In Memoriam
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we report the death of the following AACR members. The AACR is honored to recognize these outstanding members for their dedication to the association and to the field of cancer. Please note that this information is only that which has been volunteered to us by colleagues, friends, and family. The following list includes members who have passed away in the current year. Please email the Membership Department to share additional information on a deceased member.
Richmond Prehn
Richmond T. Prehn, MD, former member of the AACR board of directors, died November 7, 2016, at the age of 93. Prehn, who first joined the organization in 1953, had been an emeritus member of the AACR since 1988.
Daniel Sargent
Daniel J. Sargent, PhD, an AACR member since 2015, died September 22, 2016, at the age of 46.
George D. Sorenson
George D. Sorenson, emeritus professor of pathology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Lebanon, New Hampshire, died January 28, 2016, at the age of 88.
Ellen Stovall
Ellen L. Stovall, a health policy advisor and member of the American Association for Cancer Research, died January 5, 2016, at the age of 69.
Roger Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien, PhD, Nobel laureate and Fellow of the AACR Academy, died August 24, 2016, at the age of 64. Tsien, professor of pharmacology, chemistry, and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, was an active member of the AACR since 2011.
Jui H. Wang
Jui Hsin Wang, PhD, emeritus member of the AACR, died January 17, 2016, at the age of 94. Wang was the Einstein professor of science emeritus at the State University of New York at Buffalo.