Professor David Spiegel named recipient of the Era of Hope Scholar Award

November 1, 2012

The Department is delighted to congratulate Professor David Spiegel on being named one of only three recipients of the Era of Hope Scholar Award, sponsored by the Department of Defense. This award is the result of a highly competitive process for high risk/high return projects that promise new approaches to the treatment of breast cancer, and provide $2.5 million of direct costs for research over a five year period. Additional information may be found in the article “Chemist wins $3.6 million from military for breast cancer research.”