EurekAlert! - Awards

Public Release: 19-Apr-2013
Penn receives prestigious national award for breakthrough in gene therapy
A gene therapy study focused on finding a cure for a rare congenital blinding disease has been recognized as one of the ten most outstanding clinical research projects of the year by the Clinical Research Forum. The research team has been presented with the Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award, the second highest given in the CRF's Annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards.

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Professor Jack Barth selected as a Fellow of the Oceanography Society
The Oceanography Society would like to congratulate professor Jack Barth of the Oregon State University on being selected as the newest TOS Fellow. The citation on Dr. Barth's certificate recognizes his contributions and sustained leadership in all aspects of continental shelf oceanography, and for his commitment to community service. Dr. Barth will be formally recognized during the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb. 23-28, 2014, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Terrence 'Rock' Salt to receive Reitmeister-Abess Center Environmental Stewardship Award
The Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami announced that Terrence "Rock" Salt, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, has been awarded the 2013 Reitmeister-Abess Center Environmental Stewardship Award. The ceremony will take place on Monday, April 22, 2013. The event will also include the inaugural presentation of the Orion Herbs Fieldwork Grant to Karlisa Callwood, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Environmental Science and Policy program who is studying Bahamian spiny lobsters.

Abess Center of Ecosystem Science and Policy, Reitmeister Foundation, Orion Herb Co.

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Regenstrief announces winner of People's Choice for Healthcare Delivery contest
Are researchers asking the right questions? What are healthcare consumers saying? A proposed computer application that will translate what happens during a visit to the doctor's office into a customized, printable summary of actionable items that a patient can take home or have e-mailed to designated recipients has won the Regenstrief Institute's People's Choice for Healthcare Delivery contest.

Regenstrief Institute

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

Clinical Research Forum 2013 Annual Meeting
3 Mass. General researchers among recipients of Clinical Research Achievement awards
Three projects led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have been named among the Clinical Research Forum's Top 10 Clinical Research Achievements of 2012.

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Karl Deisseroth, Gero Miesenböck and Edward Boyden win Brandeis' Gabbay Award in Biotechnology
The researchers are being honored for their contributions to the discovery and applications of optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control the brain's activity by genetically engineering neurons to fire in response to light.

Jacob and Louise Gabbay Foundation

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ECCEO13-IOF)
Pierre Delmas Award presented in Rome to Professor Socrates Papapoulos
Professor Socrates Papapoulos, a long standing member of the IOF Board and leading researcher at the Leiden University Medical Center, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Pierre Delmas Award. The award was presented today at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis, currently being held in Rome, Italy.

International Osteoporosis Foundation

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ECCEO13-IOF)
Inaugural IOF Olof Johnell Science Award presented to Professor Harry Genant
Harry Genant, Professor Emeritus of the University of California San Francisco, has been named the winner of the International Osteoporosis Foundation's first Olof Johnell Science Award. The Award is granted in recognition of extraordinary and internationally recognized contributions to the field of osteoporosis in a scientific or policy implementation area.

International Osteoporosis Foundation

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ECCEO13-IOF)
IOF Medal of Achievement awarded to Professor Adolfo Diez-Perez
The IOF Medal of Achievement has been presented today to Professor Adolfo Diez-Perez, MD, PhD, Head Emeritus of the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Director of the Bone and Joint Research Unit at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research and Professor of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

International Osteoporosis Foundation

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
Margaret Gourlay wins Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from Clinical Research Forum
For leading a study that was the first to define appropriate bone density screening intervals for older women, Margaret Gourlay, MD, MPH, of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has been honored with a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum.

