Jim Baird: “I am proud to rise today and pay tribute to one of Washington State's leading citizens, Dr. Lee Hartwell. I join my…”

“I am proud to rise today and pay tribute to one of Washington State's leading citizens, Dr. Lee Hartwell. I join my colleagues in honoring Dr. Hartwell for winning the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. This award, as we all know, is recognized as one of the world's most distinguished honors for those involved in basic medicine and clinical research. During his more than 30 years involved in groundbreaking research studying cell division and its relation to cancer, Dr. Hartwell has won numerous awards, including the Massry Prize, the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor Basic Research Award, the General Motors Sloan Award, the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Prize, the Leopold Griffuel Prize, and the Gardiner Foundation International Award for Achievements in Science, and now the Nobel Prize. Much of Dr. Hartwell's pioneering research has been conducted at the University of Washington.”