72 new NAS members named

Parents Forum
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<p>One of the highest honors in academe.</p>

<p><a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=05012007%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=05012007&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks for pointing that out. One of the most brilliant people I've met is on that list. (He was a grad student at Caltech when I knew him - at Stanford now.)</p>

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<p>Neat. One of my Williams College classmates is on the list, too. An incredibly smart guy.</p>

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<p>The researcher who developed Gleevec (first molecularly targeted cancer drug) is on the list -- one day he will get a Nobel Prize. He's the guy who keeps me around to watch my kids grow up! :)</p>

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<p>CountingDown, Nice! Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>UW Madison has 2 people, one a woman who joined the Chemistry dept in '91, 20 years too late for me- women in science have more role models/mentors than in my day...</p>

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<p>dstark,
Thanks! This researcher has led the way for a lot of other folks who are now developing targeted chemo therapies, and so his work is saving a lot more people than just those who benefited directly from his research. He still sees patients, too -- I have never met him, but a number of folks I know have, and all reports are that he is a terrific, humble guy.</p>