to give recognition to a young investigator (not more than 40 years of age) on the basis of meritorious achievement in cancer research.
- 2008 Arul Chinnaiyan
- 2007 Kornelia Polyak
- 2006 Ivan Dikic
- 2005 Gregory J. Hannon
- 2004 Xiaodong Wang
- 2003 not presented
- 2002 Todd R. Golub
- 2001 Scott W. Lowe
- 2000 Nikola P. Pavletich
- 1999 John Kuriyan
- 1998 Michael C. Dean
- 1997 Tyler Jacks
- 1996 Carol W. Greider
- 1995 Eric S. Lander
- 1994 Igor B. Roninson
- 1993 Tom Curran
- 1992 Elizabeth J. Robertson
- 1991 Richard C. Mulligan
- 1990 Ronald M. Evans
- 1989 Bert Vogelstein
- 1988 Webster K. Cavenee
- 1987 Peter M. Blumberg
- 1986 Mariano Barbacid
- 1985 Lance A. Liotta
- 1984 Charles D. Stiles
- 1983 Susan Astrin
- 1982 Stuart A. Aaronson
- 1981 Yung-Chi Cheng
- 1980 Malcolm A. S. Moore