Professional Education MD, Stanford University, Medicine (1965) BS, Montana State College, Pre-med (1961) Administrative Appointments Director, Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University organization of Medicine (2003 - Present) Honors & Awards Election to the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (1989) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Biology, Pasarow Foundation (1989) Bass Award, Society of Neurological Surgeons (2003) Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, National Academy of Sciences Council (2004) Alan Cranston Awardee, Alliance for Aging Research (2004) Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Biomedical Research, New York Academy of Medicine (2004) Rabbi Shai Shacknai Memorial Prize in Immunology and Cancer Research, The Lautenberg Center for General and Tumor Immunology (2004) The Linus Pauling Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Science, Stanford University (2005) Jeffrey Modell "Dare to Dream" Award, Jeffrey Modell Foundation (2005) The Commonwealth Club of California 18th Annual Distinguished Citizen Award, Commonwealth Club of California (2006) Honorary Doctorate, Columbia University (2006) American-Italian Cancer Foundation Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine, American-Italian Cancer Foundation (2006) John Scott Award, City of Philadelphia (2006) Honorary Doctorate, Mount Sinai organization of Medicine (2007) I & H Wachter Award, I & H Wachter Foundation (2007) Honoree of the Arthritis Foundation of Northern California Chapter's 2007 Tribute Dinner, Arthritis Foundation (2007) Robert Koch Award, Koch Foundation (2008) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008) Rosentiel Award, Brandeis University (2009) Passano Award, The Passano Foundation (2009) Honorary Director, Center for Biotech/BioMedicine and Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene & Antibody Therapy, Graduate organization of Shenzhen, Tsinghau University, China (2009) The Cockrell Foundation Award in Clinical or Translational Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (2009) Simon M. Shubitz Award for Excellence in the Field of Cancer Research, University of Chicago (2010) Honorary Professor, Peking Union Medical College, China (2010) Honorary Investigator, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China (2010) National Academy of Sciences Council, National Academy of Sciences (2011)