Dr. Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and 2015 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry earns the 2016 O. Max Gardner Award, the highest faculty honor awarded by the UNC Board of Govenors.
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On July 29, 2016, at a UNC Board of Govenor’s meeting, Dr. Aziz Sancar, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and 2015 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry received the 2016 O. Max Gardner Award, the oldest and most prestigious statewide honor given to a faculty member who has “made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.”
Read more about it here: http://www.unc.edu/spotlight/sancar-accepts-o-max-gardner-award/
August 4, 2016: UNC-TV airs a special feature on Dr. Sancar – watch to learn more.