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Charge of the Program
The purpose of the Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) award program is to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry from Bachelor's and Master's level chemists, or their equivalents, pursuing careers in chemical industry at research institutes.
Selection of Awardees
Awardees are selected by the TAOC Awards Committee from a pool of candidates usually nominated by their respective employers, and are approved by the Executive Committee of the Division of Organic Chemistry. Nomination materials are sent to the Chairman of the TAOC Awards Committee and must include the following materials: (a) a letter (not e-mail), containing the address of the nominator and information written on company stationary, of nomination that presents evidence that illustrates the accomplishments, creativity and independence of the nominee (b) a copy of the nominee's CV (including work address and e-mail) that includes a description of their educational background and experience, and publication and patent record and (c) any other information that documents the special achievements and/or contributions made by the nominee. Seconding letters and copies of selected publications will be considered, but are not necessary.
Events Associated with TAOC Awards
There are two events associated with the TAOC Awards. There is a luncheon for the awardees, typically on Wednesday of the ACS Fall National Meeting. The Awards are typically presented at this luncheon. There is a symposium (half or full day depending on the number of awardees), typically on Wednesday of the ACS Fall National Meeting.
Awardee Responsibilities
Awardees present their recent discoveries in basic or developmental research during 30 minute presentations (time period is flexible depending on number of awardees) at the ACS National Fall Meeting. As an awards symposium, under ACS bylaws there is no question and answer period.
Nominations
We encourage nominators to select candidates who are both excellent scientists and good communicators. To nominate a Bachelor- or Master-level chemist for this symposium, please send a letter describing the nominee's contributions and include a copy of the candidate's
curriculum vitae. (Additional letters and supporting documents are most welcome, but not essential.) Nominees should hold at least a Bachelor Degree (or equivalent), be currently working in chemistry, and should not have received a previous Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Award. Nomination materials are strongly encouraged to be submitted electronically as one pdf document, and the file can be emailed to Dr. Molly E. Hoke, 2009 TAOC Chair, at
hokem@wyeth.com. Alternatively, the nomination package can be mailed to:
Dr. Molly E. Hoke
Wyeth Research
CN-8000, Room 2001
Princeton, NJ 08543
Attn: TAOC Nomination
Questions may be directed to Molly Hoke via email at
hokem@wyeth.com
or by phone at 732-274-4172. The deadline for receipt of nominations is
December 31, 2008.
History
This program was initiated in 1992, and as of 2007, there have been a total of 201 awards. A list of awardees and their affliations follows:
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Award Winners 2007
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Charles Alt
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Eli Lilly
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Charles Clark
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Bristol Myers Squibb
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Kevin Curran
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Wyeth
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Kevin Dack
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Pfizer
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Mark Embrey
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Merck
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Andy Freeman
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GlaxoSmithKline
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Matthew Graneto
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Pfizer
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John Miller
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GlaxoSmithKline
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Michael Staszek
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Eli Lilly
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Biqi Wu
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Wyeth
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Award Winners 2006
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David Betebenner
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Abbott
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Rodolfo Cadilla
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GSK
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Norman Colbry
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Pfizer
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Gary C. Davis
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GE
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Christine Ng DiMarco
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Merck
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Michael J. Hawkins
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J & J
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Julia Lam Lee
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GE
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Yimin Lu
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Fluorous Technologies
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John Moliterni
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Roche
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Amarnauth Prashad
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Wyeth
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Peter Ruminski
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Pfizer
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Gerry Sullivan
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Abbott
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Michael B. Wallace
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Takeda
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Award Winners 2005
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Natasha Andrievsky
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Eastman Kodak (Rochester)
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Schuyler Antane
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Wyeth (Princeton)
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Michael Breslin
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Merck (West Point)
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Andre Giroux
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Merck Frosst (Quebec)
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Susan Hagen
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Pfizer (Ann Arbor)
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Yansong (Jack) Lu
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Novartis (East Hanover)
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Joseph Payack
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Merck (Rahway)
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Mark Pozzo
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Pfizer (Kalamazoo)
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Peter Rose
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Pfizer (Groton)
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Uresh Shah
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Wyeth (Pearl River)
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Award Winners 2004
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Kenneth J. Bordeau
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Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Ying Chen
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Amgen Inc.
