Cancer Research Institute recognizes the accomplishments of four key scientists who worked to discover and create COVID-19 vaccines by presenting them with the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic Immunology.
The Cancer Research Institute presented the 2019 Coley Award to Geoffrey O. Coley. He received the award for his impeccable service and commitment to CRI since joining the board in 1998. The great-grandson of Dr. William B. Coley, Mr. Coley recounted in his acceptance remarks how his formative years were spent with his great-aunt, Helen Coley Nauts, CRI’s founder and daughter of William Coley, and his father, Pete Coley, a staunch devotee to Ms. Nauts’ cause.