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\n

ROBERT A. WEINBERG, PhD<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 13 – 2:30 p.m.
\nConrad T. Prebys Auditorium<\/p>\n

\"weinberg\"<\/a><\/p>\n

ROBERT A. WEINBERG, PhD
\nWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
\nCambridge, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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Talk title: EMT, Cancer Stem Cells and the Mechanisms of
\nMalignant Progression<\/em><\/p>\n

\nAn internationally recognized authority on the genetic basis of human cancer, Robert A. Weinberg is a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1992, he earned the Gairdner Foundation International Award for
\nAchievements in Medical Science. He is also a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. He is the first Director of the Ludwig Cancer Center at MIT. Over the past three decades, Weinberg has made breakthrough discoveries in the molecular and genetic roots of cancers. His lab discovered the \u001dfirst oncogene in 1982 and the \u001dfirst tumor suppressor gene in 1986. Most recently, Weinberg and his colleagues were the \u001dfirst to de\u001dfine the genetic hallmarks that a normal human cell must acquire to be transformed into a human cancer cell.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI am delighted that Robert Weinberg is being awarded the Salk Medal, not only because of his incredible scientifi\u001fc contributions, but also because he has roots with the Institute as a postdoctoral researcher in Renato Dulbecco\u2019s lab in the early 1970\u2019s.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014Inder Verma<\/strong>, professor in the Laboratory of Genetics at Salk and a member of the medal selection committee\n<\/div>\n

\n

SOLOMON H. SNYDER, MD, DSc, DPhil<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 13 – 4:00 p.m.
\nConrad T. Prebys Auditorium<\/p>\n

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SOLOMON H. SNYDER, MD, DSc, DPhil
\nDistinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience
\nPharmacology and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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Talk title: Novel Neural Messengers<\/em><\/p>\n

Solomon H. Snyder, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, is regarded internationally for his research on neuropharmacology, seeking the cellular mechanisms by which neurotransmitters and drugs alter brain function. In the early 1970s, he discovered the brain\u2019s opiate receptors and is credited with launching a generation of research into neuropeptides, receptors and behavior. He is the recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Wolf Prize, the Bower Award, the National Medal of Science and the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.<\/p>\n

\nA graduate of Georgetown University, Snyder is the Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1980, he founded the Department of Neuroscience, serving as its director until 2006 when the department was renamed in his honor. He helped start the companies Nova Pharmaceuticals and Guilford Pharmaceuticals, and is the Director of Drug Discovery at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSol Snyder is one of the giants of modern neuroscience. His work has de\u001ffined the basic pharmacology of most of the brain\u2019s neurotransmitters, their receptors, and their transporters, and has been translated into important therapeutics. If you\u2019ve benefi\u001fted from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac, you can thank Sol.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u2014Greg Lemke<\/strong>, professor in the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at Salk and a member of the medal selection committee<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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