GUMC Professor Awarded For Drug Discovery
Director of the Drug Discovery Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Milton Brown received the annual Percy L. Julian Award for his work in new drug discovery and testing against molecular targets on Nov. 1.
The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers presented Brown with the award, the organization’s highest honor.
President of the NOBCChE Talitha Hampton commended Brown’s leadership skills, creative spirit and scientific expertise.
“We believe that people like Dr. Brown embody the innovative entrepreneurial spirit that comes with breakthrough science and not only is Dr. Brown doing breakthrough science but he’s mentoring people and reaching back and all of those things combined are what make him such a strong candidate where he’s not just a scientist or an M.
