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Hope Funds for Cancer Research announce James D. Watson Award

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THE HOPE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH announced the creation of the James D. Watson Award, with Nobel laureate James Watson being the first recipient.

The award honors Watson for his contributions to the field of biology and cancer research and will be awarded to scientists who make comparable seminal discoveries. The award will be presented at the organization’s annual awards dinner on April 24 in New York City.

Watson is best known as a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. He was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Crick and Maurice Wilkins.

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