Mary Beckerle, the CEO and director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, has won a prestigious national award given to researchers who add significant new insights to the genetic underpinnings of the disease.
The National Cancer Institute on Tuesday announced the award, which is named after Alfred G. Knudson, a U.S. physician and geneticist who helped reveal several major genetic mysteries behind cancer.
Beckerle’s research, according to the institute, has “discovered a new pathway that is critical for the ability of cells to respond to mechanical signals in their environment.