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March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Scientists Who Pioneered Advances in Skin Disorders
Scientists honored in Boston include Brookline resident/Harvard MD
BOSTON, MA, May 4, 2012 – This past Monday, April 30th, two researchers who once were student and teacher at Harvard Medical School were honored by the March of Dimes for their work that has created crucial advances in the treatment of skin cancers, severe burns and other skin diseases.
Brookline resident Howard Green, MD, George Higginson Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, and his former postdoctoral fellow, Elaine Fuchs, PhD, Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor, Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology & Development, Howard Hughes Medical Investigator, Rockefeller University, New York were honored on April 30th at a black-tie gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. The gala was hosted by CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel, an honorary member of the March of Dimes national Board of Trustees.
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Dr. Green and Dr. Fuchs also delivered the Seventeenth Annual March of Dimes Prize Lectures at the Hynes Convention Center during the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting.
The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology has been awarded annually since 1996 to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies the understanding of birth defects. The March of Dimes Foundation created the Prize as a tribute to Dr. Jonas Salk shortly before his death in 1995. Dr. Salk received Foundation support for his work to create a polio vaccine. The prize is a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime, in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who founded the March of Dimes.
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In its 17-year history, the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology has been the crowning glory of a distinguished research career or a stepping stone on the path toward future honors for researchers. In fact, five past March of Dimes Prize recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize®.
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies®, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.
