26 Nov 1996: Cell and Tumor Growth Research Pioneer to Deliver Falk Lecture
Tony Hunter, Ph.D., of The Salk Institute, winner of the MottPrize and Gairdner Award for his research on cellular growth andtumor development, will deliver the National Institute of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences' twelfth annual Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture.
The lecture, "Cell Growth Control by Protein Phosphorylation,"will be Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. in the Building 101 ConferenceRoom, T. W. Alexander drive, Research Triangle Park, N.C. Thepresentation is open to public, particularly the scientific community.
Hunter and colleagues discovered in 1979 new ways in which phosphate molecules attach to proteins. These findings helped open new avenues in the study of cell growth and tumor development.
Cambridge educated, Hunter is a Fellow of the Royal Society ofLondon and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and hishonors and awards include the General Motors Cancer Research FoundationMott Prize and the Gairdner Foundation Award. He has publishedover 300 scientific and review articles and serves on the editorialboards of several major scientific journals.
The annual Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture Series was initiatedby scientists and friends of Dr. Falk, the first scientific directorat NIEHS, to showcase scientists who have made distinguished contributionsto environmental health sciences. Dr. Falk, 1919-1985, was theinternationally known environmental health science authority,one of the founding members and shaping forces at NIEHS.
This is the eleventh year for the series, but the twelfth lecture,since the series was launched with two lectures in one year. Dr.Falk's widow, Gabrielle, and members of his family have attendedevery lecture in the series.
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