The 2017 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research ceremony and dinner was an amazing success!
Thank you to everyone that was present to honor the accomplishments of Dr. Michael N. Hall.
Dr. Michael Hall receiving award from last year’s winner, Dr. Mary-Claire King, and Dr. Sujuan Ba from NFCR
Dr. Michael Hall thanking all those that have helped him along the way while receiving the Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
The esteemed panel sharing insights on how cancer research is generating future hope and promise for individual, effective patient options
Past Szent Gyorgyi Prize winners (L to R) Web Cavenee, Peter Vogt, Mary-Claire King, Carlo Croce, & Frederick Alt with this year’s winner, Michael Hall
Dr. Sujuan Ba of NFCR speaking to the audience
Dr. Sujuan Ba with 2017 Prize Selection Commitee member, Dr. Zena Werb from the University of California, San Francisco
Guest Robert Mason greeting NFCR’s Franklin Salisbury and Dr. Sujuan Ba
2017 Prize Selection Commitee members, Dr. Uta Francke (Stanford) and Dr. Zena Werb (UCSF), enjoy meeting Dr. Raju Kucherlapati, Harvard professor of genetics and renonwed leader in personalized medicine.
Paley Rothman’s Roy Nidermayer meeting Lee Greenberger and Javeed Froozan of the Lekemia & Lymphoma Society
NFCR Board of Directors Wendi Picker and Judy Barnhard with event sponsors Bob Hoagland from The Calmark Group and Gina Gun of Genecopeia
(L to R) Sun Lu from Genecopeia, Dr. Wei Wu He from OriGene, and Dr. Alfred Yung from MD Anderson Cancer Center enjoying the pre-reception cocktail hour
NFCR’s Robyn Stoller welcoming donor Johanna Ross
NFCR supporters Kevin and Lyn Brown, along with Daffodils & Diamonds chair Jennifer Soltesz
Past Szent-Gyorgyi Prize winners winners with NFCR President and Co chair Szent-Györgyi Prize Selection Committee, Dr. Sujuan Ba
The Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
NFCR’s Elaine Currie with supporters Stefanie Smith and Harriet Neschek, along with NFCR-funded scientist Dr. Susan Horwitz
Dr. Sujuan Ba poses with the NFCR staff and Lucy Fund organizers
(L to R) Connie Briggs from Mackay Mitchell, Thomas & Ryan Beachler from Redfield and Company, and Zeting Wang from NFCR
The Dodos Combo entertaining guests at dinner with light jazz music to kickoff Arts4TheCure
Cary Salisbury helping launch Arts4TheCure at ASG
Dr. Michael Hall and his wife Sabine Hall
NFCR’s Melissa White along with supporters Arnold and Helen Klein
Lucy Fund organizers with NFCR’s Pete Dohan
NFCR’s Michael Wang with Prize Winner Michael Hall
Attending scientists enjoy a reunion- (L to R) Dr. Zena Werb, UCSF; Dr. Laurence Hurley,Univ. Arizona; and Dr. Susan Horwitz, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Franklin Salisbury & Dr. Bill Nelson with NFCR supporters Meriamne Singer and Mark Sorensen
NFCR’s Dr. Michael Wang & Harvard’s Dr. Raju Kucherlapati
Preparation for the Szent-Györgyi Prize ceremony at the National Press Club
Joe Gillmer, Michael Wang, Sujuan Ba and Franklin Salisbury from NFCR with Ricardo Garcia, Bill Werkmeister, and Web Cavanee
NFCR supporter Betty Locke with past Szent-Györgyi Prize winners
NFCR’s Zeting Wang with event sponsors from Mackay Mitchell and Calmark
Frank Li and Xu-Rong Jiang from Chinese Biopharmacetical Associaition with Dr. Sujuan Ba
Past Szent Gyorgyi Prize winners, along with the 2017 Szent-Györgyi Prize Selection committee members
The Dodos Combo, a jazz band from the Landon School performed at this year’s event to kickoff Arts4TheCure
Panelists (L to R) Dr. Bill Nelson, Dr. Web Cavenee, Dr. Michael Hall, and Dr. Chi Van Dang with moderator Dr. Mary-Claire King
A member of the audience asking questions to the panel
Jack Quinn and Bruce Shirk surrounded by the ladies of Daffodils & Diamonds – Caroline Cole, Betsy Walker Lamond and Nancy Cole
Guillermo Garcia and Hammond Han of UBS Financial Services meeting NFCR Board Chair Joe Franlin and his wife and NFCR Board of Advisor member Judy Franlin, along with NFCR’s Sandi Terklesen
Group shot post-event after a successful evening honoring Dr. Michael Hall
Dr. Michael Hall with past Szent-Györgyi Prize winners Peter Vogt, Carol Croce, and Frederick Alt
Dr. Sujuan Ba presenting Dr. Michael Hall with an honorarium as this year’s prize winnner to support his cancer research
Dr. Michael Hall’s speech about his work discovering TOR (target of rapamycin)
Dr. Michael Hall addressing all those in attendance at the 2017 Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
