Douglas Hanahan (born 1951) is an American biologist, professor and director emeritus of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research at EPFL (École polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He is currently member of the Lausanne branch of the Ludwig Institute. He received his PhD from

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in 1983. In 1983, he developed Super Optimal Broth, a microbiological growth medium.SOC Medium
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''. In the 1980s, he developed one of the first transgenic mouse models of cancer. With Robert Weinberg, he wrote a seminal paper ''

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'', published in January 2000, and which in March 2011 is the most often cited article from the

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''. In 2011, they published an updated review article entitled "Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation". In 2022, Professor Hanahan published another updated review article entitled "Hallmarks of Cancer: New Dimensions" on the

ed journal Cancer Discovery.

Awards

* 2014 Fellow of the

AACR Academy The American Association for Cancer Research elects classes of fellows to recognize influential scientists in the field of cancer research. Six fellows were appointed to Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative Blue Ribbon Panel. Severa ...

* 2014

AACR Lifetime Achievement Award The American Association for Cancer Research gives several annual awards for significant contributions to the field of cancer research. AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research This award recognizes prodigious scientists that have ...

in Cancer Research * 2013 Vice-Director, Swiss Cancer Center Lausanne * 2012 Award for Cancer Research, Fondazione San Salvatore, Lugano * 2010 Elected Member, European Molecular Biology Association * 2009 Elected Member,

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

* 2008 Elected Member,

Institute of Medicine The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly called the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Medicine is a part of the National Academies of Sciences, E ...

* 2007 Elected Fellow,

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* 2001–2009

American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than ...

Research Professor * 1993 Grand Prize for Biology, National Cancer Association of France * 1992–2009 Founding Chair, UCSF Fellows Program * 1984–1988 Group Leader, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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