Article by Scott Durum PhD, NCI NIH
Howard A. Young PhD has announced he is entering emeritus status after four decades at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. The ICIS owes much to Howard and this article seeks to acknowledge his many contributions to us, to other scientific organizations, to scientists and to science.
Forty years ago I interviewed at NCI Frederick for a new immunology group. Joe Oppenheim, who invited me, asked what I thought of Howard Young who I had just met. “Smart guy, nice guy”, two qualities not always linked from my experience at the time. Howard was quickly establishing himself as THE molecular biologist. He schooled many of the first generation of NIH immunologists in the methods of this exploding new field. His freezer was the repository of cytokine probes that supplied countless labs around the world. This was just the beginning of this modest man’s remarkable career in research, scientific organization and mentoring. READ MORE
