[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1480-E1481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING JIM ALLISON ON HIS NOBEL PRIZE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2018

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Jim Allison of 
Houston, Texas, for receiving the distinguished 2018 Nobel Prize in 
Medicine.
  Mr. Allison earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his 
pioneering research that led to a new type of cancer treatment that 
frees the immune system to attack cancer and cancer-related tumors. 
Allison, MD Anderson Cancer Center's chairman of immunology, conducted 
research that led to a class of drugs that better equips the immune 
system to fight cancer. Allison began his career at MD Anderson in 
1977, where he was one of the first employees of a new basic science 
research center. In 2015, Allison won the Lasker Award, often called 
the American Nobel. His Nobel Prize is only the fifth ever recognizing 
cancer research.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again

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to Mr. Jim Allison for his work in the medical field. His earning of 
the Nobel Prize speaks volumes for the work ethic and innovation of our 
community.

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