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The Protein Society is seeking nominations for the 2009 Society Awards. Two awards will be presented at the VIII European Symposium of The Protein Society in Zurich, Switzerland, June 14-18, 2009. Five awards will be presented at the 23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society in Boston, Massachusetts, July 25-29, 2009. Anyone may submit brief nomination recommendations by May 7, 2008. Only complete, formal nomination packages may be considered for judging – and will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. To submit either a recommendation or a complete nomination to the Awards Canvassing Committee for review and consideration, please use the attached form and forward to The Protein Society’s Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, at cyablonski@proteinsociety.org. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. Nomination recommendations should outline the nominee’s name and affiliation, the award for which you would like them to be considered, and a brief statement of support (no more than one paragraph). Also, please indicate whether you would be willing to formally nominate the individual, and if not, who might be appropriate to prepare the complete, formal nomination. The Awards Canvassing Committee will review the list of potential nominees and select those for which formal nominations will be solicited. Complete, formal nomination packages should include one (1) copy of the following required materials via U.S. mail or email (PDF's preferred). A. Nominee:
B. Nominator:
C. Supporting letters:
D. Reprints:
The Carl Brändén Award In the tradition of the late Carl Brändén, pioneer in structural biology, co-author of the seminal text, Introduction to Protein Structure, and leader of the world-class synchrotron facility at Grenoble, the Carl Brändén Award, sponsored by Rigaku Corporation, is given to an outstanding protein scientist who has also made exceptional contributions in the areas of education and/or service to the science. The 2009 recipient will be recognized at the VIII European Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. The award is granted annually - alternating between the U.S. and European meetings. The previous, inaugural awardee was Lubert Stryer. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Carl Brändén Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. The Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award The Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award, sponsored by Genentech, is granted in recognition of exceptional contributions in protein science, which profoundly influence our understanding of biology. This award will be bestowed at the VIII European Symposium of The Protein Society. The 2009 recipient will present a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. The award is granted annually - alternating between the U.S. and European meetings. The previous, inaugural awardee was Leemor Joshua-Tor. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.
The Stein and Moore Award The 2009 recipient will be acknowledged at the 23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Emil Smith, Frederic Richards, Hans Neurath, Kurt W¸thrich, Russell Doolittle, Robert "Buzz" Baldwin, Walter Kauzmann, Michael Rossmann, Harold Scheraga, David Eisenberg, Mildred Cohn, David Davies, Mo Cleland, Brian Matthews, Alan Fersht, Paul Sigler, Christopher Dobson, Wolfgang Baumeister, Dr. Alexander Varshavsky/Dr. Avram Hershko, and Paul Schimmel. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Stein and Moore Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. The Hans Neurath Award The 2009 recipient will be recognized at the 23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Ken Dill, Peter Kim, Janet Thornton, Arthur Horwich, Ad Bax, James Wells, Carlos Bustamante, Roderick MacKinnon, and Robert Sauer. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Hans Neurath Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. The Christian B. Anfinsen Award The 2009 recipient will be recognized at the 23rd Annual Symposium Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Donald Hunt, Wayne Hendrickson, James Wells, Alan Fersht, Stephen Benkovic, Martin Karplos, Roger Tsien, Ada Yonath, Mier Wilchek, Matthias Mann, and Carl Frieden. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Christian B. Anfinsen Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. The Emil Thomas Kaiser Award The 2009 recipient will be recognized at the 23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Ronald Raines, Michael Hecht, and Steve Kent. This award was previously named the Amgen Lecture and the awardees were: Robert Sauer, David Eisenberg, Randy Schekman, M. Yoshida, Stanley Prusiner, S. Yoshikawa and T. Tsukihara, David and Jane Richardson, Homme Hellinga, and Michael Marletta. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Emil Thomas Kaiser Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination. The Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award The 2009 recipient will be recognized at the 23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees: William DeGrado, Rachel Klevit, Carl Pabo, Peter Schultz, Ad Bax and Marius Clore, Peter Kim, Stuart Schreiber, Michael Summers, John Kuriyan, Nikola Pavletich, Jeffery Kelly, David Baker, Kevan Shokat, Carolyn Bertozzi, Yigong Shi, Erin O’Shea, Jonathan Weissman, Thomas Muir, and Benjamin Cravatt, III. Nomination recommendations for the 2009 Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award should be sent to The Protein Society Executive Officer, Cindy A. Yablonski, by May 7, 2008. Complete, formal nomination packages will be accepted no later than October 1, 2008. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.
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