Researchers Receive Albany Medical Center Prize for Targeted Cancer Treatments

Two California researchers have received the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for work that enabled life-saving cancer treatments, Yahoo reported. Tony Hunter, based at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in San Diego, and Dr. Dennis Slamon, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, were named recipients of the major award. Yahoo reported that their independent research led to targeted therapies for diseases such as leukemia and breast cancer. [1]

The targeted medical approaches developed through their work allow patients to avoid the severe side effects often associated with traditional therapies, according to Yahoo. The award is one of the largest medicine and science prizes in the United States. [1]

The Albany Medical Center Prize is the second highest value medical and biomedical research prize in the United States and the fourth most lucrative worldwide. It is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and 11 previous recipients have subsequently won Nobel Prizes, Yahoo and Wikipedia reported. [1][2]