Wellbeing
President Barak Obama honored 85 outstanding early-career scientists on Friday, November 5, 2010 including Muneesh Tewari, MD, PhD, recipient of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s 2009 Arnie's Army Creativity Award. Tewari is a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in Seattle.
Recipients were honored with the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Tewari devotes his research and investigational efforts to prostate cancer by applying his vast knowledge of microRNA (miRNA) to microRNA-based diagnostics and targeted therapeutics for the disease.
“The Prostate Cancer Foundation is pleased to advance the careers of young, innovative research scientists like Muneesh Tewari,” said Howard Soule, PhD, Executive Vice President, Chief Science Officer at the Prostate Cancer Foundation. “Tewari has committed his career to the field of prostate cancer research and has made substantial contributions to the field and we look forward to watching his career advance.”
The Presidential awards were established by President Clinton in 1996 and are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive office of the President. Tewari and other recipients are awarded for their “pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of technology and science and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach.”
Recipients were honored with the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Tewari devotes his research and investigational efforts to prostate cancer by applying his vast knowledge of microRNA (miRNA) to microRNA-based diagnostics and targeted therapeutics for the disease.
“The Prostate Cancer Foundation is pleased to advance the careers of young, innovative research scientists like Muneesh Tewari,” said Howard Soule, PhD, Executive Vice President, Chief Science Officer at the Prostate Cancer Foundation. “Tewari has committed his career to the field of prostate cancer research and has made substantial contributions to the field and we look forward to watching his career advance.”
The Presidential awards were established by President Clinton in 1996 and are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive office of the President. Tewari and other recipients are awarded for their “pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of technology and science and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach.”