COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.,
Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) hosted the 13th Double
Helix Medals dinner (DHMD) on November
7th and raised $4.5 million.
Held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, the gala honored the
contributions to basic research of Priscilla Chan, Mark
Zuckerberg, and Larry
Norton.
Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mr.
Mark Zuckerberg were honored for
their philanthropic support of research through the Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative. The organization partnered with CSHL to fund bioRxiv, a
free preprint service that enables life science researchers to
openly share drafts of papers before they are published in
peer-reviewed research journals.
"Mark and I are beyond honored to receive Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory's Double Helix Medal," said Chan. "We feel privileged to
help lift up and support the work of scientists and researchers who
are on the front lines of helping to cure, prevent or manage all
disease."
Dr. Larry Norton was recognized
for his work as a breast cancer oncologist. He is the Medical
Director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan
Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and the scientific director of the
Breast Cancer Research Fund. Norton was awarded the David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award from the
American Society of Clinical Oncologists in 2004.
"Looking back on my career, it is clear that all that I have
been able to accomplish has been the result of collaborations and
other meaningful interactions with my colleagues," said Norton.
"Institutions like CSHL and my own MSK are extraordinary simply
because they encourage and foster such interactions. This award
honors the productivity of our entire community, of which I am
proud to be a part."
"Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is proud to share in the mission
of promoting basic research as a building block of our future with
these prestigious honorees," said CSHL president and CEO, Dr.
Bruce Stillman.
The 2018 Double Helix Medals dinner was chaired by Ms.
Jamie C. Nicholls and Mr. O.
Francis Biondi, Mr. Leonard A. Lauder, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Levinson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Yuri Milner, Dr. and Mrs. Howard L. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Saverin, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Taubman. Since the first DHMD honored
Muhammad Ali in 2006, the event has
raised over $40 million for the
Laboratory's biological research and education programs.
About Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped
contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in
cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home
to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit
Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students
and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program annually hosts
more than 12,000 scientists. The Laboratory's education arm also
includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and the
DNA Learning Center with programs for middle and high school
students and teachers. For more information, visit
www.cshl.edu.
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