University Times

Ronald Evans, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will receive the 1994-95 Dickson Prize in Medicine on Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. in lecture room six, Scaife Hall.

Evans, who will speak on the "Retinoid Receptors in Development and Disease" at the award ceremony, has identified 9-cis retinoic acid as a new vertebrate hormone.

In addition to his work in retinoic acid, Evans also has identified a family of genes that encode receptors for steroids, retinoids and thyroid hormones and is analyzing the receptors to provide new insights into cellular differentiation and human disease.

On Dec. 16 at 9 a.m. in lecture room five, Scaife Hall, Evans will present a seminar entitled "New Wrinkles in Retinoid Receptors." The Dickson Prize in Medicine was established in 1969 by the estates of Joseph Z. Dickson and Agnes Fischer Dickson to recognize individuals who have made significant, progressive contributions to the field of medicine.