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2010 Franklin Institute Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

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Peter C. Nowell, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Year: 2010

Subject: Life Science

Award: Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

Citation: For the discovery that alterations to chromosomes can cause cancer, and further research leading to the development of a therapy that now cures 95% of individuals with chronic myelogenous leukemia.