Larry Kwak wins 2013 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine

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LARRY KWAK was awarded the 2016 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine. Kwak is director of City of Hope’s Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center and the Dr. Michael Friedman Professor in Translational Medicine. The Ho-Am Prize recognizes people of Korean heritage who have made contributions in clinical and research areas, and is widely considered one of the Nobel...

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