AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION'S DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gökhan Hotamisligil
In a press release, Larry Deeb, president, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association, said, "On behalf of the American Diabetes Association, we are delighted to present this prestigious award to Dr. Gökhan Hotamisligil. His achievements in establishing such an innovative area of research are extremely impressive and have changed the way the scientific community views chronic metabolic diseases. He has led us to groundbreaking discoveries about the link between obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation that we hope will soon lead to new treatments that can benefit patients with diabetes."
MEDAL OF HONOR FROM WHO CANCER AGENCY
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention at HSPH, was one of three recipients of a medal of honor from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization. The award was presented on May 9 at the IARC Headquarters in Lyon, France.
Trichopoulos has conducted seminal work linking passive or "second-hand" smoking to lung cancer. He has also shed light on a host of other health issues, including the role of the Mediterranean diet in decreasing cancer and heart disease risk and increasing longevity. His current main research interest is the evaluation of the hypothesis that hormone-dependent breast cancers have their origin in intrauterine life.
Copyright, 2009, President and Fellows of Harvard College
