neurofibromatosis. Investigator Charles T. Esmon re- 
ceived the Merrick Distinguished Scientist Award of 
the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The 
Frank E. Trobaugh Hematology Young Investigator 
Award was presented to Assistant Investigator David 
Ginsburg by the Midwest Blood Club. Associate In- 
vestigator Gary K. Schoolnik was presented with the 
1989 Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Preclinical 
Teaching at Stanford University Medical School. As- 
sistant Investigator Craig B. Thompson received the 
Jerome W Conn Award for Distinguished Research by 
a Junior Faculty Member at the University of Michi- 
gan Medical Center. 
In 1989 Investigator Shirley M. Tilghman served as 
Chairman of the Board of Scientific Overseers of The 
Jackson Laboratory and Investigator Stuart H. Orkin 
served as President of the American Society of Clini- 
cal Investigation. Investigator Larry J. Shapiro was 
elected President of the American Board of Genetics, 
of the Western Society for Pediatric Research, and of 
the International Pediatric Research Foundation. In- 
vestigator Robert J. Leflcowitz is Treasurer of the 
American Association of Physicians. Presidents-elect 
of their respective societies are Investigator Giinter 
Blobel, American Society for Cell Biology; Investiga- 
tor C. Thomas Caskey, American Society of Human 
Genetics; Investigator Allan C. Spradling, Society for 
Developmental Biology; and Investigator LarryJ. Sha- 
piro, Society for Pediatric Research. 
W Maxwell Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. 
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer 
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