.D., 1984 Isaiah J. Fidler, D.V.M., Ph.D., 1983 Donald D. Brown, M.D., 1982 Takashi Sugimura, M.D., 1981 T. C. Hsu, Ph.D., 1980 Mortimer M. Elkind, Ph.D., 1979 Philippe Shubik, D.Phil., D.M., 1978 Isaac Berenblum, M.D., 1978 Beatrice Mintz, Ph.D., 1977 Howard E. Skipper, Ph.D., 1976 Michael Abercrombie, 1975 George H. Hitchings, Ph.D., 1974 George Klein, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), 1973 Howard M. Temin, Ph.D., 1972 Elizabeth C. Miller, Ph.D., 1971 James A. Miller, Ph.D., 1971 Boris Ephrussi, D.Sc., 1969 Sol Spiegelman, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), 1968 Harry Eagle, M.D., M.S. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), 1967 Alexander Haddow, Ph.D., M.D., D.Sc., 1966 Erwin Chargraff, Ph.D., 1965 Louis Harold Gray, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), F.R.S., 1964 Ludwick Gross, M.D., 1963 George D. Snell, Sc.D., 1962 Van Rensselaer Potter, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), 1961 E. V. Cowdry, Ph.D., D.Sc., 1960 Richard E. Shope, M.D., 1959 Jacob Furth, M.D., 1958 John J. Bittner, Ph.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), 1957 Joseph C. Aub, M.D., 1956 George Nicolas Papanicolaou, M.D., 1955 Frances Peyton Rous, M.D., 1954 Charles Benton Huggins, M.D., 1953 George Milton Smith, M.D., 1952 Fred Waldorf Stewart, M.D., 1951 The Heath Memorial Award The Heath Memorial Award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to cancer patient care through the clinical application of basic cancer knowledge. The award is conferred annually by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the Clinical Conference. The late William W. Heath, a former chairman of The University of Texas System Board of Regents and past American ambassador to Sweden, and his wife Mavis established the award in 1965 in memory of Mr. Heath's brothers Guy H. and Dan C. The name of a third brother, Gilford G., was added after his death 3 years later. The medallion for the Guy H., Dan C., and Gilford G. Heath Memorial Award symbolizes the care and protection of the cancer patient through the services of the physician, supported by research. Two central figures on the face of the medallion represent the physician tending his patient. Below the figures is the tree of life. To the left above them is the alpha superimposed on the omega, representing the continuing role of the physician in the care of his patients from birth to death. To the right of the figures is the retort, indicating the prominent part played by research in the physician's role as healer. All the figures and symbols emerge from the artist's interpretation of the sun, which represents life itself. The back of the medallion bears the inscription, "For Outstanding Contributions to the Care of Patients with Cancer." The Heath Memorial Award Recipients Jane Weeks, M.D., 2007 Malcolm K. Brenner, M.B., B.Chir., Ph.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Path., 2006 James O. Armitage, M.D., 2004 Lance Liotta, M.D., Ph.D., 2003 Steven Rosenberg, M.D., PhD., 2002 Waun Ki Hong, M.D., 2000 Michael B. Sporn, M.D., 1998 Victor A. Levin, M.D., 1997 Umberto Veronesi, M.D., 1996 Rona M. MacKie, M.D., D.Sc., 1995 Sidney J. Winawer, M.D., 1993 Saul Allen Rosenberg, M.D., 1992 Wallace H. Clark, M.D., 1991 Jerome B. Posner, M.D., 1990 Andrew V. Schally, Ph.D., 1989 William F. Enneking, M.D., 1988 Melvin L. Samuels, M.D., 1987 Charles G. Moertel, M.D., 1986 Felix N. Rutledge, M.D., 1985 Raymond Yesner, M.D., 1984 John L. Ziegler, M.D., 1983 Bernard Fisher, M.D., 1982 John F. Fowler, Ph.D., 1981 Phil Gold, M.D., Ph.D., 1980 Giulio J. D'Angio, M.D., 1979 Gerald P. Murphy, M.D., 1978 Georges Mathé, M.D., 1977 Franz M. Enzinger, M.D., 1976 Wataru W. Sutow, M.D., 1976 Elson B. Helwig, M.D., 1975 C. Gordon Zubrod, M.D., 1974 Leo G. Rigler, M.D., 1973 Gilbert H. Fletcher, M.D., 1972 William S. MacComb, M.D., 1972 Jerome W. Conn, M.D., 1971 Mary E. Switzer, B.A., 1970 David A. Karnofsky, M.D., 1969 Cushman Davis Haagensen, M.D., 1968 Sidney Farber, M.D., 1967 Hans-Ludvig Kottmeier, M.D., 1966 The Jeffrey A. Gottlieb Memorial Award The Jeffrey A. Gottlieb Memorial Award was established in 1975 to recognize physicians and scientists who have made outstanding contributions to cancer therapeutic research. The award was created to perpetuate the memory of Dr. Jeffrey A. Gottlieb, who himself made outstanding advances in the field of chemotherapy before losing a personal battle to cancer in 1975. