Guest guest Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Friends, I read in the paper that Obama has just named several distinguished " agents of change " for the Medal of Freedom award. The list includes this woman, who I am embarrassed to admit I did not know about before: Janet on Rowley Janet on Rowley, M.D., is the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at The University of Chicago. She is an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers. Rowley is internationally renowned for her studies of chromosome abnormalities in human leukemia and lymphoma, which have led to dramatically improved survival rates for previously incurable cancers and the development of targeted therapies. In 1999 President Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Science -- the nation's highest scientific honor. Blessings to all, _________________________________________________________________ NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 It's nice to see Dr. Rowley get recognized however the blurb in the paper below is a bit misleading. It was doctors Nowell and Hungerford who discovered the Philadelphia chromosome. Dr. Rowley discovered that it was the gene BCR/ABL which was the cause of the Philadelphia chromosome. All three doctors were essential in CML research. Tracey > > > Friends, I read in the paper that Obama has just named several distinguished " agents of change " for the Medal of Freedom award. The list includes this woman, who I am embarrassed to admit I did not know about before: > > Janet on Rowley > > Janet on Rowley, M.D., is the > Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular > Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at The University of > Chicago. She is an American human geneticist and the first scientist to > identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other > cancers. Rowley is internationally renowned for her studies of > chromosome abnormalities in human leukemia and lymphoma, which have led > to dramatically improved survival rates for previously incurable > cancers and the development of targeted therapies. In 1999 President > Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Science -- the nation's > highest scientific honor. > > Blessings to all, > > > _________________________________________________________________ > NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. > http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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