Detailed Biography:

Dr. Hubert Rodney Withers is considered by many colleagues to be the pre-eminent clinically-oriented radiation biologist in the world. He has made numerous scientific contributions over the years, but is most widely known for his seminal work on post-radiation repair and the effects of ionizing radiation on normal tissues. Many of the assays and the techniques he has developed are now being used in laboratories throughout the world. There is scarcely any major review of radiation biology which does not cite Dr. Withers' contributions prominently, and he stands out as the radiation biologist who has applied studies on basic radiation effects to the clinical practice of radiation therapy.

Dr. Withers has received many prestigious awards, including the Henry S. Kaplan Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Radiation Research, the Gold Medal from the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the Gaggin Fellowship for Cancer Research (Australia), the Finzi Bequent Prize (British Institute of Radiology), the University of Texas Commemorative Medal of Achievement, the Failla Award (Radiation Research Society), the Polish Academy of Science Medicine Prize, a National Cancer Institute Merit Award, and in 1995 the Gray Medal. He is also a Fellow of the American Cancer Society.