And then there were 44…
No sooner had I completed and posted my blog on Tuesday about the Nobel Prize awarded to a scientist whose research had been supported by the American Cancer Society than the Nobel Prize committee made an additional award in the field of Chemistry to another Society grantee.
The scientist who received the award was Dr. Thomas Steitz from Yale University. The American Cancer Society has been a supporter of Dr. Steitz’ work for many years, having provided two multi-year grants between 1983 and 1997 totaling more than $1 million.
Dr. Steitz’ Nobel Prize raises the number of Nobel Prize awardees that have received research grant support during the course of their careers to 44. As I mentioned in my blog earlier this week, no voluntary organization has had such a record of backing this number of Nobel Prize winners. These are the best in the world, and are scientists who have truly changed the courses of our lives.
The Society extends its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Steitz. We are honored to have had a role in supporting his work which led to this singular achievement.