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center was fortunate to have been able to claim this outstanding clinician as one of its own for 5 years. Joining the M. D. Anderson staff in 1970, Dr. Gottlieb brought with him the dedication that quickly established his impeccable scientific reputation and earned him the title of administrative chief of the Chemotherapy Service in the Department of Developmental Therapeutics. In this capacity, Dr. Gottlieb devoted his efforts to seeking new insight into the use of chemotherapeutic agents administered to provide maximum benefits for cancer patients. His devotion to research was tempered by his compassionate devotion to his patients, who confidently placed their trust in him, and to his colleagues and students, who eagerly sought his advice and counsel. There is no way to know what other contributions Jeffrey Gottlieb might have added to his already impressive list of advances in cancer chemotherapy had he been granted more time. The award that honors his memory in part recognizes that his indomitable spirit and determination continue in the hearts of others waging the war against cancer. The Jeffrey A. Gottlieb Memorial Award is conferred at the annual Clinical Conference sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The Jeffrey A. Gottlieb Memorial Award Recipients Carlo M. Croce, M.D., 2005 Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, M.D., FACP, 2004 Ronald Levy, M.D., 2003 Dennis J. Slamon, M.D., Ph.D., 2002 Michael J. Keating, M.D., 2001 Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D., 2000 Sydney E. Salmon, M.D., 1999 Robert B. Livingston, M.D., 1998 Charles B. Wilson, M.D., 1997 Karen H. Antman, M.D., 1996 Donald L. Morton, M.D., 1995 Samuel Broder, M.D., 1994 Bernard Fisher, M.D., 1993 Evan M. Hersh, M.D., 1992 Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., 1991 Paul Carbone, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), 1990 Georges Mathé, M.D., 1989 Robert S. Benjamin, M.D., 1988 Ti Li Loo, Ph.D., 1987 Howard E. Skipper, Ph.D., 1987 Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D., 1986 C. Gordon Zubrod, M.D., 1985 Daniel E. Bergsagel, M.D., Ph.D., 1984 Edmund A. Gehan, Ph.D., 1983 Gianni Bonadonna, M.D., 1982 Emil J Freireich, M.D., 1981 Joseph H. Burchenal, M.D., 1980 James F. Holland, M.D., 1979 Frank M. Schabel, Jr., Ph.D., 1978 Emil Frei III, M.D., 1977 Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., 1976 The Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award The Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award was created in 1971 to recognize young researchers who have made outstanding contributions to biomedical sciences in the United States. The award honors the late Dr. Wilson S. Stone, a brilliant researcher and educator who helped develop the sciences within The University of Texas System. A geneticist, Dr. Stone realized that one branch of science cannot develop fully without strength in related areas. That realization was the impetus for his diligent efforts to promote the growth of the broad area of zoology at The University of Texas. In research as well as education and administration, Dr. Stone's brilliance was evident. In all his primary research areas--basic genetics, radiation genetics, speciation and population genetics--his work contributed significantly to the body of literature. His legacy is one of intensive, productive scientific work that serves as an inspiration for succeeding generations of young scientists. The presentation of the award that honors Dr. Stone is made at the annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award Recipients Scott Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D., 2006 John Heymach, M.D., Ph.D., 2005 David M. Berman, M.D., Ph.D., 2004 F. Xiao-Feng Qin, Ph.D., 2003 David Cortez, Ph.D., 2002 James A. Thomson, V.M.D., Ph.D., 2001 Lynda Chin, M.D., 2000 William Chun Hahn, M.D., Ph.D., 1999 Yigong Shi, Ph.D., 1999 Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D., 1998 Peter C. Brooks, Ph.D., 1997 Ali Hemmati-Brivanlou, Ph.D., 1996 Nikola P. Pavletich, Ph.D., 1995 Junying Yuan, Ph.D., 1994 Andrew B. Lassar, Ph.D., 1993 Timothy J. McDonnell, M.D., Ph.D., 1992 Frank J. Rauscher III, Ph.D., 1991 William H. Landschulz, M.D., Ph.D., 1991 Eric R. Fearon, M.D., Ph.D., 1990 Christopher K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., 1989 Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D., 1988 Bernd Robert