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L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
The 12th award ceremony for the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science took place on March 4 in the presence of Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman of L'Oréal and L'Oréal Corporate Foundation. Professor Günter Blobel, 1999 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, presided over the ceremony; he was also the president of the jury that selected the five laureates from the numerous candidatures submitted. Each laureate received US$100,000 in recognition to their contribution to science. Shotlist: On Professor Elaine Fuchs (USA), Laureate for North America Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
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