Elsevier congratulates its award winning authors and editors
... division of Elsevier, was selected to receive the prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Professional, Reference or Scholarly Work of 2005, one of the highest honors in this field and one traditionally awarded to titles published by one of the University presses. "Elsevier is proud of this recognit...Team discovers possible 'universal strategy' to combat addiction
...s. Their findings appear in the March issue of the prestigious journal Nature Medicine. The team, led by Xia Zhang, associate professor in the U of S department of psychiatry, found that a naturally occurring enzyme known as PTEN acts on the part of the brain where many drugs of abuse exert their rewarding effec...American Association for Dental Research presents awards, recognitions
...ociation for Dental Research will present numerous prestigious awards and recognitions. Details follow: The AADR Distinguished Scientist Award This award, presented for outstanding contributions to dental research by an individual who has not served as an AADR Officer, is being given to Sigmund Socransky, of...BIDMC's Harvey Goldman, MD, receives distinguished pathologist award
...he development of the discipline of pathology, the prestigious honor is presented annually to the individual who has made long-lasting contributions to the field. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, Goldman's contributions to the field of academic medicine have included distinguished service as senior patholog...Cardiovascular flow disturbances study aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment
...,000 and is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for creative junior faculty who are considered likely to become academic leaders of the future. "Cardiovascular disease has historically been the leading cause of death in the U.S. and accounts for about one-third of all deaths worldwide," Vl...Scientists one step closer to cancer vaccine
...results are presented in the online edition of the prestigious scientific journal Nature Medicine, and represent the collaborative efforts of researchers at KI and Leiden University Medical Centre in Holland. The study analysed an immunological cell, a T cell, which recognises other cells with defects common to ...Karen Duff receives prestigious prize for Alzheimer's research
... brain diseases, and is considered one of the most prestigious in the field of Alzheimer's research. Dr. Duff is one of three recipients of the prize, which will be awarded April 4 in San Diego at the academy's annual meeting. Dr. Duff is a young British scientist widely known for her innovative work in develop...UQ scholars win Fulbrights for nursing and cancer research
...r fighter of The University of Queensland have won prestigious Fulbright scholarships. Associate Professors Cath...ee-month scholarships. Fulbright scholarships are prestigious awards which were set up in 1946 in the United States to promote global educational exchanges. Winn......tment has been with surgery although, according to prestigious publications, after ten years up to 50-60% of the patients need medical treatment again. The endoscopic transmural suture can offer the same results as surgery but with less complications, cost and aggression that a surgical operation involves. Trea...Novel and pioneering research offers hope for cardiovascular disease
...eir work. The Award is regarded as one of the most prestigious within the Australian research community. A requirement of the Award is that the majority of the research is undertaken in Australia....Daniel Rader, MD, of PENN, selected to direct a 2006 'Freedom to Discover' biomedical research grant
...ealth System (UPHS), has been selected to direct a prestigious Freedom to Discover Unrestricted Biomedical Research Grant awarded to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Rader is one of two scientists in the cardiovascular area to be granted this honor in 2006; other grant a...Cancer vaccine developer honoured with fellowship
....25 million Smart State Premier's Fellowship. The prestigious Fellowship comes on top of his recent Australian of the Year award for his work in developing a vaccine for cervical cancer. The Smart State Premier's Fellowships provide funding to entice experienced and distinguished researchers of national and in...New engineering center to transform sensor technology
...enters are among the foundation's largest and most prestigious grants. The NSF has agreed to provide $15 million in funding over five years, with the possibility of renewal for another five years. Through additional funding from corporate partners and other sources, the center is expected to conduct more than $4...Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery added to Springer's growing medical program
...d to be partnering with this important society and prestigious journal. The opportunity to participate in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery's educational mission is one that we take very seriously. Through SpringerLink, the Journal will distribute information to a broad audience in a timely manner." Spri...AGA Institute presents cutting-edge research during DDW
...tive Disease Week 2006 (DDW), the largest and most prestigious gastroenterology meeting, from May 20 25, 2006, in Los Angeles. DDW is the annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the largest and oldest GI society in the world. AGA researchers will be presenting exciting, cutting-e...Springer acquires Obesity Surgery from FD-Communications
...rtfolio of surgery journals. The purchase of this prestigious publication is a clear indication that Springer's strategy of acquiring high-quality content is solidly on track." He added, "Springer will provide the infrastructure needed not only to ensure readership expansion among clinicians worldwide, but als...UF addiction medicine chief honored for lifetime achievements
...in a long line of innovators who have received the prestigious award since it was first issued in 1983, including former first lady Betty Ford, alcohol recovery pioneer the Rev. Joseph C. Martin, alcohol and drug rehabilitation expert Rabbi Abraham Twerski, M.D., and U.S. Sen. Harold E. Hughes. "It's wonderful f...Dr Elise Feng-I Morgan of Boston University receives 2005 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award
...i Morgan, of Boston University, today received the prestigious 2005 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award, during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada. Dr Morgan, who is Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, at Boston University, USA, won this award for h...Centre for Eye Research Australia wins Minister's Award for Excellence
...this subject in the past three years, published in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal. The Retinal Vascular Imaging Centre (RetVIC) is a collaboration between: The University of Melbourne,...Define diabetes differently, says U-M expert in speech for national award
...y of Michigan expert said Sunday after receiving a prestigious national award for diabetes research. Speaking at the annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, where he received the Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology, William H. Herman, M.D., MPH, discussed how th...