Rainer Storb to deliver New Perspectives in Science seminar in Pelton Jan. 27

Brief

Dr. Rainer Storb, head of the Transplantation Biology program in the Clinical Research Division, will be the speaker at the next New Perspectives in Science seminar, which will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27 in Pelton Auditorium. His talk is entitled, "Stem-cell Transplantation 1965-2005: Advancing Knowledge, Saving Lives."

Storb is one of the original members of the team of Fred Hutchinson scientists that pioneered the use of bone-marrow transplantation as a cure for leukemia and other blood cancers. More recently, Storb has led the development of a modified form of the procedure called the mini-transplant, which has enabled the lifesaving benefits of transplantation to be extended to older patients and those otherwise unfit to withstand a conventional transplant. He is the recipient of the Joseph H. Burchenal Clinical Research Award from the American Association for Cancer Research, the Don Metcalf Lecture Award from the International Society of Experimental Hematology and the Henry M. Stratton Medal from the American Society of Hematology.

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