Anthony Cerami Award

Dr. Starzl has won the $20,000 Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine of the journal, Molecular Medicine. Previous winners were Carl Nathan (Cornell University), Goran Hansson (Karolinska Institute) and Sir David Weatherall (Oxford/Johns Hopkins Universities). The purpose of the Prize is to honor physician-scientists who have created the fundamental innovation necessary for molecular medicine to advance into clinical practice. The award recognizes leading edge discoveries that have led to improvement of human health, and have opened the door to new therapeutic advances and understanding. (Dr. Starzl's submitted monograph) (Press Release)