United States Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, receive a special plaque commemorating the new Beau Biden Chair for Brain Cancer Research from Dr. Alfred Yung and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center President Dr. Ronald DePinho at the institution's 75th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, November 10, in Houston.  Biden's son, Beau Biden, was admitted and treated at MD Anderson for brain cancer in 2013. Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / © 2016  Houston Chronicle