Dr. Harold Paul Rusch was emeritus Professor of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He studied at the University where he received his B.A. in 1931 and his M.D. in 1933. Dr. Rusch then pursued a career in cancer research beginning as a Bowman Research Fellow in the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1935. He founded the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and served as its Director from the beginning in 1940 until 1972. Dr. Rusch left that position to found the Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center (later known as the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center) at the University in 1972. He served as the Center's Director until his retirement in 1978.
Dr. Rusch's many contributions include service as President of the American Association for Cancer Research, President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes, membership on the Commission on Cancer Research of the International Union Against Cancer. He was Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Research, and served on President Kennedy's Committee on Heart Disease and Cancer. He published more than 170 articles on his own research which included pioneering work on the identification of the wavelengths of sunlight that cause skin cancer, and the increased risk for cancer when adrenal gland activity is reduced by overeating. Cancer prevention was the underlying goal of Dr. Rusch's research.
Among other honors, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received the Papanicolaou Award from the Papanicolaou Institute in Miami for his contributions to understanding cancer.
Dr. Rusch was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on July 15, 1908. He was the son of Henry A. Rusch and Olga (Brandenburg) Rusch. He had two brothers, Charles (1907-1913) and William H. (1910-1990). He spent some of his youth in Wausau, Wisconsin. In about 1926 the family moved to Madison so that Harold and William could afford to attend college at the University of Wisconsin.
On August 6, 1940 Dr. Rusch married Lenore Robinson (1901-1978). They had two daughters. Their youngest daughter Judith Ann (Tyler) died of cancer in 1976. After Dr. Rusch's first wife Lenore died he later remarried.
Dr. Rusch died of prostate cancer on May 26, 1988 in Madison. In addition to the achievements in his field, he is remembered as thoughtful, courteous, unassuming and honest. He was a devoted family man and natural teacher.
Dr. Rusch's many contributions include service as President of the American Association for Cancer Research, President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes, membership on the Commission on Cancer Research of the International Union Against Cancer. He was Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Research, and served on President Kennedy's Committee on Heart Disease and Cancer. He published more than 170 articles on his own research which included pioneering work on the identification of the wavelengths of sunlight that cause skin cancer, and the increased risk for cancer when adrenal gland activity is reduced by overeating. Cancer prevention was the underlying goal of Dr. Rusch's research.
Among other honors, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received the Papanicolaou Award from the Papanicolaou Institute in Miami for his contributions to understanding cancer.
Dr. Rusch was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on July 15, 1908. He was the son of Henry A. Rusch and Olga (Brandenburg) Rusch. He had two brothers, Charles (1907-1913) and William H. (1910-1990). He spent some of his youth in Wausau, Wisconsin. In about 1926 the family moved to Madison so that Harold and William could afford to attend college at the University of Wisconsin.
On August 6, 1940 Dr. Rusch married Lenore Robinson (1901-1978). They had two daughters. Their youngest daughter Judith Ann (Tyler) died of cancer in 1976. After Dr. Rusch's first wife Lenore died he later remarried.
Dr. Rusch died of prostate cancer on May 26, 1988 in Madison. In addition to the achievements in his field, he is remembered as thoughtful, courteous, unassuming and honest. He was a devoted family man and natural teacher.
Dr. Harold Paul Rusch was emeritus Professor of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He studied at the University where he received his B.A. in 1931 and his M.D. in 1933. Dr. Rusch then pursued a career in cancer research beginning as a Bowman Research Fellow in the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1935. He founded the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and served as its Director from the beginning in 1940 until 1972. Dr. Rusch left that position to found the Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center (later known as the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center) at the University in 1972. He served as the Center's Director until his retirement in 1978.
Dr. Rusch's many contributions include service as President of the American Association for Cancer Research, President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes, membership on the Commission on Cancer Research of the International Union Against Cancer. He was Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Research, and served on President Kennedy's Committee on Heart Disease and Cancer. He published more than 170 articles on his own research which included pioneering work on the identification of the wavelengths of sunlight that cause skin cancer, and the increased risk for cancer when adrenal gland activity is reduced by overeating. Cancer prevention was the underlying goal of Dr. Rusch's research.
Among other honors, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received the Papanicolaou Award from the Papanicolaou Institute in Miami for his contributions to understanding cancer.
Dr. Rusch was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on July 15, 1908. He was the son of Henry A. Rusch and Olga (Brandenburg) Rusch. He had two brothers, Charles (1907-1913) and William H. (1910-1990). He spent some of his youth in Wausau, Wisconsin. In about 1926 the family moved to Madison so that Harold and William could afford to attend college at the University of Wisconsin.
On August 6, 1940 Dr. Rusch married Lenore Robinson (1901-1978). They had two daughters. Their youngest daughter Judith Ann (Tyler) died of cancer in 1976. After Dr. Rusch's first wife Lenore died he later remarried.
Dr. Rusch died of prostate cancer on May 26, 1988 in Madison. In addition to the achievements in his field, he is remembered as thoughtful, courteous, unassuming and honest. He was a devoted family man and natural teacher.
Dr. Rusch's many contributions include service as President of the American Association for Cancer Research, President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes, membership on the Commission on Cancer Research of the International Union Against Cancer. He was Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Research, and served on President Kennedy's Committee on Heart Disease and Cancer. He published more than 170 articles on his own research which included pioneering work on the identification of the wavelengths of sunlight that cause skin cancer, and the increased risk for cancer when adrenal gland activity is reduced by overeating. Cancer prevention was the underlying goal of Dr. Rusch's research.
Among other honors, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received the Papanicolaou Award from the Papanicolaou Institute in Miami for his contributions to understanding cancer.
Dr. Rusch was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on July 15, 1908. He was the son of Henry A. Rusch and Olga (Brandenburg) Rusch. He had two brothers, Charles (1907-1913) and William H. (1910-1990). He spent some of his youth in Wausau, Wisconsin. In about 1926 the family moved to Madison so that Harold and William could afford to attend college at the University of Wisconsin.
On August 6, 1940 Dr. Rusch married Lenore Robinson (1901-1978). They had two daughters. Their youngest daughter Judith Ann (Tyler) died of cancer in 1976. After Dr. Rusch's first wife Lenore died he later remarried.
Dr. Rusch died of prostate cancer on May 26, 1988 in Madison. In addition to the achievements in his field, he is remembered as thoughtful, courteous, unassuming and honest. He was a devoted family man and natural teacher.
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