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Dr. Ames is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ames is well-known for his invention of the Ames Test, a biological assay to assess the mutagenic potential of chemical compounds. He currently serves on the Commission on Life Sciences for the National Academy of Sciences and was a member of the board of directors of the National Cancer Institute from 1976 to 1982. He was the recipient of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prize (1983), the Tyler Environmental Prize (1985), the Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Chemists (1991), the Glenn Foundation Award of the Gerontological Society of America (1992), the Lovelace Institutes Award for Excellence in Environmental Health Research (1995), the Honda Prize of the Honda Foundation, Japan (1996), the Japan Prize awarded by the Japanese Emperor , (1997), the Kehoe Award, American College of Occupational And Environmental Medicine (1997), the Medal of the City of Paris (1998), the U.S. National Medal of Science awarded by President Clinton(1998), the Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research (2001), and the American Society for Microbiology Lifetime Achievement Award (2001). He has contributed to over 450 publications and is one of the most-cited scientists in all fields. | 