Bruce William Stillman

Bruce William Stillman
Born (1953-10-16) 16 October 1953 (age 71)
Melbourne, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
(BSc [Hons. 1]),
Australian National University (PhD)
SpouseGrace Stillman
Children2
AwardsAlfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize,[1] Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award, Dr. H. P. Heineken Prize
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsCold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Bruce William Stillman AO FAA FRS (born 16 October 1953) is a biochemist and cancer researcher who has served as the Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) since 1994 and President since 2003. He also served as the Director of its NCI-designated Cancer Center for 25 years from 1992 to 2016.[2] During his leadership, CSHL has been ranked as the No. 1 institution in molecular biology and genetics research by Thomson Reuters.[3] Stillman's research focuses on how chromosomes are duplicated in human cells and in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; the mechanisms that ensure accurate inheritance of genetic material from one generation to the next; and how missteps in this process lead to cancer. For his accomplishments, Stillman has received numerous awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize in 2004[1] and the 2010 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize,[4] both of which he shared with Thomas J. Kelly of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,[5] as well as the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award for biomedical research, which he shared with John Diffley.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Cold Spring Harbor Scientist Bruce Stillman Awarded Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 10 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Dr. David Tuveson named Director, NCI-Designated Cancer Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory". 29 November 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Top 10 Institutions in Molecular Biology and Genetics". Thomson Reuters and Nature Magazine. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Bruce Stillman, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's president, wins 2010 Horwitz Prize for seminal work on DNA replication". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Horwitz Prize Awardees". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Gairdner Awards 2019 Laureates". gairdner.org.