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Peter H. Dorff
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Pfizer Inc, Groton
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Robert P. Gomez
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Merck Research Laboratories
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Tracy F. Gregory
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Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor
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Jeffrey L. Havens
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Pfizer Inc, Kalamazoo
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Richard F. Heier
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Pfizer Inc, St. Louis
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Brian E. Kornberg
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Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor
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Matthew J. Laufersweiler
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Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Joseph McKenna
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Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.
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Bradley J. Newhouse
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Array BioPharma
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Efren G. Delos Santos
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Wyeth Research
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Marjorie S. Waters
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Merck Research Laboratories
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Award Winners 2003
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Douglas C. Beshore
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Merck West Point
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Larry Black
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Abbott
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Michael Collini
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Wyeth, Collegeville
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Mila Du
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Wyeth, Pearl River
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Richard Frenette
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Merck Frosst
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Paul D. Johnson
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Pfizer
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Donald Ludovici
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J&J PRI
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William R. Perrault
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Pfizer
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John Rizzo
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Lilly
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Mel Schroeder
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Pfizer, Ann Arbor
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John Tucker
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Pfizer, Groton
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Joseph W. Wilson
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Lilly
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Award Winners 2002
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Michael Castaldi
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Pfizer/Groton
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Michele M. Cudahy
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Pharmacia
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James F. Dropinski
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Merck/Rahway
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Claude Dufresne
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Merck Frosst
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James P. Guare
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Merck/West Point
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Denis Har
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Novartis
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Timothy Z. Hoffman
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Scripps Research Institute
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Daniel Ortwine
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Pfizer/Ann Arbor
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Sai P. Shum
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Ciba Specialty Chemicals
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Gary Shrum
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Proctor & Gamble
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Ronald Sorcek
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Boehringer-Ingelheim
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Bryan Sorensen
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Abbott Sorensen
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Joseph Swistok
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Hoffman-La Roche
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Thomas M. Wilson
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Lilly
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Award Winners 2001
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Glen Brons
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ExxonMobil
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Robert Chambers
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Pfizer (Groton)
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Hassan Elokdah
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Wyeth-Ayerst
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Pierre Hamel
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Merck Frosst
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Alan Hruza
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Schering-Plough
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Micheal E. LeTourneau
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Eli Lilly
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Kyle J. Lindstrom
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3M Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Dennis McNamara
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Pfizer (Ann Arbor)
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Julie Miyashiro
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Pharmacia
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Pat O'Brien
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Pfizer (Ann Arbor)
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James Perkins
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Merck
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Christopher Rito
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Eli Lilly Laboratories
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Kenneth C. Rupert
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RW Johnson
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Robert Steffan
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Wyeth-Ayerst
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Elizabeth Thomasco
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Pharmacia
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Award Winners 2000
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James Aikens
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Eli Lilly
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Kevin Allen
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Shell Chemical Company
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Stephen Barret
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Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals
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Rick Clark
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Abbott Pharamaceuticals
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Gary Dabbagh
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Bell Labs
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David Damon
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Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
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Jeffrey Grimm
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RW Johnson Pharmaceuticals
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Sean Klopfenstein
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Procter & Gamble
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Todd Kohn
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Eli Lilly
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Lynette Oh
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DuPont Pharmaceuticals
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Usha Patel
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Boehringer Ingelheim
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Linda Payne
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Merck-West Point
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Toni-Jo Poel
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Pharmacia & Upjohn Medchem
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John Scheigetz
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Merck Frosst
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Award Winners 1999
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James. L. Bullington
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RW Johnson Pharmaceuticals
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P. J. Dollings
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Wyeth-Ayerst
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Robert L. Hoffman
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Pharmacia and Upjohn
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John J. Parlow
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Searle Monsanto
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Li-Jen Ping
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SmithKline Beecham
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Paresh M. Thakker
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Genetics Institute, Inc.
