EurekAlert! - Awards

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.

Public Release: 15-Apr-2013
Math Department at University of Texas Arlington receives AMS national award
The Mathematics Department at the University of Texas at Arlington is the 2013 recipient of the AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department, the American Mathematical Society announced today. The UT Arlington department is honored for making "a concerted and highly successful effort over the last decade to build a doctoral program whose composition reflects the demographics of our increasingly diverse nation."

American Mathematical Society

Public Release: 15-Apr-2013
Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics honored for achievements
The Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) has been chosen to receive the "Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference" award of the American Mathematical Society. NCUWM, held each year at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, is honored for its remarkable contribution to the national effort to produce more women PhDs in the mathematical sciences.

American Mathematical Society

Public Release: 13-Apr-2013

Plant Biology 2013
ASPB names 2013 awards recipients
The American Society of Plant Biologists is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2013 awards, honoring excellence in research, education, outreach, and service.

Public Release: 12-Apr-2013

Seismological Society of America 2013 Annual Meeting
Volcano seismologist Randall White honored for public service, saving lives
The Seismological Society of America will honor seismologist Randall White for his scientific leadership in response to volcanic eruptions, both saving lives and sharing his techniques of eruptions forecasting that are now in use at volcano observatories around the world.

Public Release: 12-Apr-2013
MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute and Prize4Life receive Bio-IT World award
The Massachusetts General Hospital Neurological Clinical Research Institute and Prize4Life, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the discovery of treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, received a Best Practices Award at the 2013 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo. Presented on April 10, the award acknowledged the creation of the Pooled Resource Open-access ALS Clinical Trials platform.

Public Release: 11-Apr-2013

Internal Medicine 2013
Annals and ACP announce recipients of Junior Investigator Recognition Awards
Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians will honor Adrienne Allen, MD, MPH and Matthew Spitzer, MD with the Junior Investigator Recognition Awards.

Public Release: 11-Apr-2013
American biochemist to receive this year's Inhoffen Medal
How do bacteria cope when exposed to toxic mercury and how can they be killed using so-called "suicide inhibitors?" These are a few of the many research topics US biochemist Christopher Walsh has devoted his career as a scientist to. On Thursday, 25 April, Walsh will be honored for his achievements in Braunschweig, Germany: The Harvard professor will receive the 5,000 Euro Inhoffen Medal, the most renowned German award in the field of natural compound chemistry.

Public Release: 10-Apr-2013

AACR Annual Meeting 2013
Gabriel Hortobagyi honored for mentoring minority researchers
Gabriel Hortobagyi, M.D., professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will receive the Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship from the American Association for Cancer Research and its Minorities in Cancer Research membership group.

Public Release: 10-Apr-2013

AACR Annual Meeting 2013
T cell biology pioneer Allison wins first AACR honor for cancer immunology
The discoverer of drug to treat T cells, not tumors, receives inaugural AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology.

Public Release: 10-Apr-2013
Multidisciplinary research on physics of 'living systems' earns prestigious prize
Professor Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University has been awarded the 2013 Weizmann Prize in Exact Sciences. To be presented in November, the prize recognizes professor Ben-Jacob's groundbreaking and multidisciplinary research on the physics of biological communities such as bacteria colonies, neural networks, and tumors.


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