page_title: Ira Pastan
hierarchical_section_title: Ira Pastan
caption_attribution_description: Dr. Ira Pastan
context_page_description: Ira Pastan is an American scientist at the National Cancer Institute. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the AAAS and the American Society of Microbiology. In 2009, he was awarded the prestigious International Antonio Feltrinelli Prize for Medicine. His wife, Linda Pastan, is an accomplished American poet.
context_section_description: Ira Pastan (born Winthrop, Massachusetts June 1, 1931) is an American scientist at the National Cancer Institute.  He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the AAAS and the American Society of Microbiology.  In 2009, he was awarded the prestigious International Antonio Feltrinelli Prize for Medicine.  His wife, Linda Pastan, is an accomplished American poet.
caption: Dr. Pastan in 2015
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