Finding that my name would be added to the list of Medawar Prize Awardees was a wonderful but humbling experience. I am grateful to the selection committee members, Nick Tilney, Kathryn Wood, David Sutherland, Oscar Salva-tierra, and Carl Groth (also a Medawar Prize winner). I also need to thank several other Medawar Prize laureates who introduced me to the field. In 1964 (2 years before this Society was formed) and shortly before I finished my residency, I visited several university centers to explore possible specialty career pathways. At the University of Colorado, Thomas Starzl invited me to scrub with him on a kidney transplant. This was an inspirational experience that sold me on pursuing a career in transplantation.
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