recognition

The Faculty of 1000 Biology (F1000)* has named a paper by Rafi Ahmed as one of the “All-Time Top 10” most interesting scientific papers. The article was published in the February 09, 2006, issue of Nature and was entitled, “Restoring Function in Exhausted DC8T Cells During Chronic Viral Infection”. In addition to being ranked #4 in F1000’s list of “All-Time Top 10 in all of Biology”, the paper also placed #1 in the F1000 “All-Time Top 10 in Immunology” category. A link to the F1000 website and this paper can be found at: http://www.f1000biology.com/top10/classics/

*The Faculty of 1000 Biology is an award-winning online service that highlights and evaluates the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of over 2000 of the world’s top researchers. Papers are highlighted on the basis of their scientific merit rather than the journals in which they appear

Download Article: "Restoring Function in Exhausted DC8T Cells During Chronic Viral Infection"

Ed Mocarski has been selected by The Georgia Cancer Coalition (GCC) to receive its “Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientist Award”. Scholar selection was highly competitive and issued to those scientists whom the GCC considered to be engaged in the most promising areas of cancer research.

The Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientist program is the cornerstone of the GCC research agenda and was established to recruit to Georgia leading and nationally renowned cancer clinicians and scientists who are engaged in the most promising areas of cancer research. The selection of scholars is closely aligned with the National Cancer Institute’s “Extraordinary Opportunities in Cancer Research”, which has identified areas of discovery that hold promise for making significant progress against all cancers.

Harriet Robinson and Rafi have been named co-recipients for the annual Dean’s “Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award”. The award and lecture are among the most prestigious and celebratory honors that the School of Medicine can bestow on a faculty member. Faculty are nominated by their peers for the award and lecture, and judged by a School of Medicine selection committee which then makes a final recommendation to the Dean. Nominees are judged on the significance and impact of their scholarly work, the academic ideals embodied by their careers and their ability to deliver an exemplary lecture with broad appeal. The specifics for the date and time of the lecture and award ceremony are provided below; please join me in attending this occasion and sharing congratulations with them both.

When: Thursday, April 5th; 4:30pm-6:30pm
Where: WHSCAB Auditorium