We are delighted to congratulate Edvard Moser, F1000Prime Faculty Member in the Neuroscience Faculty, on receiving the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Professor Moser is a founding director of The Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Centre for the Biology of Memory (KI/CBM) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and has…
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…
We are delighted to welcome Michael Eisen to F1000’s International Advisory Board. Michael Eisen initially joined F1000 in September 2001 as a Faculty Member in the Genomics & Genetics Faculty. Best known for being a co-founder of PLOS (Public Library of Science) in 2000, he is also a professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development at…
We regretfully note the death of Carlos F. Barbas III, who passed away at the age of 49 last month after suffering from a rare form of medullary thyroid cancer. An award-winning and renowned organic chemist, Carlos worked towards developing novel drugs to treat human disease; among his accomplishments are the development of new classes…
Founded in 1913, the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) is one of the foremost organisations serving the vast and ever-changing field of immunology. It is also the organisation behind the publication The Journal of Immunology, the most highly cited journal in this area of study. Every year, the AAI presents career awards to honour outstanding…
Gordon Klein, a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, is a member of the Bone & Mineral Metabolism section of F1000Prime. In this video interview, Professor Klein tells us about his research interest of the last 30 years – the study of the effect of diseases on human bones.…
Donatella Marazziti is a professor of psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology at the University of Pisa. She is also a member of the Mood Disorders section at F1000Prime. Professor Marazziti recently visited us in our New York City offices and gave us a…
The National Academy of Sciences is the foremost society of distinguished scholars in the United States, providing “independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology”. Each year, the academy elects new members and foreign associates on the basis of their contributions to science and achievements in original research. The scientists…
We are delighted to congratulate Pascale Cossart, Faculty Member in the Microbiology Faculty, on winning the FEBS-EMBO Women in Science Award 2014. Based at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, Pascale is world renowned for her work in infectious diseases, particularly in the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes and how it causes disease. After her success last…
We are pleased to congratulate Simon Levin, Section Head for Theoretical Ecology in the Ecology Faculty, on winning the 2014 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Simon’s research revealing the complexity of, and relationships between, species and ecosystems and his work on bridging the gap between theoretical ecology and the natural environment have earned him this…
