Alfred G. Knudson

Alfred George Knudson, Jr.

Born August 9, 1922(1922-08-09)
Los Angeles
Fields genetics
Institutions Fox Chase Cancer Center
Alma mater California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, California Institute of Technology
Known for Knudson hypothesis
Notable awards Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research (1998), Kyoto Prize (2004)

Alfred George Knudson, Jr. M.D., Ph.D. (born Los Angeles, August 9, 1922) is a geneticist specializing in cancer genetics. Among his many contributions to the field was the formulation of the Knudson hypothesis in 1971, which explains the effects of mutation on carcinogenesis (the development of cancer).[1]

Born in Los Angeles in 1922, Knudson received his B.S. from California Institute of Technology in 1944, his M.D. from Columbia University in 1947 and his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in 1956.[1] He held a Guggenheim fellowship from 1953 to 1954. He has been affiliated with the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia since 1976.[2]

He received numerous prizes and honorary doctorates for his work, most prominently the 1998 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research. He also received the 1999 American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Distinguished Career Award, the 2005 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research, and the 2004 Kyoto Prize in Life sciences.

References

  1. ^ a b Lewis EB (December 2003). "A tribute to Alfred G. Knudson". Genes Chromosomes Cancer 38 (4): 292–3. doi:10.1002/gcc.10251. PMID 14566845. 
  2. ^ "Alfred G. Knudson Biography". Fox Chase Cancer Center. http://www.fccc.edu/news/knudson/bio.html. Retrieved 2008-09-16.