This very distinguished annual HUPO Award is the major award to recognize the dedicated service and contribution an individual has made to HUPO.  It is intended to recognize the indispensable contributions made by exemplary members of the proteomic research community to the organization and mission of HUPO.  Dr. Omenn was given a plaque and recognized with a ceremony at the 6th World Congress of HUPO, which took place October 6-11, in Seoul, Korea.

At a symposium on Cancer Prevention - Translational Research from the Bench to Public Health, Dr. Omenn presented the M.D. Moross Lecture in Cancer Research. His presentation, Proteomics Strategies for Profiling Cancers and Planning Preventive Interventions, took place at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel on October 18, 2007. The symposium was sponsored by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute and the M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research. The symposium was organized by Zvi Livneh, of the Weizmann Institute of Science and Dean Brenner, of the University of Michigan. The M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research was established in 1998 and made possible by the generous founding endowment of the Manfred D. Moross Foundation. In addition to being a successful businessman, Mr. Moross is an ardent and involved philanthropist.