
Da Costa Professor Carol Prives received the 2016 Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award this month at the Annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research. The award is conferred annually on a physician or scientist who has made distinguished contributions to cancer research. Established in 1950 in honor of the first acting director of MD Anderson and first president of the Texas Medical Center, it is the oldest award conferred by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.