About William L. McGuire, MD
William L. McGuire, MD, was a pioneering breast cancer researcher and professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now UT Health San Antonio. His work was instrumental in advancing estrogen receptor testing, laying the foundation for targeted anti-estrogen therapies that transformed treatment for breast cancer patients.
In 1977, McGuire helped establish the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® with Charles A. Coltman Jr., MD. It has since become the world’s largest meeting dedicated to breast cancer research and treatment.
About the Award
The William L. McGuire Award and Lectureship is presented annually at SABCS® to recognize an investigator whose sustained contributions to translational and clinical research have advanced the understanding of breast cancer pathogenesis and improved patient outcomes.
Established in 1992, the award honors McGuire’s lasting impact on the field of breast oncology.
Nomination Requirements
Past Recipients
The McGuire Award has recognized many of the field’s most influential leaders in breast cancer research and clinical care.
- Armando E. Giuliano, MD
- Michael Baum, MD
- Charles A. Coltman, Jr., MD
- Jack Cuzick, PhD | Award Lecture
- Nancy E. Davidson, MD
- Mitchell Dowsett, PhD
- Bernard Fisher, MD
- Joe Gray, PhD
- Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD
- Kathryn Bloch Horwitz, PhD
- James N. Ingle, MD
- V. Craig Jordan, PhD, DSc
- Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, PhD
- Mary-Claire King, PhD
- Amy S. Langer, MBA
- Marc Lippman, MD
- Monica Morrow, MD, FACS
- Larry Norton, MD
- Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD | Award Lecture
- Bert O’Malley, MD
- C. Kent Osborne, MD
- Martine Piccart, MD, PhD
- Sir Richard Peto, FRS
- Trevor J. Powles, MD PhD
- Jeffrey M. Rosen, PhD | Award Lecture
- Richard J. Santen, MD
- Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD
- George W. Sledge, Jr., MD
- Ian E. Smith, MD, FRCP, FRCPE
- Joseph Sparano, MD
- Umberto Veronesi, MD
- Eric P. Winer, MD
- Norman Wolmark, MD