Promega announce winners of Young Life Science
Awards
Southampton,
22 May 2008 –
Promega, a leader in
innovative solutions and technical support to
the life sciences industry,
announced today the recipients of its annual
Young Scientist Award for Biochemistry
2008. The awards are in recognition of the most
outstanding PhD students in the UK, in the
fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology.
First prize was awarded to
Rodoniki Athanasiadou of the University of
Edinburgh with the abstract ‘Transcriptional
Determination of the Oct4 Methylation
Pattern’. Lynne Marshall of The Beatson
Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow was
awarded second place in the competition, with
the abstract ‘Elevated tRNA Synthesis Can Drive
Proliferation and Oncogenic Transformation’. In
third place with the abstract ‘Oestrogen
Receptor β Expression is Regulated by
Alternative 5’UTRs’ was Laura Smith of The
University of Leeds.
Dr Damien Wells, Senior Technical
Sales Specialist, Promega, said, “The standard
of entry this year was exceptionally high making
the task of judging very challenging for the
team of judges from both The Biochemical Society
and Promega. This competition is
judged on the following key criteria; scientific
content, presentation style and response to
questions. On this basis, Promega was delighted
in awarding Rodoniki’s submission as the
strongest.”
As an
industry leader in providing tools for Life
Science Research, Promega recognizes the
importance of education at all levels and in
particular is committed to advancing research in
the Life Sciences sector. Promega established
The Young Life Scientist Awards to inspire
scientists at the beginning of their research
careers and provide a platform for research to
be presented to their peers. The awards attract
an annual prize fund in excess of £3,500 plus an
annual subscription to Science magazine.
Derek McCall, Managing Director,
Promega said, “The Promega Young Life Science
awards have traditionally been limited to those
PHD students in Biochemistry, Genetics and
Immunology. In recognition of the great research
work done in other fields of study, and more
reflective of the sectors Promega products and
solutions are used in, moving forward the award
will no longer be limited to these three
disciplines. From 2009 the awards format will be
changing to form one annual award for Promega
Young Life Scientist of the Year. The prize fund
will also increase as a result.”
Further information
Samantha Fletcher, Marketing
Communication Manager, Promega
+44 (0) 23 8071 7310
Samantha.fletcher@promega.com
Promega
Corporation is a global leader in providing
innovative solutions for the life sciences
industry. The company’s 2,000 products enable
scientists worldwide to advance knowledge in
genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis,
molecular diagnostics, drug discovery and human
identification. Through advanced technologies,
Promega offers innovative solutions and
one-to-one support to help researchers to
achieve their goals. Founded in 1978, the
company is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin,
USA and has a comprehensive sales and
distribution network throughout Europe. Annual
sales exceed $176 million.
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