The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> BIOLOGY >> NEWS
Pioneering researcher Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones receives genetics award from March of Dimes

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., MARCH 16, 2007 -- Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D., the renowned pediatrician and birth defects researcher who was one of two doctors who identified fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), will receive the 2007 March of Dimes/Colonel Harland Sanders Award for lifetime achievement in the field of genetic sciences.

The award will be presented to Dr. Jones on March 23 at the Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics in Nashville, Tennessee. Michael Katz, M.D., senior vice president for Research and Global Programs of the March of Dimes, will preside over the ceremony.

Dr. Jones is Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology/Teratology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He has been active in research, teaching, clinical work, and public service for nearly 40 years. Dr. Jones was also awarded a March of Dimes grant for organizing an annual seminar in clinical teratology.

Dr. Jones research has focused on dysmorphology, the study of birth defects, particularly those affecting the anatomy of the individual; identifying the mechanisms of normal and abnormal fetal development; and the recognition of new human teratogens (birth defects-causing agents). He is the author of more than 400 publications in scientific journals, as well as several books. His book, Smiths Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, is the reference used by health care professions to assist in the diagnosis and management of individuals with birth defects and genetic conditions.

Among Dr. Jones many accomplishments, the most famous by now is his coining of the term fetal alcohol syndrome, along with David W. Smith, M.D., to define the distinct cluster of birth defects seen exclusively in the babies of women who used alcohol during pregnancy. In 1973, the two published their finding that alcohol was a teratogen in the British journal Lancet*.

Dr.
'"/>

Contact: Elizabeth Lynch
elynch@marchofdimes.com
914-997-4286
March of Dimes Foundation
16-Mar-2007


Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Pioneering research on sleeping sickness wins MERIAL Award for Parasitology
2. Pioneering approach to wastewater treatment earns Stanford engineer the 2007 Stockholm Water Prize
3. Pioneering research into health benefits of beauty treatment
4. Pioneering ecologist Ruth Patrick honored by Federal-State Commission
5. Pioneering research on ALS muscle disease rewarded
6. Pioneering PET/CT research widens applications of imaging for diabetic foot
7. Innovative tagging technique may help researchers better protect fish stocks
8. Penn researchers discover how key protein stops inflammation
9. ASU researchers partner with UOP to make biofuel for military jets a reality
10. Einstein researchers prototype vaccine could provide improved protection against tuberculosis
11. Penn researchers discover pathway that eliminates genetic defects in red blood cells
Post Your Comments:
(Date:11/19/2008)...-forming clouds to the flow of the molten Earth,s ...engine to the coursing blood in your veins, from t...microscopic animals in the ocean, many of nature,s...w. , The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Phy...takes place from November 23-25 at the San Antonio...
(Date:11/19/2008)...ne yourself swimming in a pool: It,s the movement ...ter, that mostly dictates the speed and direction ...on is different. Microbes, speed and direction are...uid around them. , "For bacteria to swim in wate...sics at Brown University, "it,s like us trying to ...
(Date:11/19/2008)...Monday awarded $66.9 million to the Big Sky Carbon...sity to fund a project that will inject a million ...er beneath southwestern Wyoming. , The award mar...r the Big Sky partnership, which is based at MSU. ...l stay on the MSU campus to pay for the university...
(Date:11/19/2008)...researchers led by investigators at the Albert Ein...s determined that certain commonly-prescribed medi...reasing the frequency of migraine attacks. This im...ibe migraine medicines. , In a recent article pu...d study of more than 8,000 migraine sufferers nati...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment 2The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment 3The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment 4The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment 5The physics of star-forming clouds and the urban environment 6How do bacteria swim? Brown physicists explain 2Montana State partnership receives $66.9M for carbon sequestration 2Montana State partnership receives $66.9M for carbon sequestration 3Overuse of narcotics and barbiturates may make migraine worse 2AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 1AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 2AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 3AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 4AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 5AGU journal highlights Feb 26 2008 2326 6Plexus Systems Inc Names Stosz to Solutions Engineer 12783 1Plexus Systems Inc Names Stosz to Solutions Engineer 12783 2NJHA 3A State Faces Access to Care Crisis 12781 1NJHA 3A State Faces Access to Care Crisis 12781 2NJHA 3A State Faces Access to Care Crisis 12781 3Plexus Systems Inc Names Khanna to Senior Account Manager Western Region 12779 1Plexus Systems Inc Names Khanna to Senior Account Manager Western Region 12779 2
Other News:
...rchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and T...er (OSUCCC) have discovered nearly half of pre-men...lesions that may mark them at higher risk of devel...lesions, linked to alterations in the PTEN tumor s...
...ied organisms have a role to play in the globe's f...ith caution as they release these organisms into t...ological Society of America. .These cautionary wo...n GMOs which the Society released today in Washing...
...conversion of forests to croplands in the.midweste...a.measurable cooling of the region's climate, acco...tmospheric Research (NCAR). The new.study, which a..., is.the first to document the link between region...
...istory museums warehouses filled with insignifican...d light on critical contemporary issues? Join expe...itutions as they discuss new ways to make museums ...Jose Sarukhan, Mexicos Commissioner for Human Deve...
Common genetic mutation linked to uterine cancer 2ESA recommends cautious approach to releasing GMOs into the environment 2Shift from forest to crops lowers temperatures 2Shift from forest to crops lowers temperatures 3Making science museums more dynamic, beneficial 2
...arch effort between researchers at the Burnham Ins... team from Japan (Iwate University, Osaka City Uni...) has discovered a novel way to treat stroke and n...y inducing nerve cells in the brain and the spine ...
...a brain defect called Arnold-Chiari Malformation o...reathing interruptions during sleep and can lead t...n, abnormalities cause the cerebellum portion of t...ll against the spinal cord. This protrusion can ca...
...le who complain of stiffness, loss of balance and ...son's disease (PD), according to a study posted on...t issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/...eurons in certain areas of the brain that control ...
...he January/February 2006 issue of the journal Heal... registered nurses and hours of nursing care per p...f patient care in hospitals each year. ......The r...rbilt University School of Nursing's Peter Buerhau...
health news:Researchers discover new way to stimulate brain to release antioxidants 2health news:Surgery can ease sleep problems for those with brain malformations 2health news:Motor symptoms associated with increased risk for future Parkinson's disease 2health news:Study shows increasing nursing staff improves safety and quality in hospitals 2
... Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine h...CI) to test the effectiveness of promising new can...nly six institutions in the nation chosen by NCI t...er will initially receive $2.2 million to design a...
...t's fears about taking part in medical education, ...prisingly, patients tend to accept a trainee's pre...tudent doctor or trainee doctor, as opposed to med... may be because of fears about being seen by a scr...
...Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), in collaborati... and the Institute on Aging at the University of P... from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the ...ogy of the effects of aging on the cancer process ...
...oma (KS), a rare cancer that sometimes afflicts th... researchers. Now, pathologists at Jefferson Medic.....George Murphy, M.D., professor of pathology at J...rsity in Philadelphia, and Masatoshi Deguchi, M.D....
health news:UCI Cancer Center selected by National Cancer Institute to test cancer prevention drugs 2health news:University of Pittsburgh receives grant for research on cancer and aging 2health news:University of Pittsburgh receives grant for research on cancer and aging 3health news:Jefferson Scientists define new cell type that may lead to clues about Kaposi's sarcoma 2