On January 17th 2011, Dr. Mitsu Ikura received the 2010 Canadian Cancer Society "Robert L. Noble Prize" for his outstanding contributions to cancer research in Canada.
From the citation (http://www.cancer.ca): "Dr. Ikura is an internationally recognized authority in the field of structural biology and has laid the groundwork for our understanding of signalling proteins such as cadherins and catenins and molecular signalling processes involved in human diseases such as cancer. His studies also provide excellent platforms for developing new drugs designed to interfere with the functioning of cancer cells.
Dr Ikura is a senior scientist at the Ontario Cancer Institute and a professor at the University of Toronto. He received his PhD in macromolecular biophysics from Hokkaido University, Japan and pursued postdoctoral studies on multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy of a calmodulin-kinase peptide complex at the National Institutes of Health.
Dr Ikura has a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in cancer structural biology and has been recognized by many awards and prizes including the William E. Rawls Prize, the International Research Scholar Award Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Premier’s Research Excellence Award.
He has published over 190 peer-reviewed papers and has been invited to speak at more than 200 international scientific conferences."
About "Robert L Noble" Prize: The Robert L. Noble Prize is given for outstanding achievements in cancer research. It honours Dr Noble, an esteemed Canadian investigator whose research in the 1950s led to the discovery of vincristine, a widely-used anti-cancer drug. At the time, vincristine was one of the most effective treatments available for Hodgkin’s disease.
[NMR900 blog] Recognition: Lewis Kay
Recognition: Lewis Kay
Special issue of the Journal of Biomolecular NMR on the occasion of Prof. Lewis E. Kay’s 50th birthday, volume 51, numbers 1-2, September 2011.
Kevin H. Gardner, Anthony Mittermaier and Frans A.A. Mulder, "A tribute to Lewis E. Kay on his 50th birthday" Journal of Biomolecular NMR 51 (2011) 3-4. (Editorial) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10858-011-9561-x
A fitting collection of 18 research publications by colleagues, friends and former students of Lewis Kay to celebrate his many pioneering contributions to the field of biomolecular NMR spectroscopy....
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: William Buyers
Recognition: William Buyers
William Buyers (NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, Chalk River Laboratories) has been appointed an officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly in the field of magnetism. Dr. Buyers is a well-known scientist in the field of condensed matter physics, whose research interests include quantum magnetism, superconductivity, excitations, novel materials, and nanoscale magnetic layers. http://www.cins.ca/people/buyers/
William J.L. Buyers and Zahra Yamani, "Quantum Magnetism and Superconductivity," Physics In Canada 5...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: Rod Wasylishen
Recognition: Rod Wasylishen
Prof. Roderick Wasylishen (University of Alberta) has been awarded the 2011 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance. The Eastern Analytical Symposium (ESA) awards honor analytical chemists who have distinguished career achievements and advanced their fields by superior work in developing theory, techniques or instrumentation.
The 2011 EAS award will be presented at the 50th Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, November 14-17, 2011, Somerset, New Jersey. The award session will include talks by John Ripmeester (NRC Canada), Marek...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: André Simpson
Recognition: André Simpson
André Simpson (Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto at Scarborough) has been awarded the 2011 CSC W.A.E. McBryde Medal for his research in the development of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with the specific objective to address environmental problems at a molecular level. From the citation: "Andre Simpson obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham, U.K. then moved to the U.S. completing two postdoctoral fellowships, first at Mississippi State and then at Ohio State University. Simpson is an associate professor at the University of...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: David Bryce
Recognition: David Bryce
David Bryce has been awarded the 2011 Young Researcher of the Year Award presented by the University of Ottawa. The Young Researcher of the Year Awards are presented annually to two University of Ottawa faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to research and training students. Each award is accompanied by a $10,000 research grant.
From the citation: "David Bryce is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry. He received the award in the pure and applied science category for his contributions in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance....
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02-18-2011 09:57 AM
[NMR paper] Protein recognition by NMR.
Protein recognition by NMR.
Protein recognition by NMR.
Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Mar;7(3):188-9
Authors: Wüthrich K
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[NMR900 blog] Student Recognition
Student Recognition
Fred Perras (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the CSC prize for his poster entitled "Exploring the Validity of Common Assumptions Made in the Characterization of J Coupling Tensor Anisotropies" which was presented at the Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute Day on May 28, 2010.
Rob Attrell (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the 2010 Hypercube Scholar prize for his honours thesis entitled "A Solid-State Halogen NMR and Computational Study of Quadrupolar and Chemical Shift Tensors in Anilinium Halide Salts Exhibiting Halogen...
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[NMR900 blog] Student Recognition
Student Recognition
Fred Perras (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the CSC prize for his poster entitled "Exploring the Validity of Common Assumptions Made in the Characterization of J Coupling Tensor Anisotropies" which was presented at the Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute Day on May 28, 2010.
Rob Attrell (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the 2010 Hypercube Scholar prize for his honours thesis entitled "A Solid-State Halogen NMR and Computational Study of Quadrupolar and Chemical Shift Tensors in Anilinium Halide Salts Exhibiting Halogen...
Recognition: Mitsu Ikura
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