The Vilcek Prize for biomedical science recognizes major contributions to science made by immigrants to America. We are pleased to be able to say that Cell Biology Section Head Peter Walter has received the 2015 prize! Prof. Walter is a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California San Francisco and has been…
Many congratulations to Cell Biology Section Head Denise Montell, who has been given a 2014 Pioneer award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award recognizes a select group of scientists whose innovative pioneering approaches have the potential to make an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical research. Montell, from the…
It is with sadness that we note the death of Dr Herbert Steinbeisser, who passed away having endured a long illness with bravery and strength. Dr Steinbeisser was a Faculty Member in the Developmental Biology Faculty from 2003. In an obituary [in German] posted by his colleagues at the Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital…
Joan Brugge, one of our Section Heads for the Cell Biology Faculty, will receive the Susan G. Komen® Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Basic Science. This award is bestowed upon those whose work in breast cancer research provides significant contributions to the field, and it is separated into a basic science award, which Joan…
The Lasker Foundation awards, popularly known as the ‘American Nobels,’ one of the most prestigious honours in science and medicine, were announced today. we are extremely pleased to congratulate F1000 Faculty Peter Walter and Mary-Claire King for winning awards! Mary-Claire King, is American Cancer Society Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of…
Our congratulations to F1000 Section Head Tony Hunter, who has been awarded the 2014 Royal Medal for biological sciences by the Royal Society. Tony Hunter is director of Salk’s NCI-designated Cancer Center and has been on the F1000 Faculty since its conception in 2001*. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society and a…
The Shaw Prize was established in 2002 by the Hong Kong philanthropist Sir Run Run Shaw to recognize individuals who have made “outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research”. The prize is awarded annually in three categories, Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, and comes with a monetary award of one million…
Philipp Kaldis, Principal Investigator at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, is a member of the Cell Biology Faculty of F1000Prime. In this video, Dr Kaldis describes his research into the cell cycle and its effect on cancer. Using liver cancer as a model, Dr Kaldis’ team are looking into the mechanics…
This is a guest post from Yan Zheng, an F1000Specialist. Yan graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with a PhD in the Biomedical Sciences. Currently, Yan is doing a postdoc at New York University’s Langone Medical Center. Here, Yan interviews Pamela Stanley about her career path that led to her current research interests. Pamela…
We are delighted to be able to congratulate Randy Schekman, one of the Heads of Faculty for Cell Biology at F1000Prime, on being awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Professor Schekman was awarded the prize jointly with James Rothman and former F1000Prime Faculty Member Thomas Südhof “for their discoveries of machinery regulating…
