NIGMS grantees Dr. Richard D. Kolodner (left) and
Dr. Paul L. Modrich recently received the 1996
Charles S. Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer
Research Foundation. The prize was awarded for
"outstanding achievement in unraveling the mystery of
DNA 'mismatch repair' and its association with
hereditary non-polyposis colon carcinoma." They each
received a gold medal and were awarded a total of
$100,000. Modrich, a professor at Duke, has been an
NIGMS grantee since 1974. Kolodner, a Harvard
professor, has been an NIGMS grantee since 1971. He
has also received support from NCHGR and NIAID.
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