THE JOHN SCOTT
AWARD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
2007
| Dr. Joseph Vacanti
. John Homans Professor of Surgery,
Harvard Medical School
.
Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Director, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Organ Fabrication at Massachusetts General Hospital. Harvard University http://www.cimit.org/bios/vacanti.html |
For his pioneering work in tissue engineering, an interdisciplinary
field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue or organ function. For his contributions to the design, fabrication and clinical application of living replacement devices for surgical reconstruction and transplantation and implantable, biodegradable systems that can act as devices to generate permanent new tissue. |
| Dr. Albert J. Stunkard
.
Department of Psychiatry The Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Founder of the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders http://www.med.upenn.edu/ins/faculty/stunkard.htm |
In recognition of his pioneering research on the genetics of obesity in childhood and the growth and development of children at high risk of obesity. For his contributions to psychosomatic medicine and his research on understanding and treatment of eating disorders. By improving the understanding of deviant eating patterns, and having developed treatment for eating disorders he has contributed significantly to the health and welfare of mankind. |
2006
| Dr.
Franklin A. Davis
Professor of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.temple.edu/temple_times/november06/ScottAward.html |
To recognize his discoveries of new experimental procedures for the synthesis of important molecular structures. By creating new synthetic methods that have been adopted by laboratories worldwide to aid in the synthesis of antitumor and other bioactive drugs, Professor Davis has contributed to the health and welfare of mankind. . |
| Professor
Irving L. Weissman
Director of the Institute for Stem Cell Bioloogy and Regenerative Medicine and of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia, D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research and Professor of Pathology and Developmental Biology at Stanford University. |
For his seminal contribution to identifying and isolating the blood forming stem cells. By isolating the stem cells from humans, which then become the basis of successful bone marrow transplantation, Professor Weissman has contributed to the health and welfare of mankind.. |
2005
| Professor
JoAnne Stubbe
Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
.To recognize her
pioneering discovery of the molecular mechanism
.
and the role of free radicals in the action of the enzyme ribonucleotide reductase - discoveries that have led to the development of novel cancer therapies. Her work has improved our understanding of the biochemical synthesis of DNA, thus contributing to the health and welfare of mankind. |
| Dr.
Saul Perlmutter
Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley and Senior Fellow of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
For his contributions to the discovery of some of the most distant
supernovae and for making the first measurements of the cosmological constant. His work has led to unlocking the secrets of our universe and to developing promising new technologies that can have major impacts on basic science. |
2004
| Dr. Thomas
E. Starzl
Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) program named in his honor: the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute. Winner of National Medal of Science (2005) Citation Classic Commentaries #1 and #2 Introductory Comments by Dr. Clyde F. Barker . |
To recognize his seminal contributions to the science and practice of organ transplantation. |
| Professor
Barry M. Trost
Tamaki Professor of Humanities and Sciences Stanford University, Stanford, CA Citation Classic Commentary HistCite File |
To recognize his pioneering development of new organometallic reactions and their applications in organic synthesis. |
2003
| Dr.
Bert Vogelstein
Professor of Oncology and Pathology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine HistCite File: #1, #2 Introductory Comments by Dr. Clyde F. Barker . |
Establishing a molecular basis for colon cancer and
the resulting improvements in diagnosis and therapeutics. Characterizing the genes that cause colon cancer and applying his knowledge to patient management, thus contributing to better health and welfare of patients. |
| Dr. Daniel H. Janzen
Thomas E. and Louise G. DiMaura Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Pennsylvania Citation Classic Commentaries #1#2 HistCite File |
Contributions to conservation biology based on
the quantitative formulation of the consequences of seed predation to animals and plants resulting in better interface between society and tropical wildland biodiversity. |
2002
| Dr.
Mario R. Capecchi
Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics University of Utah, School of Medicine. |
Seminal contributions to the development of a technique
for the deletion or replacement of any gene in mice, leading to a greater understanding of human genetic diseases. |
| Professor
Joseph M. DeSimone
W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of North Carolina, NC . |
Seminal contributions to the manufacturing and processing
of polymers in supercritical carbon dioxide, thus reducing the use and generation of substances that are hazardous to human health and the environment. . |
| Dr.
Vera Cooper Rubin - Senior Researcher
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institution of Washington See profile in Science 295:960-61 February 8, 2002 . |
Major contribution to establishing the existence of dark matter
through analysis of experimental data, thereby enlarging our grasp of the universe and hence the scope of human endeavor |
| Professor
K. Barry Sharpless
W.M. Keck Professor, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA . . |
Pioneering research on asymmetric epoxidation, greatly
facilitating the synthesis of drugs and sugars, thereby contributing to the health and welfare of mankind . |