[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF DR. XIAODONG WANG

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Xiaodong 
Wang, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, for being 
awarded the $1 million Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine.
  Dr. Wang, 43, will receive the international award in September from 
the Hong Kong-based Shaw Prize Foundation. A professor of biochemistry, 
Dr. Wang will receive the award for his discovery of the biochemical 
basis of programmed cell death which is a vital process that balances 
cell birth and prevents cancer. His scientific breakthrough marks a 
turning point in the history of medicine and will indeed benefit the 
lives of millions around the world.
  The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine is presented annually and 
sometimes referred to as the ``Nobel Prize of the East,'' is awarded to 
those who have achieved significant breakthroughs in scientific 
research and applications. Dr. Wang has discovered mechanisms 
responsible for programmed cell death. As a doctor, I am honored to 
know that great scientific research continues and the heart of such 
work is being conducted at UT Southwestern.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to Dr. Xiaodong Wang for his 
outstanding leadership. He is an excellent scientist who has greatly 
benefited his fellow man, and I hope that his research will act as a 
catalyst for others to strive for excellent and great achievements.

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