[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13003-S13005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 350--HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MARIO R. CAPECCHI, 
  SIR MARTIN J. EVANS, AND OLIVER SMITHIES, WINNERS OF THE 2007 NOBEL 
                    PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

  Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Burr) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 350

       Whereas Mario R. Capecchi was born in Italy in 1937 and 
     earned a PhD in biophysics from Harvard University in 1967;
       Whereas Sir Martin J. Evans was born in Great Britain in 
     1941 and earned a PhD in anatomy and embryology from 
     University College in London in 1969;
       Whereas Oliver Smithies was born in Great Britain in 1925 
     and earned a PhD in biochemistry from Oxford University in 
     1951;
       Whereas Mario Capecchi currently serves as Distinguished 
     Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of 
     Utah School of Medicine;
       Whereas Sir Martin J. Evans currently serves as the 
     Professor of Mammalian Genetics and Director of the School of 
     Biosciences at Cardiff University in Wales;
       Whereas Oliver Smithies currently serves as an Excellence 
     Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the 
     University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
       Whereas Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans, and Oliver 
     Smithies have made a series of discoveries concerning 
     embryonic

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     stem cells and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) recombination in 
     mammals that have led to the creation of gene targeting in 
     mice, a powerful technology that is now being used in all 
     areas of biomedicine;
       Whereas gene targeting technology has been used in 
     experiments that have successfully isolated genes in order to 
     determine their roles in embryonic development, adult 
     physiology, aging, and disease;
       Whereas gene targeting has produced more than 500 different 
     mouse models of human disorders, including cardiovascular and 
     neuron degenerative diseases, diabetes, and cancer;
       Whereas, on October 8, 2007, Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin 
     J. Evans, and Oliver Smithies were awarded the Nobel Prize in 
     Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of principles 
     for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the 
     use of embryonic stem cells: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors and recognizes the scientific work and 
     achievements of Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans, and 
     Oliver Smithies; and
       (2) congratulates Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans, 
     and Oliver Smithies for their receipt of the Nobel Prize in 
     Physiology or Medicine.

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