The Light of Life Foundation is an organization started by thyroid cancer survivors in the US. They seek to improve the quality of life for newly diagnosed thyroid cancer patients. One of the goals of the organization is to recognize individuals who have made seminal contributions to thyroid cancer. This is the most high profile award in the US and it is made in conjunction with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The award cycles between a basic scientist, a nuclear medicine specialist, a thyroid surgeon and an endocrinologist. Out of a large group of the most eminent heart and neck surgeons from five continents, the Light of Life Medical Advisory Committee elects the most deserving recipient of the Light of Life Award and the Sonenberg Visiting Professorship. There will be a formal dinner ceremony at a restaurant in New York, with presentation of the Award from the President of the Foundation, Mrs. Joan Shey. The elect will be asked to serve as a visiting professor for two days at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. This will include meetings with fellows in training from Endocrinology, Surgery, and Nuclear Medicine. He or she will also be asked to make a formal presentation to the entire Department of Medicine at MSKCC on new advances in Thyroid Cancer. This year's honorary award will be given in January 2009. The Previous Recipients include: |