2014 Warren Triennial Prize

First awarded in 1871, the Warren Triennial Prize recognizes scientists who are seekers of and contributors to new knowledge in the service of medicine. The Warren Prize is awarded every three years, and 23 previous winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize.

The winner of the Warren Prize is awarded $50,000 and the Warren Medallion.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 - Schedule of Events 

GUEST SPEAKERS (2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.)

Tyler Jacks, PhD
Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
David H. Koch Professor of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Alice Shaw, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Thoracic Cancer Program, Cancer Center
Massachusetts General Hospital

Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Gad Getz, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Cancer Genome Computational Analysis
Broad Institute
Director Bioinformatics, Cancer Center and Pathology
Paul C. Zamecnik, MD, Chair in Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital

WARREN PRIZE PRESENTATION AND LECTURE (4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Bert Vogelstein, MD
Clayton Professor of Oncology and Pathology
Director, Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Moderators:

Robert E. Kingston, PhD
Chief, Molecular Biology
Chair, Executive Committee on Research
Massachusetts General Hospital

David N. Louis, MD
Chief, Department of Pathology
Vice Chair, Executive Committee on Research
Massachusetts General Hospital