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Webster Cavenee's research is directed at defining the genetic lesions in human cancer, determining their physiological significance, and using such information for therapeutic approaches. This work has earned him many awards, including the Rhoads Award of the American Association for Cancer Research and the Charles S. Mott Prize of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Past-President of the American Association for Cancer Research, a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and is on the editorial boards of several journals. He has also served on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Cavenee received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas Medical School. | 