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Read Time: 4 minutes Mary Beckerle, PhD The National Academy of Sciences has elected Mary Beckerle, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) CEO and distinguished professor of biology and oncological sciences at the University of Utah (U of U), as a member. Beckerle is among 120 newly elected members announced in a press release during the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Election as a member in this organization is widely accepted as a mark of excellence in scientific achievement and is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive. Of its more than 2,400 curren...

Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - The National Academy of Sciences has elected Mary Beckerle, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) CEO and distinguished professor of biology and oncological sciences at the University of Utah (U of U), as a member. Beckerle is among 120 newly elected members announced in a press release during the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Election as a member in this organization is widely accepted as a mark of excellence in scientific achievement and is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive. Of its more than ...

6 January 2021 Chad Mirkin received the 2020 Philip Hauge Abelson Prize. | Neil Orman/AAAS Since 1985, the annual Philip Hauge Abelson Prize has recognized individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement of science in the United States. In 2020, the prize went to Chad Mirkin, one of the world’s most cited chemists, for his contributions to the fields of chemistry and nanoscience. Mirkin, the director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, discovered and developed spherical nucleic acids, structures made by chemically arranging densely...

made. and even though these folks have not sought out the kind of celebrity that lands you on the cover of people magazine, the truth is that today's honorees have made a bigger difference in our lives than most of us will ever realize. when we fill up our cars, talk on our cell phones, or take a lifesaving drug, we don't always think about the ideas and the effort that made it all possible. we don't always ask ourselves how many sleepless nights went by and how many family dinners were sacrificed. but the folks behind me -- they know. they worked those long nights. they made those s...