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Scripps Clinic
researcher receives
award from Sloan-Ketterinq
LA JO[,LA, June 29 division
of biochenistry,
Cancer Center
University
City resident Frank Huennekens, Ph.D.,
Scripps Clinic
and Research Foundation, has
received the C. Crester Stock Medal from I'ienorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer
Center in New York.
The awardr given annuall-y for outstanding research achievement in
cancer chemotherapy, was presented last nonth during a slzmtrnsiumon
n
"Frontiers of Cancer Research, held in conjunction with the dedication
cersrDny of the new Rrckefeller Research Laboratory Building aL SloanKettering.
Huennekenswas honored for studies on methotrexate, a drug used
in cancer chenotherapy.
extensively
for identifying
action within
the enzymedihydrofolate
tumor cells.
enzyme is responsible
Currently,
He and his colleagues were responsible
reductase as the site for drug
They also shcx,vedthat an elevated level
for tumors becoming resistant
Huenekens' research group is investigating
approach in which an inert
in the vicinity
to drug treabnent.
a ne$/ therapeutic
form of the drug may become activated
of trmrors.
(t',tore)
of the
by enzymes
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Founder of the Scripps Clinic
as its
chairnnn for 22 years.
and biology
chenistry
Diego, and is a fellcw
Previouslyr
Chenistry
biochenistry
delnrbnents
at the University
San
Huennekens received the Paul-Levris Award in trrzlrne
He also holds an Outstanding
Grant from the National Cancer Institute.
for more than 30 years.
C-ounselors at the National
and Clinical
of California,
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
along with the American Cancer Society'
efforts
Huennekens served
He is also an adjunct professor in both the
from the American Chsnical Society.
Investigator
division,
rnvestiqation
The Instituter
Lns supported Huennekens' research
He serves on the Board of Scientific
Cancer Institute
and on tLre Council for Research
at the American Cancer Societv.
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