Seizinger, M.D., 1987 Jeffrey Adam Drebin, M.D., Ph.D., 1985 Mary Ellen Harper, Ph.D., 1984 Ethan Arthur Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., 1983 Michael Rush Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., 1981 Marc S. Collett, Ph.D., 1980 Peter T. Lomedico, Ph.D., 1980 Craig W. Spellman, Ph.D., 1979 Bruce K. Duncan, Ph.D., 1978 Bosco S. Wang, Ph.D., 1977 Kathryn B. Horwitz, Ph.D., 1976 Ronald C. Merrell, M.D., 1974 Kathleen J. Dana, Ph.D., 1973 Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., 1972 Roberta M. Palmour, Ph.D., 1971 The R. E. "Bob" Smith Lectureships The purpose of the R. E. "Bob" Smith Lectureships is to bring to our campus distinguished scientists to enhance the educational activities of our graduate programs in immunology and cancer biology and, thus, to provide our fellows at the Smith Research Building with an opportunity for both formal and informal scientific exchange. Lewis Lanier, Ph.D., 2005 Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California "NK cell receptors in innate immune responses" Hugh McDevitt, M.D., 2005 Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California "T cells and dendritic cells in the initiation of type I diabetes mellitus" Harold F. Dvorak, M.D., 2003 Chief of Pathology Mallinckrodt Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts "How tumors make bad blood vessels" Klaus Rajewsky, M.D., 2003 Professor of Pathology Harvard Medical School Senior Investigator The Center for Blood Research Boston, Massachusetts "The B cell antigen receptor in normal and malignant B cell differentiation" Hans Wigzell, M.D., Ph.D., 2002 President Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden "Cancer and the immune system" Paul Marks, M.D., 2002 President Emeritus Member, Sloan-Kettering Institute Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York "Histone deacetylases inhibitors: Causes and therapies of cancer" C. David Allis, Ph.D., 2001 Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Professor of Microbiology Member, Center for Cell Signaling University of Virginia Health Sciences Center Charlottesville, Virginia "Deciphering the histone code: A growing 'tale' about four tails" Avraham Raz, Ph.D., 2000 Director, Division of Basic Research Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, Michigan "Galectin 3: Pleotrophic versatile mediator of cell adhesion, angiogenesis, and apoptosis: From a substrate to a receptor or vice versa" Ira Pastan, M.D., 1999 Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology NCI-NIH, DCBDB Bethesda, Maryland "Recombinant immunotoxin therapy of leukemia and lymphoma" Ryuzo Yanagimachi, M.D., 1998 Professor, Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii "Fertilization and development initiation in unorthodox ways" Ralph M. Steinman, M.D., 1998 Henry G. Kunkel Professor and Senior Physician Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology The Rockefeller University New York, New York "Dendritic cells and the control of immunity" Eiichi Tahara, M.D., Ph.D., 1997 Professor and Chairman First Department of Pathology Hiroshima University School of Medicine Hiroshima, Japan "Molecular mechanism of stomach carcinogenesis: The application to clinical practice" Judah Folkman, M.D., 1996 Andrus Professor of Pediatric Surgery Professor of Cell Biology Harvard Medical School Director, Surgical Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts "New regulatory mechanisms of angiogenesis" The Mike Hogg Lectureship Established in 1955 by Alice Nicholson Hanszen in memory of her first husband, the Mike Hogg Fund is dedicated to supporting medical research and education and to providing "medicine and hospital care and attention for worthy and deserving persons" within the state of Texas. The annual lectureship honoring Mr. Hogg was established in 1958. Dr. Arthur Kornberg, a Nobel laureate who delivered the first lecture the following year, exemplified the superior caliber of the scientists and physicians chosen to receive this honor in subsequent years. Paul M. Nurse, Ph.D., 2005 President The Rockefeller University New York, New York H. Robert Horvitz, Ph.D., 2004 Investigator, McGovern Institute David H. Koch Professor of Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Department of Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Leland H. Hartwell, Ph.D., 2003 President and Director Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Professor of Genome Sciences