Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald (MRC Cancer Unit) and her Upper GI team recently received a Gastroenterology Team Award from the BMJ (Cytosponge – find cancer early). The BMJ Awards are the UKs premier medical awards programme, recognising and celebrating the inspirational work done by doctors and their...
PDN members commended at CUSU Teaching 2016 Awards
Two members of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience have received commendations for their work in teaching during the CUSU Teaching Awards 2016.
University of Cambridge recognised for tackling gender inequality
The Department of Chemistry received a silver Athena SWAN award while the Department of Pathology and Department of Earth Sciences both received bronze.
David Rubinsztein (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research) has been awarded the 2017 Thudichum Medal from the Biochemical Society for his outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience.
Professor Paul Lehner (CIMR) has won the GSK Discovery Fast Track Challenge, designed to accelerate the translation of academic research into novel therapies.
The Biochemical Society Awards 2017 – The Colworth Medal
Dr Markus Ralser has been awarded the Biochemical Society’s Colworth Medal for his work on the early evolution of cellular metabolism, and the dynamic nature of metabolism that allows living cells to adapt to stress situations.
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the Tyler Prize – the premier award for work on environmental science, environmental health and energy.
Dr Erica Watson awarded Lister Institute Research Prize
PDN researcher Dr Erica Watson has been awarded the Lister Institute Research Prize for her promising work in transgenerational epigenetic effects of folate metabolism.
The prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Science has been won jointly by Professor Steve Jackson of the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, and Professor Vamsi Krishna Mootha of Harvard Medical School.
Professor Judith Driscoll wins Royal Academy of Engineering Prize
The inaugural Royal Academy of Engineering Armourers and Brasiers Company Prize has been awarded to Professor Judith Driscoll, Professor of Materials Science.
