2005, Volume IX, Issue 2AchievementsWorld-renowned mycotoxin expert Gerald N.Wogan has been awarded the 2005 Charles S.Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for his groundbreaking research on the relationship between aflatoxin exposure and liver cancer. The $250,000 prize is one of three annual awards recognizing the most significant discoveries in current cancer research. The Underwood-Prescott Professor of Toxicology emeritus and professor of chemistry emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Wogan led a research group that purified aflatoxin and defined its structure in the 1960s.His studies on the hepatotoxic effects of aflatoxincontaminated foods such as corn and peanuts, together with his advances in aflatoxin control strategies, have played a significant role in reducing the high incidence of liver cancer in the developing countries.Researchers in toxicology and epidemiology frequently cite Wogan’s work on aflatoxin and liver cancer as a model for their own studies. More information on Dr.Wogan and his research is available on the following website: http://web.mit.edu/gnwlab/people/wogan.htm |