Clinical Research Forum

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013

Clinical Research Forum 2013 Annual Meeting
National awards celebrate clinical research achievements in the US
Ten of the most outstanding clinical research projects from across the country are receiving the Clinical Research Forum's Annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards. Awardees hail from the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Public Release: 18-Apr-2013
National awards celebrate top 10 clinical research achievements for 2012
Ten of the most outstanding clinical research projects from institutions around the country have been selected to receive the Clinical Research Forum's Annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards. Each of these winning projects is a compelling example of the scientific innovation that results from the nation's investment in clinical research that can benefit human health and welfare.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
Singapore scientist wins coveted Chen New Investigator Award 2013
Dr Patrick Tan from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore has received the 2013 Chen New Investigator Award from the international Human Genome Organisation. This award is given to scientists who have made significant contributions to their respective fields of human genetic and genomic research during their early career years, normally within 15 years from receiving their highest earned degree.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
Beaumont Children's Hospital pediatrician inducted into Legends of Neonatology Hall of Fame
M. Jeffrey Maisels, M.D., was honored as a 2013 Legends of Neonatology Hall of Fame inductee. He was chosen for a career spanning 47 years of clinical care and research involving management of the jaundiced newborn infant. The award was presented at NEO: The Conference for Neonatology, a major medical meeting for neonatologists.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
Beaumont recipient of 2013 Dove Award from the Arc of Oakland County
Beaumont Health System's participation in Project SEARCH was recently recognized by the Arc of Oakland County with its "Employer/Contractor of the Year Award." The presentation took place April 12 in Troy. The program acknowledged the recipients of the Arc's 2013 Dove Awards for outstanding contributions to the lives of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
LA BioMed to honor 2 legendary physician-researchers
LA BioMed will honor David Heber, M.D., Ph.D, and Ronald J. Nelson, M.D., for their lifetime of accomplishments at its 10th Annual Legends event.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013
Category award winners announced for BioMed Central's 7th Annual Research Awards
BioMed Central's Annual Research Awards recognize excellence in scientific research made freely available through open access publishing within our portfolio of biology and medical journals.

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ESCEO13-IOF)
Maria Luisa Brandi awarded ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize
Maria Luisa Brandi MD, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy was presented with ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize. The prestigious award, valued at �40,000, is granted by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with the support of Servier.

Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, International Osteoporosis Foundation, Servier

Public Release: 17-Apr-2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ESCEO13-IOF)
Dr. Mary Bouxsein is awarded ESCEO-IOF Herbert Fleisch Medal
Dr. Mary L. Bouxsein has been awarded the ESCEO-IOF Herbert Fleisch Medal in honor of her work in the field of skeletal fragility. The annual award from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), valued at 20,000 EUR, recognizes a researcher who has made outstanding and groundbreaking achievements in basic bone science.

International Osteoporosis Foundation, Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis

Public Release: 16-Apr-2013
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center wins 2013 Natureserve Network Collaboration Award
The Institute for Natural Resources' Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) received the 2013 Network Collaboration Award last night at the NatureServe network's annual Biodiversity Without Boundaries conference in Baltimore. The honor recognizes ORBIC's leadership in engaging network members in efforts to develop innovative conservation data and information.

Public Release: 16-Apr-2013
Natural Heritage New Mexico wins 2013 NatureServe Network Conservation Impact Award
Natural Heritage New Mexico (NHNM) received the 2013 Conservation Impact Award last night at the NatureServe network's annual Biodiversity Without Boundaries conference in Baltimore. The award highlights in particular the contributions and leadership NHNM has made since 2011 on the Western Wildlife Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool. NHNM has facilitated collaboration between state and federal agencies and NGOs to bring about a comprehensive approach to conservation issues and conflict resolution.

Public Release: 16-Apr-2013
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program earns 2013 Award for Science and Technical Achievement
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) received the 2013 Scientific and Technical Advancement Award last night at the NatureServe network's annual Biodiversity Without Boundaries conference in Baltimore. The honor recognizes NCNHP's achievements in revising its process for ranking sites of biological significance between 2011 and 2012. The revised rating system represents a new application of NatureServe's natural heritage methodology, enabling other NatureServe network members to replicate and extend it at global, national, subnational, regional, or county scales.

Public Release: 15-Apr-2013

Association for Chemoreception Sciences 35th Annual Meeting
Peihua Jiang receives Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation from AChemS
Monell Center molecular neurobiologist Peihua Jiang, Ph.D., is the 2013 recipient of the Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation, an annual award presented by the Association for Chemoreception Sciences to an exceptional junior scientist who is a rising leader in the field of gustation.

Public Release: 15-Apr-2013
Penn Medicine researcher awarded prestigious Grand Prix Scientifique by the Institut de France
Garret FitzGerald M.D., FRS, chairman of the Pharmacology Department and director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2013 Grand Prix Scientifique by the Institut de France. The Grand Prix Lefoulon-Delalande, valued at $650,000, is one of the largest prizes for scientific accomplishment and is considered the world's most prestigious prize for cardiovascular research.

Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation

Public Release: 15-Apr-2013
UT Arlington Math Department wins national honor for exemplary Ph.D. program
The American Mathematical Society has named The University of Texas at Arlington the winner of its 2013 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. The award honors the mathematics department at UT Arlington as a model of excellence among the group's 570 member institutions. The Society recognized the UT Arlington mathematics department for doubling the size of its doctoral program over five years.


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