Winners of BioMed Central Research Awards 2007 announced

On 19 March 2008 eminent scientists and a wide selection of the media gathered at the Royal Society of Medicine for the second annual research awards ceremony. The calibre of entrants was particularly high, however the judging panels chose the following articles as the leading examples of superb open access scientific research.


Dr Xiaolong Meng

Medicine Research Award winner

Endometrial regenerative cells: A novel stem cell population
Journal of Translational Medicine

Dr Xiaolong Meng
Xiaolong came to Wichita, Kansas, USA and worked in the Bio-Communications Research Institute, a branch of The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International, Inc. He has been working in the Institute for more than 16 years. His research interests have focused on how cancer and nutrients are related.


Markus Ralser, PhD

Biology Research Award winner

Dynamic rerouting of the carbohydrate flux is key to counteracting oxidative stress
Journal of Biology

Markus Ralser, PhD
Markus is a Junior Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. His main research interest is the behaviour and function of small-molecule dynamics, especially when related to molecular metabolic pathways in living cells.


Dr Phuong Mai, M.D.

JMCR Award winner

A possible new syndrome with growth-hormone secreting pituitary adenoma, colonic polyposis, lipomatosis, lentigines and renal carcinoma in association with familial testicular germ cell malignancy: A case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports

Dr Phuong Mai, M.D.
Phuong joined the Clinical Genetics Branch of the NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics as a staff clinician in October 2006. She is involved in a number of epidemiologic and clinical studies aimed at better understanding familial cancer syndromes. Her research interests also include the effects of genetic variations and behavioral factors on cancer risks and early detection and intervention in populations at increased risk for certain cancers, particularly women at increased genetic risk of ovarian cancer.


Pictures from the Research Awards ceremony

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