This year marks 150 years since the founding of the National Academy of Sciences. On the 28th April, at their 150th annual meeting, the NAS will honour those who have made outstanding contributions to physical, biological, and social sciences. Our congratulations to David Karl, Section Head of Ecosystem Ecology at F1000, on being awarded the…
We would like to congratulate Joachim Messing, Faculty Member in Genomics & Genetics, on being awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his contributions to the field of genetic engineering. His work at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, of which he is Director, Rutgers University, New Jersey, has earned him this accolade “for innovations…
A round-up of the week’s top Tweets from @F1000, and our picks from the rest of Twitter…
It is with sadness that we note the death of Faculty Member Christine Wijman, who passed away on the 28th of February. An expert in neurocritical care and Director of Critical Care Neurology at Stanford University, Dr Wijman joined the Cerebrovascular Disease Section of the Neurological Disorders Faculty of F1000Prime in September 2008. An obituary…
Here are this week’s highlights from the @F1000 Twitter feed, and some other little treats from the Twittersphere…
Congratulations go to Goncalo Abecasis, F1000Prime Faculty Member in the Physiogenomics section of the Physiology Faculty, who has been awarded the Overton Prize by the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) last Tuesday. The Overton Prize is awarded each year by the ISCB to a scientist “who is recognized for outstanding accomplishment and significant contribution…
Here are this week’s popular picks from the @F1000 Twitter feed, and the other stories that caught our eye…
Now in its second year, F1000Prime’s ‘Associate Faculty Member Travel Grant’ is a way for us to show our appreciation for the invaluable contributions of our Associate Faculty Members. For every recommendation published to F1000Prime during the calendar year, we add $1 to the total available fund. Associate Faculty Members who have more than six…
Announcing the winners of the 2012 ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ awards, aka the Finches.
