This year's Sternlicht Lecture featured Dr. Charles L Sawyers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. It was held in The Robbins Building (R301 Lecture Hall) at 3PM on May 28th, 2026
This annual lectureship was originally established as a mechanism to honor the memory of Robert Sternlicht, late son of Himan and Mona Sternlicht, by helping to promote scientific interactions and dissemination of knowledge in cancer biology and pharmacology. In 2008 Himan Sternlicht, Ph.D. similarly passed away due to complications arising from cancer. Mona Sternlicht also passed away a year later. Both Himan and Mona were long-term members of the Department of Pharmacology, and the lectureship now honors all three members of the family.
This year, we had Dr. Charles L Sawyers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Charles L. Sawyers, MD, of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has focused his research on the molecular mechanisms driving cancer growth and resistance to therapy, particularly in prostate cancer and leukemia. His work has advanced the development of targeted treatments aimed at blocking oncogenic signaling pathways and overcoming drug resistance. His studies also include identifying biomarkers of treatment response and translating laboratory discoveries into new precision cancer therapies.
Details: R301 Academic Lecture Hall (Robbins Building) at 3PM on May 28th. 2026