About Us
Honors & Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard College, 1958
- United States Fulbright Scholar in Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1958-59
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Harvard Medical School, 1962
- First Prize, Boylston Society Essay Contest, Harvard Medical School, 1963
- Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health, 1973-78
- Visiting Professor, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (sabbatical), 1978
- American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology, 1982-85
- “Headliner of the Year” in Medicine, Press Association, San Diego, 1985
- Winthrop Rockefeller Chair in Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1985-96
- Merit Award, National Cancer Institute Grant, 1990-97
- Raymond Bourgine Award for Excellence in Cancer Research, 1997
- Bristol-Myers-Squibb Cancer Research Award, 1997
- Gold Medal of Paris, 1997
- Phi Beta Kappa Outstanding Alumnus Award, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Greater Houston, 1997
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Jill Rose Award for Outstanding Breast Cancer Research, 1997
- 4th Joseph H. Burchenal American Association for Cancer Research Clinical Research Award, 1999
- Elected Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999-present
- Simon M. Shubitz Award, University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation, 2002
- David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2002
- 27th Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, 2004
- Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, 2005
- Honorary Doctorate Degree from Naples University, Italy, Medicine and Surgery, 2005
- Dan David Prize in Cancer Therapy-Future Time Dimension Award, 2006
- Honorary Doctorate Degree from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Philosophy, 2006
- Honorary Doctorate Degree from China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Philosophy, 2006
- Guidepost Magazine Humanitarian of the Year Award (jointly with his wife), 2007
- AICF Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine (jointly with Jose Baselga, M.D.), 2007
- Dorothy P. Landon – AACR Prize for Translational Cancer Research, 2008
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