McArdle faculty have received numerous national and international prizes and awards in recognition of their scientific achievements. The McArdle faculty also have been instrumental in affecting cancer policy in this country beginning with Dr. Rusch’s activities in the 1940s. A well-known leader in cancer research, Dr. Rusch served as a member of the Yarborough Committee that drafted the National Cancer Act of 1971. McArdle faculty have continued to play a significant role in NCI and American Cancer Society (ACS) review panels and study sections, committees, and in scientific advisory boards. Faculty also are active in many professional activities, serving as members of numerous editorial boards and professional organizations. A few of their activities are listed below
- Recipients of numerous national and international awards and prizes for outstanding scientific contributions, including the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the National Medal of Science, five recipients of the Clowes Award and Lectureship for the American Association for Cancer Research, four recipients of the CIIT Founders’ Award, two winners of the General Motors Cancer Research Award, three recipients of the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Research, three recipients of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, six recipients of the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor, and two recipients of the Burroughs Wellcome Scholar Award in Toxicology
- Six members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences
- Four past presidents of the American Association for Cancer Research
- Four past members of the distinguished National Cancer Advisory Board
- Members of NIH Boards of Scientific Counselors and numerous NIH and ACS study sections
- Two past members of the President’s Cancer Panel
- Eight past members of the AACR Board of Directors
- Five members of the American Cancer Society Board of Directors
- Two Editors-in-Chief of Cancer Research, editors of several scientific journals, and members of numerous editorial boards
- Recipients of numerous honorary degrees