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Awards
and Honours
presented at each International Congress of Chemotherapy |
| Hamao
Umezawa Memorial Award |
Professor Umezawa |
This is the highest award given by
the ISC for outstanding contributions in the field of
chemotherapy. First established as the ISC Award in 1979,
it became the Hamao Umezawa Award in 1983, then the Hamao
Umezawa Memorial Award in 1986, in honour of the late
Professor Umezawa.
The Award is made possible by a donation from the Microbial
Chemistry Research Foundation of Japan, which was founded
by him.
Professor Umezawa had
a brilliant career and made many key discoveries in
the fields of antibiotics, anticancer drugs and immunomodulators
over many years. The discoveries of kanamycin (1957),
josamycin (1967) and bleomycin (1965) were perhaps his
most outstanding successes.
The first of his 12 antibiotic discoveries dates from
1949, the first of his 18 anticancer drugs from 1953
and the first of his enzymes inhibitors from 1969. Professor
Umezawa received many accolades and honorary doctorates,
and was even honoured by the Vatican. He was a great
supporter of the ISC and a kind host to many foreign
visitors to the Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation,
of which he was the director. |
The HUMA Medal |
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Nominations for the Hamao Umezawa Memorial Award may come from ISC Member-Societies or individual members of Member-Societies and should be made in the form of a letter stating the reasons for the nomination and accompanied by a curriculum vitae and bibliography.
Letters of nominations should be sent to Dr. Ian Gould, Secretary General of the ISC. (i.m.gould@abdn.ac.uk)
The next award will be made during the ICC in Milan in 2011. Awardees receive a sum of money, a certificate and a medal.
The 2009 recipient of the HUMA was Prof. Allan R. Ronald, Canada.
He is pictured (left) with Prof. Teresita Mazzei, Professor Tetsuro Matsumoto and Professor Kurt Naber, during the 26th ICC in Toronto. |
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| ISC Honorary Members |
| Honorary membership is conferred on the recommendation of the ISC Executive Committee upon persons who have brought outstanding contributions to chemotherapy, or to ordinary members of the ISC who have rendered exceptional services to the Society. |
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ISC Honorary Membership was conferred upon Professor Alasdair M. Geddes (pictured left, in the middle) in 2009 during the 26th ICC in Toronto.
Professor Geddes was first elected to the ISC Executive Committee in 1983 and was President of the highly successful 21st International Congress of Chemotherapy which was held in Birmingham, UK in 1999. Arguably, his greatest contribution to the ISC has been in his capacity as Editor-in-Chief of the society journal: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Since he took on this onerous role, the journal has undergone a major transition into the “electronic age” with the introduction of the Elsevier Electronic System. He has also seen a highly significant increase in the number of manuscripts submitted to the journal. The ISC is enormously grateful that Professor Geddes has agreed to continue in his role as journal Editor-in-Chief. |
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Alasdair M. Geddes |
G.N. Rolinson |
J. D. Williams |
R. Fujii, G. Gialdroni-Grassi, T. Ichikawa, G.H. Werner |
C. Grassi, P. Sensi |
G.F. Gause, P. Malek |
G.K. Daikos, H.P. Kuemmerle, P. Preziosi, R. Rentchnik |
E. Chain, J. Treffouel |
M. Finland, L.P. Garrod |
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| ISC Meritorious Members |
| This membership was established in 2005 and shall be conferred on the recommendation of the ISC Executive Committee upon persons who have extraordinarily contributed to and supported the ISC in its aims. The 2009 recipients are pictured below during the 26th ICC in Toronto. Unfortunately, M. Yagisawa was unable to be present. |
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| T. Matsumoto |
D. Hooper |
R. Saginur |
M. Joffe |
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| Tom
Bergan Memorial Award |
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This ISC Award was established in memory of Tom Bergan (Executive Member 1985-1989, Secretary-General 1989-1997, President 1997-2001).
Tom Bergan contributed greatly to the ISC, especially in spearheading the establishment of the official ISC journal and the ISC Secretariat.
At each ICC, two awards worth USD 250 each will be given to young scientists who have contributed to the science of chemotherapy in countries with limited resources. Poster presentations will be judged by a panel at the International Congress of Chemotherapy. Prospective candidates should apply for the award at the time of submitting their abstract.
