Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research

The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research is a prize for biomedical research, which is awarded to scientists for significant contributions to the improvement of human health since 2006 and is worth $ 100,000.

History

The Science Award is named after Paul Janssen (1926-2003), founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, which is part of Johnson & Johnson since 1961. Under his leadership, more than 80 drugs have been developed. The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research was first awarded in 2006 by Johnson & Johnson, annually since 2008.

The award winners are nominated by the research community and the winner or selected by a committee of six to eight independent scientists.

In 2010, Anthony Fauci the prize money due to a government policy not to accept because he worked at the state-owned National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The portion of his prize money was donated by the Committee at two public health organizations.

Price extent

The winners receive a plastic, a medal and $ 100,000 prize money that will be divided among the winners.

The sculpture was designed by Gravity Works Design and is handmade by glass artist Don Gonzalez. The floor is made of bronze. Then there is a glass ball, from him shall pierce from a glass wall. It illustrates how the boundaries of science and medicine are broken by scientific innovation.

The gilt- silver medal (diameter: 3 inches) is handmade by Caesar Rufo. The front shows Paul Janssen as he looks into a Petri dish and bears the inscription Inspire Innovate Achieve. On the back is the inscription What's New? , Janssens daily question in his laboratory for inspiration and promotion of his colleagues.

Award winners

  • 2006: Craig Mello for their discovery of RNA interference and its biological functions.
  • 2008: Marc Feldmann and Ravinder Maini N. for the discovery of tumor necrosis factor - α as a target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammation.
  • 2009: Axel Ullrich for his pioneering work in applied molecular biology and cloning to the discovery of protein therapies for many diseases, including diabetes and cancer.
  • 2010: Erik De Clercq and Anthony Fauci for the pioneering work in understanding and combating viral infections, especially HIV / AIDS.
  • 2011: Napoleone Ferrara for its angiogenesis research
  • 2012: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA as a central regulation of gene expression and development.
  • 2013: David Julius for the discovery of the molecular mechanism of thermal reception and its role in the perception of acute and inflammatory pain.
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