2016 Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award: Dr. Fred Dick

Dr. Fred Dick received the Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award at the 2016 Lawson Impact Awards this past spring. Dr. Dick is senior author of the award winning publication “Haploinsufficiency of an RB-E2F1-Condensin II Complex Leads to Aberrant Replication and Aneuploidy” published in the July 2015 issue of Cancer Discovery. A leading cancer researcher, Dr. Dick is recognized for his expertise in retinoblastoma (RB) protein. The Cancer Discovery publication makes important contributions to the understanding of the involvement of the retinoblastoma gene product in prevention of genomic instability. Given the prevalence of mutations that impact the function of the retinoblastoma gene product in many cancers, the finding has broad implications – both for understanding the underlying basis of cancer and for instructing cancer treatment.

Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award

Dr. Joseph Gilbert was the Chief Administration Officer of Lawson from 2000-2006. The Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award was established in 2006 upon his retirement to recognize his work as a physician, academic, researcher, and executive. The recipient of the award is a scientist who has had a recent publication that describes a significant contribution to research.