In 2009 the recipients of the awards were M. Karbalayi Ali, Iran and A. Rodriguez-Morales, Venezuela. |
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| Two awards worth USD 250
each will be given to young scientists who have contributed
to the science of chemotherapy in countries with limited
resources. Poster presentations will be judged by a panel
at the International Congress of Chemotherapy. Prospective
candidates should apply for the award at the time of submitting
their abstract. In 2005 the recipients of the awards were
B. Bedenic, Zagreb, Croatia and E.A. Quinto, Manila, The
Philippines. In 2007 the recipients of the awards were W. F. Oosthuysen, South Africa and I. Pakzad, Iran. |
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| John
David Williams Memorial Award |
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The JD Williams Memorial Award was established in memory of John David Williams who served the ISC since 1977 (Associate Secretary 1977-78; Secretary-General 1979-89; President 1989-93). JD Williams was also the first Editor-in-Chief of the society’s journal, IJAA. The awards will be presented at each ICC.
In 2009 the recipients of the awards were D. Athanazio, Brazil and I. Azmi, Bangladesh.
D. Athanazio, is pictured (lright) with Professor Teresita Mazzei and Professor Kurt Naber during the 26th ICC in Toronto. |
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Two awards worth USD 250
each, will be given to young scientists from countries
with limited resources, for their contribution to the
science of chemotherapy. Poster presentations will be
judged by a panel at the International Congress of Chemotherapy.
Prospective candidates should apply for the award at the
time of submitting their abstract. These awards will be
presented for the first time during the joint ICC / ECCMID
in Munich in 2007. These awards were presented for the first time during the joint ICC / ECCMID in Munich in 2007 to F. Behzadian, Iran and V. Neela, Malaysia. |
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| Young
Investigator Travel Awards |
A number of Young Investigator Travel Awards are given to applicants under the age of 35 attending the ICC. The award covers travel to the meeting, accommodation and free registration. This award is made for research based on scientific merit presented at the congress. All young scientists submitting presentations are encouraged to apply. The award will be based on abstracts submitted by the applicant, who should be the presenting author. Applicants should indicate on the abstract submission form that they wish to apply for a travel award.
In 2009, awardees were as follows: |
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| A. Nikulin, Russia |
Z. Zong, Australia |
A. Ratchaneewan, Thailand |
A. Hammad, Japan |
M. Talpaert, UK |
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| Young investigator travel awards will next be presented during the joint ICC / ECCMID in Milan in 2011. |
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| Inter-American Society of Chemotherapy (IASC) Award |
The Inter-American Society of Chemotherapy provided a sum of money to be used for a young participant (less than 35 years of age) from Central or South America to attend an ICC. Applicants should indicate on the abstract submission form that they wish to apply for the IASC award.
In 2009, the IASC award was made to D. Faccone, Argentina.
D. Faccone is pictured (left) with Dr. Fiona MacKenzie, during the 26th ICC in Toronto. |
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| Masaaki
Ohkoshi Award |
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The Masaaki Ohkoshi Award
was founded in 1995 for the best clinical study on the
subject of urinary tract infections during a two-year
period. The award, worth USD 1,500 is given for a paper
selected on the basis of originality of idea, study
design and importance to patient care. The first three
awards were sponsored by Professor Masaaki Ohkoshi and
the following awards by the Japanese UTI Committee.
For information on previous
awardees, please
click here. |
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Roussey-Kesler G, Gadjos V, Idres N, Horen B, Ichay L, Leclair MD, Raymond F, Grellier A, Hazart I, de Parscau L, Salomon R, Champion G, Leroy V, Guigonis V, Siret D, Palcoux JB, Taque S, Lemoigne A, Nguyen JM, Guyot C. Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in children with low grade vesicoureteral reflux: results from a prospective randomized study. Journal of Urology 2008, 179:674-9
Naber KG, Schito G, Botto H, Palou J, Mazzei T. Surveillance study in Europe and Brazil on clinical aspects and Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology in Females with Cystitis (ARESC): implications for empiric therapy. European Urology. 2008 54:1164-75
Left: Professor Kurt Naber and Professor Teresita Mazzei receive the Masaaki Ohkoshi Award from Professor Tetsuro Matsumoto. |
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| Yen Award sponsored by the Taiwan Society of Microbiology |
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This award is in memory of Professor Chi-Zhong Yen (1888 – 1974).
The Yen award was presented to the best lecturer during the 26th ICC in Toronto on any subject related to clinical microbiology and infectious diseases as judged by the award committee.
At the 26th ICC in Toronto, the award was presented to Professor Robert Moellering (pictures right with Professor Po-Ren Hsueh) |
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Last edition
septembre 3, 2009
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