the Jill Rose award
As a founding Advisory Board member of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Jill Rose was an indefatigable philanthropist and dear friend. During her all too brief 52 years, she was a dynamic advocate of institutions seeking to dispel the mysteries surrounding breast cancer. In her memory, her family and the Foundation established the Jill Rose Award in 1996 to recognize excellence and scientific achievement in innovative breast cancer research.
BCRF Jill Rose Awardees
November 27, 2012
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, FACP
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, Texas
In recognition of his pathbreaking contributions advancing all aspects of breast cancer science and care, his leadership in public and professional education, and his mentorship of medical professionals worldwide.
October 26, 2011
Mina J. Bissell, PhD
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In recognition of her work on the relationship between cancer genetics and the three-dimensional structure of cells and tissues.
October 27, 2010
Angela Hartley Brodie, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center
In recognition of her outstanding research accomplishments in the development of aromatase inhibitors.
October 28, 2009
Martine J. Piccart-Gebhart, MD, PhD
Founder and Chair of the Breast International Group/TRANSBIG, and Director of Medicine, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium
For her outstanding translational research initiatives which have been central to the development of effective new treatments for breast cancer
October 29, 2008
Robert A.Weinberg, PhD
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
For outstanding research excellence in discovering the first human oncogene and the first tumor suppressor gene.
October 16, 2007
George W. Sledge, Jr., MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
For outstanding research excellence in anti-angiogenesis which has hastened the development of effective new treatments for breast cancer.
October 17, 2006
Larry Norton, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City
Dr. Norton has donated the cash prize associated with the Award to the Foundation for the establishment of a new, dedicated website only accessible to BCRF grantees. The site, to be launched during 2008, provides a permanent networking mechanism for BCRF researchers. The project adds an exciting new layer to the opportunities for shared data and research collaborations.
October 18, 2005
Patricia A. Ganz, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
For research on the identification and management of quality-of-life issues related to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
October 13, 2004
Harold Varmus, MD, and J. Michael Bishop, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and University of California, San Francisco
For research on the molecular basis of cancer
October 8, 2003
Bernard Fisher, MD
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
For clinical research and influence in shaping modern breast cancer treatment
October 10, 2002
Harold Freeman, MD
National Cancer Institute and Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
For research on the relationship of race, poverty and cancer
October 4, 2001
Arnold J. Levine, PhD
The Rockefeller University
For research leading to discovery of the p53 tumor suppressor protein
October 12, 2000
Walter Willett, MD, Dr.P.H.
Harvard School of Public Health
For research on the relationship between nutrition and cancer
October 21, 1999
John Mendelsohn, MD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
For research on how growth factors regulate the proliferation of cancer cells by activating surface receptors
October 20, 1998
Benita Katzenellebogen, PhD
University of Illinois, Urbana-Campaign
For contributions to the understanding of the role of female reproductive hormones and of hormone-dependent breast cancer
October 15, 1997
Judah Folkman, MD
Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
For research on angiogenesis
October 28, 1996
Mary Claire King, PhD, and Joan Marks, MS
The New York Breast Cancer Project, University of Washington and Sarah Lawrence College
For studies of the benefits of genetic testing while investigating the causes of breast cancer
