2019 Mayer Mitchell Award to be presented December 3
The $10,000 award is presented annually to a promising cancer researcher based on the recommendation of a faculty committee.
The winner of the 2019 Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Cancer Research will be announced at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at a ceremony at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute.
The $10,000 award is presented annually to a promising cancer researcher based on the recommendation of a faculty committee.
The award was established in 2009 by University of South Alabama Trustee Arlene Mitchell in memory of her late husband, Mayer Mitchell, a Mobile businessman, longtime USA trustee and formative figure in the establishment of the MCI.
Last year’s recipient was Marie Migaud, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the USA College of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing tools to probe the cellular function of B vitamins and their role in disease development and progression.
