黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Professor and Cancer Center Director David Tuveson has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is one of 250 new members elected to the venerable institution in 2024.
Tuveson is a pioneer in cancer research. His groundbreaking work with cancer organoids鈥攎iniature versions of tumors鈥攍ed to the first mouse models for two types of pancreatic cancer. In 2020, he co-founded the CSHL organoid facility, which stores and develops organoids for cancer research at institutions around the world. Most recently, Tuveson co-founded the American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Centers Alliance. The initiative fosters collaboration and innovation between the nation鈥檚 NCI-designated Cancer Centers to advance lifesaving scientific discoveries.
鈥淥n behalf of 黑料吃瓜资源鈥檚 Board of Trustees, faculty, students, and staff, I congratulate David Tuveson on his election to the ,鈥� said CSHL President and CEO Bruce Stillman. 鈥淭his is a very well-deserved honor. Biomedical science has benefited greatly from David鈥檚 dedication to pancreatic cancer research and his leadership of the CSHL Cancer Center.鈥�
Tuveson joins six other current CSHL faculty members who have been elected to the Academy: President and CEO Bruce Stillman, Director of Research Leemor Joshua-Tor, and Professors Michael Wigler, David Spector, Adrian Krainer, and Rob Martienssen.
鈥淲e honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit, and private sectors for their accomplishments and for the curiosity, creativity, and courage required to reach new heights,鈥� said Academy President David Oxtoby. 鈥淲e invite these exceptional individuals to join in the Academy鈥檚 work to address serious challenges and advance the common good.鈥�
Founded in 1780 in the midst of revolution鈥攂y John Adams, John Hancock, and others鈥攖he Academy鈥檚 membership and work have changed greatly over the centuries while remaining faithful to a charter founded on ideals that celebrate the life of the mind, the importance of knowledge, and the belief that the arts and sciences are 鈥渘ecessary to the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.鈥� Distinguished members include Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Jennifer Doudna.
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