[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2028]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DR. LEE HARTWELL

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 7, 2001

  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay very special tribute to 
a truly outstanding individual from Seattle, Washington. On October 8, 
2001, Dr. Lee Hartwell, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson 
Cancer Research Center, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
Medicine 2001 for his pioneering work in yeast genetics.
  Dr. Hartwell's three-decade devotion to the study of and his insight 
into yeast cells provide the foundation for understanding how normal 
cells divide and the mechanisms leading to the uncontrolled growth of 
cancer cells. He has consistently contributed experimental and 
theoretical insights. Thanks to Dr. Hartwell's groundbreaking efforts, 
scientists have a fundamental understanding of how cancer cells mutate. 
This research is allowing the development of approaches that predict, 
prevent or reverse that mutation so that someday we can develop cancer 
cures. Today, the yeast related research of Dr. Hartwell and his 
colleagues is being used at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 
to develop drugs for use against cancer and other diseases.
  Dr. Hartwell is a man of great accomplishment. After earning B.S. at 
the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he did postdoctoral work at the 
Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In 1968 he joined the University 
of Washington's faculty and, since 1973, has been a professor of 
genetics at that institution. He joined the faculty of Seattle's Fred 
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 1996 and became its president and 
director in 1997.
  Dr. Hartwell is the recipient of many honors including the Albert 
Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, the Gairdner Foundation 
International Award and the Alfred P. Sloan Award in cancer research. 
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is the ultimate 
recognition of his life's work.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Dr. Lee Hartwell, a man 
whose dedication and achievements are a credit to the State of 
Washington, our country, and indeed the world.

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