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ESA Newsletter: November 2003

2003 Servier Award

This year saw the presentation of the 2003 Servier Award to Jenny Gunton, which recognises the best scientific paper published by an active member of the ESA who is within 8 years of having obtained a higher degree. Jenny is from the Kolling Institute her paper, published recently in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, was titled ‘Metformin rapidly increases insulin receptor activation in human liver and signals preferentially through insulin-receptor substrate-2 ’.

The selection committee as usual had the difficult, but challenging task of judging between a number of excellent manuscripts.The ESA continues to believe the close association of Servier with this prestigious award is just recogniton for the many early Australian endocrinologists that are early in their scientific careers.

2003 Novartis Junior Scientist Award

After a very high standard was set by all finalists ,it is with great pleasure that Sophie Chan was announced at the Annual Dinner as the 2003 Novartis Junior Scientist Award winner. Sophie is from the Kolling Institute and presented her work on IGF binding protein-3 and adipocytes. There was a very strong group of finalists, including Hannah Palliser (Monash University), Prema Thavaneswaran (University of Adelaide), Jian Ang (University of Melbourne), Penny Jeffery (Queensland University of Technology)and Rachel Hill (Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research). All the finalists are to be congratulated on their presentations, and the Society recognizes the continuing support of Novartis in sponsoring this prestigious award.

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