Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor and Cancer Center Director David Tuveson has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is one of 250 new members elected to the venerable institution in 2024.
Tuveson is a pioneer in cancer research. His groundbreaking work with cancer organoids—miniature versions of tumors—led to the first mouse models for two types of pancreatic cancer. In 2020, he co-founded the CSHL organoid facility, which stores and develops organoids for cancer research at institutions around the world. Most recently, Tuveson co-founded the American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Centers Alliance. The initiative fosters collaboration and innovation between the nation’s NCI-designated Cancer Centers to advance lifesaving scientific discoveries.
“On behalf of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Board of Trustees, faculty, students, and staff, I congratulate David Tuveson on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,” said CSHL President and CEO Bruce Stillman. “This is a very well-deserved honor. Biomedical science has benefited greatly from David’s dedication to pancreatic cancer research and his leadership of the CSHL Cancer Center.”
Tuveson joins six other current CSHL faculty members who have been elected to the Academy: President and CEO Bruce Stillman, Director of Research Leemor Joshua-Tor, and Professors Michael Wigler, David Spector, Adrian Krainer, and Rob Martienssen.
“We honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit, and private sectors for their accomplishments and for the curiosity, creativity, and courage required to reach new heights,” said Academy President David Oxtoby. “We invite these exceptional individuals to join in the Academy’s work to address serious challenges and advance the common good.”
Founded in 1780 in the midst of revolution—by John Adams, John Hancock, and others—the Academy’s membership and work have changed greatly over the centuries while remaining faithful to a charter founded on ideals that celebrate the life of the mind, the importance of knowledge, and the belief that the arts and sciences are “necessary to the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.” Distinguished members include Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Jennifer Doudna.
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