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Awards and Honors 2006 A-J N-Z

Warren D. Kruger, PhD
Received: American Heart Association Researcher Award
Invited Speaker: "Defects in Methionine Metabolism and Human Disease," Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute, Oakland CA; "Lowering Plasma Homocysteine Levels by Modulation of Cystathionine Beta-Synthase," Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Merck, Rahway NJ; "The Role of Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase Deletion in Human Cancer," University of Iowa Cancer Center, Iowa City, IA Distinguished Lecturer: "How to Fix a Broken Protein: Lessons from Cystathionine Beta-Synthase," Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Kim LeMaitre, MS
Received the Spirit of CIS Award for the Atlantic Region from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS)

Sharon L. Manne, PhD
Elected Fellow: Pediatric Psychology Division 54, American Psychological Association
Appointed: Council Representative, Division 38, American Psychological Association Invited Lecturer/Speaker: Cancer and Marriage: State of the Science. Plenary Session: Family Caregiving as the cornerstone of survivorship: A lifespan approach, Richard Schulz, Chair, Third Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference, Cancer Survivorship: Embracing the Future; Relationship Processes in Patients with Cancer, Sexual Medicine Rounds, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Neal J. Meropol, MD
Invited Lecturer/Speaker: "Costs of Cancer Care in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions," Special Education Session Chair, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA; "Understanding the costs and benefits of colon cancer treatment," Discussant, Gastrointestinal (Colorectal) Cancer poster discussion session, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA; "The rising cost of cancer care: is there a problem and what can ECOG do to help?" Young Investigator Award Presentation, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Semiannual meeting, Washington, D.C.; "Economic impact of the treatment of GI cancer: can we afford it?" 8th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona
Appointed (Elected): Chairman of GI Intergroup Colon Cancer Task Force

Suzanne M. Miller, PhD
Fellow: Society of Behavioral Medicine, (2006 - )
Chair, Invited Paper: Session on Decision Making in Cancer, Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Chair, Invited Symposium: "What Numbers Could Be: The Role of Numeracy in Understanding and Communicating Cancer Risk and Management Information," Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, Bethesda, MD Invited Keynote Speaker: "Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of the Response to Cancer Risk," Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), University of Crete, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece Invited Presentation: "Behavioral Interventions: Revelations from Health Behavior Research," Conference on Beyond the Genome: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Through Genetic Counseling, Sponsored by National Society of Genetic Counselors, Nashville, TN
Invited Chair: Cancer Prevention and Control Session, ACS Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium, Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, Albuquerque, NM

Monica Morrow, MD
Received: Alumni Achievement Award, Jefferson Medical College
Named Lectures: Helen Shingleton Lecture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Shibata Lecture, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Montreal, Canada; Inaugural William Coon Lecture, University of Michigan, Detroit, MI; Foundation Lecture, Breast Section, Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Sydney, Australia; Semmes Lecture in Women's Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Awards and Honors 2006 A-J N-Z