UCL scientist receives Max Planck Research Award 2007
...with colleagues in Germany, he is going to use the prize money to investigate the neurochemical mechanisms underlying emotional learning and decision making in humans. The Max Planck Research Award (the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society International Research Award) is funded b...Winners of 2007 Engineering Awards to be honored at gala dinner
...rs will also receive awards. DETAILS: The formal prize presentation event will take place Tuesday, Feb. 2...50 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. The prize winners will meet with middle school students who are finalists in the nationwide Future City Compet...New research says winning a Nobel Prize adds nearly two years to your lifespan
...gainst - scientists who were nominated for a Nobel prize but did not actually win one. The researchers lo...) than those who had "merely" been nominated for a prize (who lived on average for 75.8 years). When the survey was restricted to only comparing winners and ...Transforming knowledge into economic benefits -- EPSRC's First Knowledge Transfer Challenge Awards
...that they are offering the best investment for the prize money. The five finalists already have a strong re... The four runners up will each receive 100k. All prize money will be used to pursue the knowledge transfer activity proposal that each finalist submitted f...Stanford's Carstensen to receive GSA's 2006 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award
...inguished Career Contribution to Gerontology. This prize is given annually to an individual whose theoretical contributions have helped bring about a new synthesis and perspective or have yielded original and elegant research designs addressing a significant problem in the literature. The award presentati...Brain cell and face perception research wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
...h performed within the last three years. The grand prize winner receives $25,000 from Eppendorf, and the winner's essay will be published in the 06 October 2006 issue of the journal Science . The winner and the two finalist essays will be published at Science Online ( http://www.scienceonline.org ). Th...Award winning research offers hope for back pain sufferers
...ter engineering student has scooped a top industry prize for research that could bring relief to thousands ...ers. Rachael Ambury scooped The Morgan Crucible prize for the Best Materials Student in the annual Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Student of th...Top NIH prize goes to three pioneering Stanford scientists
...izes: the annual NIH Director's Pioneer Award. The prize provides each winner with $2.5 million over five years to pursue new research directions that are not already funded. The 2006 recipients from Stanford are Kwabena Boahen, PhD; Karla Kirkegaard, PhD; and David Relman, MD. The 13 winners, selected fr...Karolinska Institutet prize for innovations in medical pedagogics
...n, has been awarded the 2006 Karolinska Institutet prize for research into the field of medical pedagogics. This is the second time that the 50,000 Euro prize has been awarded, in an effort to elevate the long term quality of medical education in Sweden and a...2006 Science-in-Society award winners announced
...ubsidized by any commercial interest. Expenses and prize money for the award come from the dues of NASW's roughly 2,300 members. Winners receive $1,000 and a certificate, which will be awarded October 29, 2006 at NASW's annual Science-in-Society meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. This year's winners:Broadca...CEO of GSK talks about HIV in the developing world
...gs at low prices in the developing world; the real prize for them is in more lucrative markets in Europe and the USA--it's here that patents are needed to protect our innovation, discovery, and investment", he says Of diseases afflicting the developing world, Garnier says: "We have vaccines in clinical t...Research reveals tobacco company's role in China's cigarette smuggling crisis
...sales elsewhere. China is regarded as the ultimate prize among tobacco's emerging markets one in three of all cigarettes smoked are smoked there and the nation has the largest number of smokers in the world (350 million). It also has one of the world's largest cigarette smuggling problems, a critical publ...Goldberg to receive major IADR research award
...aulk Dentsply International and consists of a cash prize and plaque. The award recognizes, encourages, and stimulates outstanding research contributions in the field of pulp biology and is one of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR, representing the highest honor the Associati...Blinkhorn receives Dean Memorial Award
...tes of Health. The award, which consists of a cash prize and a plaque, is conferred for distinguished accomplishments in research and development in the fields of behavioral science, epidemiology, and public health. Dr. Blinkhorn receives his award today during the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR's 84th Ge...Craniofacial Biology Award presented to Mina
...by the scientific community. It consists of a cash prize and plaque, and represents one of the highest honors the IADR can bestow....Progulske-Fox receives periodontal disease research award
...eriodontal Disease Award, which consists of a cash prize and a plaque, is one of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR, representing the highest honor the IADR can bestow.Dr. Progulske-Fox will receive the award today during the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR's 84th General Sessi...Marquis receives major research award
... by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, consists of a cash prize and a plaque. It is one of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR, representing the highest honor the IADR can bestow....Koo receives IADR Young Investigator Award
...e award is presented. The award consists of a cash prize and plaque. Dr. Koo receives his award during the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR's 84th General Session. One of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR, the award represents the highest honor the IADR can bestow....NIDCR's Turner to receive IADR Salivary Research Award
...he William Wrigley Jr. Company, consists of a cash prize and a plaque and is one of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR, representing the highest honor the Association can bestow. Dr. Turner receives his award today during the Opening Ceremonies of the IADR's 84th General Sessi......cs, & Toxicology Research Award consists of a cash prize and a plaque....