The 2008 Heroes of Chemistry, ACS’ ‘hall of fame’ for chemists, will be honored on Aug. 17 in Philadelphia during the National Meeting...
The 2008 Heroes of Chemistry, ACS’ ‘hall of fame’ for chemists, will be honored on Aug. 17 in Philadelphia during the National Meeting. The program honors chemical innovators in industry “whose work has led to the welfare and progress of humanity” in a significant way in the past decade. Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, who holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering as well as a medical degree, is tentatively scheduled to talk at this briefing.rrBruce Roth, Ph.D., is the inventor of Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering pill that is the world’s largest selling drug. He is currently a scientist with Genentech, Inc., in San Francisco.rrKaren E. Lackey, Ph.D., helped contribute to the discovery of lapatinib (Tykerb™), a new breast cancer drug. She is currently with Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.rrNelufar Mohajeri, manager of industry Relations in the Department of Industry Member Programs at the American Chemical Society. Less
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