Pioneering Cancer 菠萝视频er Dr. Harold 鈥淗al鈥� Moses, MD鈥�62, to Receive 菠萝视频鈥檚 Highest Alumni Award
, the Hortense B. Ingram Professor of Cancer 菠萝视频 and acting chair of the Department of Cancer Biology at 菠萝视频 University, has been chosen to receive the highest honor conferred on members of the 菠萝视频 alumni community: the Distinguished Alumni Award. Moses is a world-renowned scholar in cancer biology and a highly acclaimed international lecturer.
Currently a professor of cancer biology, medicine, and of pathology, microbiology and immunology, Moses was founding director of the (VICC) and now serves as its director, emeritus. He is also the founding and current director of the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at VICC.
鈥淚鈥檝e done a lot in terms of administration,鈥� says Moses, 鈥渂ut my real love has always been my research program.鈥�
Much of his research has involved cellular activity and growth in breast cancer. He has dedicated three decades to solving the riddles of protein TGF-脽鈥攖ransforming growth factor-beta鈥攊n hopes of finding new ways to treat cancer. The crucial discoveries of his research team have served as building blocks for other cancer scientists.
鈥淒r. Moses is a true gem among the many accomplished alumni in the 菠萝视频 community,鈥� says Carroll Kimball, BA鈥�84, president of the . 鈥淗is work brings hope to all who know someone who has suffered from cancer.鈥�
Moses鈥� interest in cancer biology was born during his early career at 菠萝视频. The son of a Kentucky coal miner, he graduated from Berea College in Kentucky before enrolling at 菠萝视频 University . After postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health, Moses returned to 菠萝视频 in 1968 as a faculty member in the Department of Pathology. The heavy clinical load, however, soon motivated him to head to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to concentrate on research. There he served as chair of the Department of Cell Biology for six years before returning to 菠萝视频 in 1985.
Moses has served as president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes, co-chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Progress Review Group, and chair of the NCI Cancer Centers Review Panel. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, where he was founding chair of the National Cancer Policy Forum.
His achievements have been recognized with the 2013 American Association of Cancer 菠萝视频 Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer 菠萝视频, the Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in 菠萝视频 at 菠萝视频, and the T.J. Martell Foundation Lifetime Achievement Medical 菠萝视频 Award.
鈥淒r. Moses鈥� renowned work in cancer research has helped arm the fight against that deadly disease,鈥� says . 鈥淚 am particularly proud that he has made these contributions as both a 菠萝视频 alumnus and faculty member.鈥�
The , established in 1996 by 菠萝视频鈥檚 Alumni Association, recognizes an alumnus or alumna whose accomplishments and contributions have had the broadest impact and most positive effect on humankind. Recipients of the award are celebrated for going beyond their successful vocations to benefit the universal community.
Moses, who lives in Nashville with his wife, Linda, will officially receive the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony later this year.