Gutterman maintains that both the media and the scientific community are responsible for disseminating information about science to the public. "We just have to keep writing and keep informing people about this," says Gutterman. "People want to know about [science]. If there is ignorance about this, it's because scientists have not communicated it well enough." Gutterman praises the daily newspapers with science sections, but notes that while nearly every newspaper has a sports section, "relatively few have a regular science section."
Gutterman is known for his work with interferons and other proteins in cancer therapy. In addition to his chairmanship, he is professor of medicine and Virginia H. Cockrell Professor of Clinical Immunology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He earned his M.D. in 1964 from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, and joined the faculty of M.D. Anderson in 1971.
The Lasker awards for basic and clinical research have ...
