Chief
Section of Neoplastic Disease;
Deputy Chief
Laboratory of Cellular Oncology;
NIH Distinguished Investigator
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Jointly won the award with:
Douglas R. Lowy, MD, FAACR
Chief
Laboratory of Cellular Oncology;
NIH Distinguished Investigator;
Head
Signaling and Oncogenesis Section;
Principal Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Marlyand
For pioneering the molecular and immunologic foundations of Human Papilloma (HPV) vaccines, engineering virus-like particles for safe and effective immunization and driving their translation into global cancer prevention strategies that have dramatically reduced cervical and other HPV-related cancer incidence. Their discovery has transformed the cancer prevention field, saved millions of lives, and continues to inspire scientists to develop new cancer preventative vaccines.
The Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research was established in 1997 to annually recognize a scientist who has made a major scientific discovery in basic or translational cancer research. The awardee must be active in cancer research, have a record of recent noteworthy publications, and be conducting ongoing work that holds promise for continued substantive contributions to progress in the field of cancer. To learn more, please visit the press release.
View Dr. Schiller’s Fellow of the AACR Academy page.
View Past Recipients.