http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:48:36 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/2005_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry_-_Metathesis_Reactio_2590_2590.shtml Awards & Prizes This year’s recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry —Yves Chauvin, Robert Grubbs and Richard Schrock — were instrumental in the discovery and refinement of the olefin metathesis reaction. This increasingly important organic process allows researchers to synthesize certain kinds of complex molecules that were previously difficult and inefficient to make. Their research has opened the door to faster, more efficient and greener methods for developing new drugs and polymers. Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:35:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/2005_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry_-_Metathesis_Reactio_2590_2590.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Computing_How_a_Brain_Sees_2400_2400.shtml Awards & Prizes For his efforts to establish a quantitative framework aimed at describing the complex workings of the human brain, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientist Maximilian Riesenhuber, Ph.D., has received a five-year CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:48:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Computing_How_a_Brain_Sees_2400_2400.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/NYU_chemist_wins_Watson_Young_Investigator_award_1145_1145.shtml Awards & Prizes New York University's Yingkai Zhang, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded a $200,000 James D. Watson Young Investigator Award from the New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR). The award was announced by New York Gov. George Pataki. Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:49:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/NYU_chemist_wins_Watson_Young_Investigator_award_1145_1145.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Society_of_Nuclear_Medicine_provides_65_500_in_200_1143_1143.shtml Awards & Prizes The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) recently awarded $65,500 in grants and awards for molecular imaging/nuclear medicine researchers and students. Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:46:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Society_of_Nuclear_Medicine_provides_65_500_in_200_1143_1143.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Society_of_Nuclear_Medicine_announces_recipient_of_1144_1144.shtml Awards & Prizes The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) recently awarded the Mark Tetalman Award to Georges El Fakhri, Ph.D., M.Eng., MSEE, MSBME, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:46:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/Society_of_Nuclear_Medicine_announces_recipient_of_1144_1144.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/2005_Wistar_Institute_Science_Journalism_award_win_1142_1142.shtml Awards & Prizes The winner of the 2005 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award is science writer Stephen S. Hall. He won for his article in the May 2004 issue of Discover magazine titled "The Good Egg," an investigation of the biological events affecting the development of a human egg prior to conception that can determine the outcome of a pregnancy. The award and cash prize of $5,000 will be presented to Hall at a ceremony in Philadelphia on June 3. Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:44:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalwardsandprizes/2005_Wistar_Institute_Science_Journalism_award_win_1142_1142.shtml