University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Harold E. Varmus, M.D., 2002 President and Chief Executive Officer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Gunter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D., 2001 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Rockefeller University New York, New York Michael S. Brown, M.D., 2000 The W.A. (Monty) Moncrief Distinguished Chair in Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis Research Regental Professor Paul J. Thomas Chair in Medicine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Texas Susumu Tonegawa, Ph.D., 1999 Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director, Picower Center for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D., 1998 Chairman Department of Pharmacology The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Texas Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D., 1997 Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Colorado Howard Hughes Medical Institute Boulder, Colorado Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., 1996 Head Department of Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Robert and Esther Stadtler Lectures These lectures are part of the BRUT lecture series sponsored by the Biochemistry departments of Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and The University of Texas. The 2 lectures per year feature eminent scientists presenting information above the level of regular research seminars. Joan S. Brugge, Ph.D., 2004 Professor and Acting Chair Department of Cell Biology Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts "Morphogenesis and oncogenesis in 3D mammary epithelial cultures" Roderick Mackinnon, M.D., 2003 Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics The Rockefeller University New York, New York "Ion channels" Eric N. Olson, Ph.D., 2002 Professor and Chairman Department of Molecular Biology The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, Texas "Transcriptional control of heart development and disease" John Kuriyan, Ph.D., 2002 Professor and Chairman Chancellor's Professor Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California "Structural analysis of the regulation of Src and Ab1 tyrosine kinases" Salih J. Wakil, Ph.D., 2002 L.T. Bolin Professor and Chairman Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas "The role of acetyl CoA carboxylases 1 and 2 on lipid metabolism and energy homeostatis" Roger Kornberg, Ph.D., 2001 Professor of Structural Biology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California "Eukaryotic gene transcription at atomic resolution" Susan Lindquist, Ph.D., 2000 Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute Albert D. Lasker Professor of Medical Science The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois "Mad cows and psi-chotic yeast: a new paradigm in genetics" Philip Leder, M.D., 2000 John Emory Andrus Professor and Chairman Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts "Cancer and genetic collaboration" James E. Rothman, Ph.D., 1999 Chairman Cellular Biochemistry and Biophysics Program Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York "The minimal machinery of intracellular protein transport" Walter J. Gehring, Ph.D., 1999 Professor BIOZENTRUM University of Basel Basel, Switzerland "A deep look into eye development and evolution" William J. Lennarz, Ph.D., 1998 Professor and Chairman Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York "The molecular basis of gamete interactions at fertilization" Matthew Scott, Ph.D., 1998 Professor and Chairman Department of Developmental Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California "Hedgehog/Patched signaling in animal development and disease" David E. Housman, Ph.D., 1997 Professor of Biology Center for Cancer Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts "Molecular and functional consequences of mutation at the myotonic dystrophy locus" Eric R. Kandel, M.D., 1997 Professor Center of Neurobiology and Behavior Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York "Genes, synapses and long-term memory" Gerald M. Rubin, Ph.D., 1996 Professor Molecular and Cell Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, California "Signal transduction during Drosophila eye development" Ira Herskowitz, Ph.D., 1996 Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics University of California at San Francisco San Francisco, California "Cell polarity and asymmetry in yeast"