Leslie L. Robison, chair of the department of epidemiology and cancer control at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is one of three outstanding individuals to receive the 2016 American Cancer Society Medal of Honor Award.

The Medal of Honor is awarded to those who have made the most valuable contributions and impact in saving more lives from cancer through basic research, clinical research, and cancer control. The other recipients include Joan S. Brugge, Ph.D., for Basic Research, and Charles L. Sawyers, M.D., for Clinical Research.

Robison was selected in recognition of his lifetime contributions and dedication to pediatric oncology research. His career has been dedicated to research on the epidemiology and long-term outcomes of pediatric cancer survivors. He is a world-renowned leader in survivorship research and played key leadership roles in establishing the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St. Jude Lifetime Study, two cohorts that follow the health outcomes of more than 40,000 childhood cancer survivors, and influenced clinical consensus guidelines for the treatment and follow up of pediatric cancer survivors.

He is an author on over 600 peer-reviewed publications, serves on numerous editorial boards and has received many national awards.