Harden McConnell named winner of 2002 Welch Award in Chemistry
Stanford chemist Harden McConnell has been named the 2002 winner of the Welch Award for lifetime achievement in basic...chemical research. The formal announcement was made May 30 at a Faculty Club luncheon sponsored by the Welch Foundation of Houston. ...... McConnell -- the Robert Eckles Swain Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus -- is the 32nd recipient of the award, which includes a gold medallio...Welch Award honors McConnell for insights into physical chemistry, cell membranes
HOUSTON, May 30, 2002 Thanks in part to the pioneering work of Stanford Universitys Harden McConnell, scientists are beginning to understand a number of fundamental molecular properties of cell membranes, including those related to the regulation of cholesterol and the activation of the bodys immune system. Today, The Welch Foundation announced that Dr. McConnell will receive its 2002 Welch Awar.... . .HOUSTON, May 23, 2001 The creation of human life begins with a single cell that divides into two. But how does DNA tell each subsequent cell to become a blood cell, bone cell, tissue cell or some other specialized type? And why does this process sometimes malfunction, leading to birth defects, cancers and other diseases?. .Thanks in large part to the pioneering work of Stanford Universitys.... . Battersby, Scott share $300,000 prize . for lifetime contributions to biosynthesis . . HOUSTON * May 31, 2000 * From the yeasts used since ancient times for baking bread and making wine to modern-day drugs like taxol extracted from Pacific Yew trees to treat breast and ovarian cancer, nature has served as a rich source of products that improve human life. Today, thanks to the pioneering re...