Charles Sawyers

American physician-scientist
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Charles Sawyers

Summary

Charles Sawyers is a human[1]. He was born in Nashville[2]. He was born on January 26, 1959[3]. He worked as an oncologist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Charles Sawyers was born in Nashville[2].
  • Charles Sawyers was born on January 26, 1959[3].
  • Charles Sawyers held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Charles Sawyers worked as an oncologist[4].
  • Charles Sawyers's professions included physician[5].
  • Charles Sawyers worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Charles Sawyers's field of work was oncology[9].
  • Charles Sawyers's field of work was leukemia[10].
  • Charles Sawyers's field of work was prostate cancer[11].
  • Charles Sawyers's field of work was medicine[12].
  • Charles Sawyers was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[13].
  • Among Charles Sawyers's employers was Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center[14].
  • Charles Sawyers's education included a stint at Princeton University[15].
  • Charles Sawyers was educated at Johns Hopkins University[16].
  • Charles Sawyers was educated at University of California, San Francisco[17].
  • Charles Sawyers was educated at Montgomery Bell Academy[18].
  • Charles Sawyers received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[19].
  • Charles Sawyers received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[20].
  • Charles Sawyers received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[21].
  • Charles Sawyers received the Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award[22].
  • Charles Sawyers received the Fellow of the AACR Academy[23].
  • Charles Sawyers received the Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine[24].
  • Charles Sawyers was a member of National Academy of Sciences[25].
  • Charles Sawyers was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26].
  • Charles Sawyers was a member of National Academy of Medicine[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nashville[2], Charles Sawyers… he was born on January 26, 1959[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; Johns Hopkins University[16], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35]; University of California, San Francisco[17], a public university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1873[38], headquartered in San Francisco[39]; and Montgomery Bell Academy[18], a university-preparatory school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1866[42]. Charles Sawyers earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include oncologist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include oncology[9], a medical specialty[44]; leukemia[10], a class of disease[45]; prostate cancer[11], a class of disease[46]; and medicine[12], a field of study[47]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[13], a public research university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1919[50], headquartered in Los Angeles[51] and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center[14], a hospital[52], in United States[53], founded in 1884[54], headquartered in New York City[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[19], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 2013[58]; Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[20], a biomedical award[59], in United States[60]; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[21], a science award[61], in Spain[62], founded in 2008[63]; Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award[22], an award[64], founded in 1998[65]; Fellow of the AACR Academy[23], a fellowship award[66]; and Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine[24].

Why It Matters

Charles Sawyers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

Where was Charles Sawyers born?

Charles Sawyers's place of birth was Nashville[2].

What did Charles Sawyers do for work?

Charles Sawyers worked as oncologist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Charles Sawyers go to school?

Charles Sawyers was educated at Princeton University[15], Johns Hopkins University[16], University of California, San Francisco[17], and Montgomery Bell Academy[18].

What awards did Charles Sawyers receive?

Honors received include Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[19], Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[20], BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[21], and Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award[22].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [67] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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