The SOT Communications Committee awarded the Landmarks Program Award to the Ames Test in recognition of its significance to our field and to science in general. The plaque was given to Dr. Bruce Ames, who with his colleagues at the University of Berkeley, developed the Salmonella reverse mutation assay (widely known as the Ames Test) in his laboratory in Barker Hall in the 1970s.
The test revolutionized the field of genetic toxicology, stimulated new directions in cancer research, and was truly a landmark in the field of toxicology. The Chancellor of Berkeley approved the positioning of this plaque hung outside of classroom 110 in Barker Hall on March 8, 2012, the classroom that was dedicated to Dr. Ames.