Awards and Prizes Sessions
Alfred Newton Richards Award
| Presenter: |
Steven C. Hebert, USA |
| Award Winner: |
Richard P. Lifton, USA |
| When and Where: |
The 2007 Award will be presented during the
WCN 2007 Opening Lecture, Saturday April 21, 17:00-19:00
(the Plenary Hall – Pavilion 5). |
The ISN Alfred Newton Richards Award was established by ISN in 1986 to recognize outstanding basic research in fields relevant to nephrology. The 2007 recipient is Richard P. Lifton (Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA).
The Award honors his contribution to the understanding of the molecular and genetic basis for renal and cardiovascular disease, particularly for studies of the mechanisms of sodium and potassium handling by the kidney and the role of mitochondrial genetic mutations. The Award also recognizes his role in connecting traditional renal physiology with the modern sciences of genetics and molecular biology.
The ISN Amgen International Prize for Therapeutic Advancement in Nephrology
| Presenter: |
John Dirks, Canada |
| Award Winner: |
Eduardo Slatopolsky, USA |
| When and Where: |
The 2007 US $ 50,000 prize, a commemorative crystal award,
and a framed certificate will be presented at the beginning
of the Donald Seldin Keynote
Lecture, Sunday April 22, from 11:00 – 11:50
(the Plenary Hall – Pavilion 5). |
The ISN Amgen International Prize for the Therapeutic Advancement in Nephrology was established in 2003 to recognize those who have increased the understanding and treatment of kidney disease through basic or clinical scientific research, leading to therapeutic advances.
For 2007, Eduardo Slatopolsky (Washington University, St. Louis,
USA) has been selected as the recipient of this prize. Eduardo
Slatopolsky has dedicated his entire professional career to the
study of the kidney and for more than 30 years he has been at
the forefront of major scientific achievements.
His experimental research in mineral metabolism in the clinical
arena has lead to profound changes in the everyday practice of
nephrology. The selection committee in particular praised “his lifetime contribution to the role of phosphate retention in the pathophysiology of renal failure and its treatment”.
Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for the Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
| Presenter: |
Thomas Kaplan, USA
Dan Larson, USA |
| Award Winner: |
Vicente Torres, USA
Jing Zhou, USA |
| When and Where: |
The 2007 two prizes, each of US $ 50,000 will be awarded
at the beginning of the ISN
Brenner-Dirks COMGAN Keynote Lecture, Monday April
23, 2007, from 11:00-11:50 (the Plenary Hall – Pavilion
5). |
The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for the Advancement
in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), created
in 2002, recognizes a medical professional or researcher exhibiting
excellence and leadership in PKD research. This year the prize
goes to Vicente Torres (Mayo Clinic, USA) and Jing Zhou (Harvard
University Medical School, USA.)
Thomas Kaplan, son of Lillian Jean Kaplan commented that the
Kaplan family was delighted with the selection, “We feel
truly privileged for the opportunity to express our gratitude
to two scientists who are rightly renowned for the quality of
their contributions to the understanding of, and potential treatments
for, PKD”.
The ISN Jean Hamburger Award
| Presenter: |
Jan Weening, The Netherlands |
| Award Winner: |
Pierre M. Ronco, France |
| When and Where: |
This year’s Award will be presented at the
Claude Amiel Keynote Lecture, Wednesday
April 25, 2007, from 11:00 – 11:10, (Plenary Hall – Pavilion
5). |
The Jean Hamburger Award was established by the ISN in 1986
to recognize outstanding contributions to nephrology with a clinical
emphasis. This year the award goes to Pierre M. Ronco (Hópital
Tenon, Paris, France) for his groundbreaking work in several
fields of clinical and translational nephrology in the areas
of pathomechanisms of glomerular disease including monoclonal
gammopathies and particularly the role of alloimmunization in
the pathogenesis of glomerulonephrtis and allograft rejection.
The ISN Roscoe R. Robinson Award
| Presenter: |
Richard Johnson, USA |
| Award Winner: |
Rashad S. Barsoum, Egypt |
| When and Where: |
This Award will be presented at the
Claude Amiel Keynote Lecture, Wednesday April 25,
2007, from 11:10-11:20 (the Plenary Hall – Pavilion
5). |
Established in 2005, this award recognizes outstanding achievements
in the field of education in nephrology and medicine. Rashad
S. Barsoum (Cairo Kidney Center, Egypt) was selected for this
award in recognition of his tireless efforts in educating nephrologists
in the developing world. He has been central to the efforts aimed
at developing modern nephrology programs and care within these
regions.
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