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Carol Prives
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| Education | BSc McGill University, Canada
PhD McGill University, Canada Honorary Doctor of Sciences McGill University, Canada |
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| Known for | The characterization of p53, an important tumour suppressor protein frequently mutated in cancer. |
| Awards | NIH MERIT Award (1996)
Rosalind E. Franklin Award for Women in Science, National Cancer Institute (2009) Paul Janssen Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine (2010) AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship (2011) |
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Professor Carol L. Prives is a very important scientist. She is the Da Costa Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society, which is a big honor for scientists.
Professor Prives is famous for her work on something called p53. This is a special protein in our bodies. It acts like a "tumor suppressor," meaning it helps stop cancer from growing. When p53 doesn't work right, it can lead to cancer.
Her Journey in Science
Early Education
Carol Prives grew up and studied in Canada. She earned her first two degrees, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a PhD, in 1966. She got both of these from McGill University. While there, she did research with another scientist named Juda Hirsch Quastel.
After her studies at McGill, she continued her research. She worked at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Weizmann Institute. There, she learned from Professor Michel Revel. Later, she became a faculty member at the Weizmann Institute.
In 2014, McGill University gave her another special degree. It was an honorary Doctor of Sciences degree. This was to celebrate her amazing work on the p53 protein.
Research and Career Highlights
In 1995, Professor Prives joined Columbia University. She became the Da Costa Professor of Biology. From 2000 to 2004, she was also the head of the Department of Biological Sciences there.
Her early research looked at a virus called SV40. She studied how this virus affects genes and can cause cells to change. This work led her to focus on p53. Since the late 1980s, her lab has studied the p53 gene. This gene is often changed or "mutated" in human cancers. Understanding p53 helps scientists learn how to fight cancer.
Professor Prives has also helped guide science research. She has led important study groups for the National Institutes of Health. She has also been a part of science advisory boards for major cancer research centers. These include the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She was also on the board of directors for the American Association for Cancer Research.
She helps decide what research gets published in top science magazines. She is on the editorial boards for Cell, Oncogene, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Awards and Honors
Professor Carol Prives has received many awards for her important scientific work. These awards show how much her discoveries have helped us understand cancer.
- 1996: NIH MERIT Award
- 2000: Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2001: Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
- 2005: Elected Member, Institute of Medicine
- 2008: Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
- 2009: Rosalind E. Franklin Award for Women in Science, National Cancer Institute
- 2010: Paul Janssen Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine
- 2011: AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship
- 2015: Elected Fellow, AACR Academy
- 2020: Elected Fellow, The Royal Society
- 2021: Recipient of AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research
