Winners of BioMed Central Research Awards in 2007
Biology Research Award winner
Dynamic rerouting of the carbohydrate flux is key to counteracting oxidative stressJournal of Biology 2007, 6:10 (21 December 2007)
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.
Medicine Research Award winner
Endometrial regenerative cells: A novel stem cell populationJournal of Translational Medicine 2007, 5:57 (15 November 2007)
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.
JMCR Research 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 reportJournal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:9 (28 March 2007)
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.
Go to topWinners of BioMed Central Research Awards in 2006
Medicine Research Award winner
A population-based study of human immunodeficiency virus in south India reveals major differences from sentinel surveillance-based estimates Dandona L, Lakshmi V, Sudha T, Kumar GA, Dandona RBMC Medicine 2006, 4:31 (13 December 2006)
Lalit Dandona, M.D. Senior Director of the George Institute for International Health in Hyderabad, India, received the BioMed Central Research Award in the field of medicine for his article.
The research, which first appeared in the journal BMC Medicine, finds that official government figures may over-estimate the number of HIV-positive people in India. More information is available in Dr Dandona's biography.
Biology Research Award winner
Polarization and orientation of retinal ganglion cells in vivo Zolessi FR, Poggi L, Wilkinson CJ, Chien CB, Harris WA Neural Development 2006, 1:2 (13 October 2006)
Flavio R Zolessi PhD. Universidad de la Republica in Montevideo, Uruaguay, and Researcher Grade 3 at PEDECIBA, an autonomous research organization also located in Montevideo, received the BioMed Central Research Award in the field of biology for his article.
The research, which used 4-dimensional microscopy to observe the behavior of retinal ganglion cells when differentiating in wild-type or mutant embryos, was completed when Dr Zolessi was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Harris lab at Cambridge University and first appeared in Neural Development, published by BioMed Central. Dr Zolessi's biography gives further details about his work. Professor Bill Harris collected the award on behalf of Dr Zolessi.
