Each year the winners of the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize are recognized at a medical symposium hosted by Harvard Medical School, followed by a luncheon at which the honorees are awarded the Foundation's prize. This year’s event took place on Monday, September 15 at Harvard Medical School and the Four Season’s Hotel, Boston.

The Twentieth Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Luncheon
The Four Seasons Hotel
Boston, MA
Monday, September 15, 2008
Reception begins at 11:45 a.m.
Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.
Ceremony immediately following

Harvard Medical School Scientific Symposium
Honoring the winner of The Twentieth Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Harvard Medical School
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
The Pechet Family Conference Room - (HIM 2nd Floor)
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Harald zur Hausen and Lutz Gissmann

The honorees were presented with the 20th Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Prize for their discovery that specific types of human papillomavirus cause cervical cancer, work that has led to the development of effective vaccines to prevent these infections.

The Alpert Prize review committee at Harvard Medical School is actively seeking nominations for next year’s prize. For nomination materials and additional information, visit http://www.hms.harvard.edu/fa/alpertprize/ or contact Patrick Gilligan at patrick_gilligan@hms.harvard.edu.