Dr. Richard M. Krause
Dr. Richard M. Krause, senior scientific advisor, Fogarty
International Center, and former director of the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been inducted into the
1997 Hall of Excellence for the Ohio Foundation of Independent
Colleges. The award honors outstanding alumni of Ohio private
colleges who, "through exemplary achievements and contributions
to our society, nation and world, embody and personify the ideals
and values of the liberal arts tradition." Krause was born and
educated in Ohio, first in the public schools, then as an
undergraduate at Marietta College, and finally, at Case Western
Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland where he received his
medical degree. In accepting this award, he joins a distinguished
and diverse group that includes Sen. John Glenn of Ohio; F.
Sherwood Rowland, Nobel laureate in chemistry; and actor Hal
Holbrook, best known for his portrayal of Mark Twain.
Drs. John W. Daly and Ralph M. Garruto
Dr. John W. Daly (l), chief of NIDDK's Laboratory of
Bioorganic Chemistry, and Dr. Ralph M. Garruto (r), a
research biologist in NINDS's Laboratory of Central Nervous
System Studies, were among the 60 new members and 15 foreign
associates recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences in
recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in
original research. Established in 1863, the academy is a private
organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the
furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. Election
to membership is considered one of the highest honors accorded a
U.S. scientist or engineer. The total number of current active
members is now 1,773.
Dr. Sholom Wacholder
NCI's Dr. Sholom Wacholder has been chosen to receive the 1997
Roche Epidemiology Prize for the paper, "The case-control study
as data missing by design: estimating risk differences." The
annual award, funded by a grant to the journal Epidemiology from
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., honors the first author of a paper
published by the journal that is judged outstanding in importance,
originality, clarity of thought, and excellence in writing.
Wacholder is a mathematical statistician in the Biostatistics
Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
Dr. Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr.
NCI's Dr. Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., director of the Division of
Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, received the 1997 James D.
Bruce Memorial Award for distinguished contributions in
preventive medicine at the annual meeting of the American
College of Physicians in Philadelphia. The award recognizes
Fraumeni as one of the world's foremost scientists in the field of
cancer epidemiology. Special mention was given to his
integration of clinical, experimental, and population-based
approaches that have enabled a better understanding of the
genetic and environmental determinants of cancer.
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