Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science
Introduction
Of all the activities that take place in the lab, perhaps the least remarked upon and the least rewarded is that of the mentorship of young researchers. This is why in 2005 Nature launched its annual awards for outstanding scientific mentorship. The awards focus on a specific country or countries each year.
The 2009 awards – Japan
The 2009 awards invite nominations from Japan, with two prizes of ¥1.5 million- one for mid-career achievement (up to 59 years of age), and one for lifetime achievement (60 years of age and over). Nominations are now open, with a closing date of 25 September 2009. The Awards will be presented by Dr Philip Campbell, the Editor-in-Chief of Nature, on 1 December 2009 at a ceremony at the Residence of the UK Ambassador in Tokyo. Visit the 2009 Awards page.
The 2009 Nature Mentor Awards (Japan) are now closed for nominations. An unexpectedly large number of very high quality nominations were received and the winners of the 2009 awards will be announced at a ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday December 1st. Nature Publishing Group would like to thank all those who participated in this year's Nature Mentor Awards.
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2008 Awards – Germany
Lifetime achievement (joint winners): Klaas Bergmann (Technical University of Kaiserslautern) and Heinrich Betz (Max Planck Institute for Brain
Research, Frankfurt)
Mid-career award: Peer Bork (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg)
2008 award page
Nature coverage.
2007 Awards – South Africa
Lifetime achievement: Professor Barry Fabian (University of the Witwatersrand)
Mid-career award: Professor Charles de Koning (University of the Witwatersrand)
2007 award page
Nature coverage
2006 Awards – United Kingdom and Australasia
United Kingdom
Lifetime achievement (joint winners): Andrew McMichael (Wetherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford) and
Godfrey Hewitt (University of East Anglia)
Mid-career award: Steve Watson (University of Birmingham)
2006 (UK) award page
Nature coverage
Australasia
Lifetime achievement: Professor Tom Healy (University of Melbourne)
Mid-career award: Professor Rachel Webster (University of Melbourne)
2006 (Australasia) award page
Nature coverage
2005 Awards – United Kingdom
Lifetime achievement: Tom Kibble (Imperial College, London)
Mid-career award: Innes Cuthill (University of Bristol)
2005 award page
Nature coverage
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