Gerald J. Wasserburg Awarded 2008 William Bowie Medal

Mason Awarded IES Silver Medal

Backgound: It has been reported that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) deficiency reduces infarct size after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R). However, measurement of MI/R injury was limited and did not include cardiac function. In a chronic closed-chest model we assessed whether cardiac function is preserved in TLR4-deficient mice (C3H/HeJ) following MI/R, and whether myocardial and systemic c...

A.W. Liley Medal 2001 awarded to prof. Wolfgang Holzgreve.

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/fdt Prof. Wolfgang Holzgreve was awarded the A.W. Liley Medal on April 18th, 2001, at the opening ceremony of the Annual Congress of the International Society of the Fetus as a Patient. Wolfgang’s early medical career was spent at Münster, Germany. Although Wolfgang may seem good-natured, his conflagrations with his mentor Prof. Fritz Beller are len...

The 2008 William M

Stroke is a tremendous burden to health worldwide both in the developed and developing world. Current levels of research funding do not adequately reflect this burden, particularly when expected increases in stroke rates are considered. Of course, an investment in stroke research is only justified if a return can be expected. The ultimate goal of stroke research is to reduce the burden of disea...

DeGray Awarded Walter J. Johnson Prize

Participating Centres: Edinburgh: P. Forrest, A. Huggins, A. Smith; Guildford: B. Thomas, J. Sharpe, J. Basten, P. Pocock; Huddersfield: C.A. Joslin, J. Philip, E. Riley; Nottingham: R. Blamey, A. Locker, C. Dowle, N. Galea, A. Mitchell; Dundee: J. Swanson Beck, P. Preece, M. Barclay, J. Horobin; Avon: P. Bradfield; Stoke: J. Scoble, N. Adams, J. Veitch; Oxford: M. Vessey, E. Bale, A. Gatherer,...

Francis Gerald William Knowles, 9 March 1915--13 Jul 1974.