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Anthony J. Villiani
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SmithKline Beecham
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William B. Vreeland
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Eastman Kodak
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Henry S. Wong
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Award Winners 1998
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Todd Butler
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Pfizer
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John Catt
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Bristol Myers Squibb
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Earl Clark
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Phillips Petroleum
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Judith Cohen
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RW Johnson
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David Eickhoff
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Procter and Gamble
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John Gilmore
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Parke Davis
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Susie Haadsma-Svensson
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Pharmacia and Upjohn
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William Hoffman
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Merck Research Laboratories
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Suresh Kapadia
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Boehringer Ingelheim
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Natalie Merrill
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Exxon Chemical Company
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Marcia Schilling
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Lucent Technologies
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Joe Strohbach
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Pharmacia and Upjohn
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Mark Webster
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Hoechst Marion Rousel
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Michael Wilson
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Parke-Davis
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Award Winners 1997
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Jon A. Ashley
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The Scripps Research Institute
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Leo S. Bleicher
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SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc.
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Brent A. Dellacoletta
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FMC Corp.
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C. A. Franke
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Eastman Kodak
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L. F. Frey
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Merck
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Sigmond G. Johnson
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RW Johnson
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Paul D. May
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Pharmacia and Upjohn
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Kimberly S. Para
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Parke Davis
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J. T. Repine
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Parke Davis
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Victor W. Rosso
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Bristol Myers Squibb
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Thomas J. Tucker
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Merck
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Michael P. Walker
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DuPont Agricultural Products
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R. E. White
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Procter and Gamble
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William J. Zembroski
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Pfizer
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Award Winners 1996
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H. Zhou
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Parke-Davis
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Robert M. DiPardo
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Merck
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Nancy A. Wicnienski
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Pharmacia & Upjohn
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Andrew M. Blum
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DuPont Merk
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Danny J. Garland
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Searle Research and Development
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Douglas W. Beight
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Hoechst Merion Roussal
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G. D. Harris
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DuPont Merck
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Wenjie Li
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Merck
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F. L. Ciske
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Hoechst Marion Roussel
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G. Kris Huang
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SmithKline Beecham
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D. A. Lust
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Pamela E. Outt
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Procter and Gamble
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T. M. Judge
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Pharmacia and Upjohn
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Lisa S. Silverman
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Schering-Plough Research Institute
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Award Winners 1995
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Richard J. Carmosin
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R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
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D. Bankston
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Glaxo Research Institute
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Sharon A. Jackson
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Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Company
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Karl W. Aston
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Monsanto
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Jolanta Nowakowski
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Pfizer
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Paul P. Spara
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Eastman Kodak
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Jerry W. Misner
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Eli Lilly
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W. H. Darlington
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Upjohn
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James A. Linn
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Burroughs Wellcome
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J. Kelly
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Schering-Plough
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Robert J. Altenbach
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Abbott
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David A. Hay
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Marion Merrell Dow
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M. Mellinger
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SmithKline Beecham
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Paul M. Dybas
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Procter and Gamble
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Award Winners 1994
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John J. Court
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Sterling Winthrop
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M. L. Baker
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Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
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R. T. Shuman
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Eli Lilly and Company
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Russel J. Shine
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Pfizer
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Elaine C. Lee
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Abbott
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David L. Varie
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Eli Lilly
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Susana Neira
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DuPont
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M. D. Dutia
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Lederle
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R. C. Crouch
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Burrough Wellcome
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Ann M. Diederich
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SmithKline Beecham
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Award Winners 1993
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Gary M. Coppola
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Sandoz Research Institute
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Ruth E. TenBrink
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The Upjohn Company
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Allen J. Lovey
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Hoffmann-LaRoche
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M. R. Powers
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Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
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A. C. Scotese
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Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
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Harry R. Howard
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Pfizer, Inc.
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M. J. Urbanski
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R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
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G. D. Hiler II
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Procter and Gamble
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Theodore J. Lambros
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Hoffmann-LaRoche
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John E. Feaster
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DuPont
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C. Hoelscher
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PPG Industries
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R. Lee
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Ethyl Corporation
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Brian K. Cheng
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Monsanto
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Award Winners 1992
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David F. McComsey
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R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
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Christiane Yoakim
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Bio-Méga Inc.
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Raymond G. Lovey
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Schering-Plough Research Institute
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S.R. Turner
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The Upjohn Company
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Timothy Shepherd
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Eli Lilly & Co.
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Yves Leblanc
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Merck Frosst, Canada
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Jacques Y. Gauthier
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Merck Frosst
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J. J. McNally
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R. W. Johnson
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Donald P. Matthews
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Marion Merrell Dow
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Kanu M. Patel
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DuPont
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Donn G. Wishka
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Upjohn
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S. Shilcrat
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SmithKline Beecham
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