| Hamao
Umezawa Memorial Award |
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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. |
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. Teresita
Mazzei, Secretary General of the ISC. (teresita.mazzei@unifi.it)
Awardees receive a sum of money, a certificate and
a medal.
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The 2007 recipient of the HUMA was Prof. Satoshi Omura, Japan.
He is pictured (left) with Prof. Teresita Mazzei, Secretary General of ISC,during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
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| Recipients of the award have included: |
| 2007 |
Satoshi Omura
Japan |
Discovery of useful microbial metabolites with specific biological targets |
| 2005 |
Calvin M. Kunin,
USA |
Antibiotic usage: historical perseptives
and challenges |
| 2003 |
William A. Craig, USA |
Antimicrobial pharmacodynamics: rationale for
optimising therapy and defining resistance. |
| 2001 |
Erik De Clerq, Belgium |
An odyssey in antiviral chemotherapy |
| 1999 |
Richard Sykes, UK |
Towards the magic bullet |
| 1997 |
J. David Williams, UK |
New concepts and ideas in antimicrobial chemotherapy |
| 1995 |
Patrice Courvalin, France |
Impact of molecular biology on antibiotic susceptibility
testing and therapy |
| 1993 |
George K. Daikos, Greece |
Anthropos and medical progress |
| 1991 |
George N. Rolinson, UK |
History and current position of beta-lactam antibiotics |
| 1989 |
Ryochi Fujii,
Japan |
Chemotherapy in Japan – dawn and development |
| 1985 |
Piero Sensi,
Italy |
Rifampicin – twenty years after |
| 1985 |
Emil Frei III,
USA |
Curative cancer chemotherapy: evolving strategies |
| 1983 |
Edward P Abrahan,
UK |
Aspects of the biosynthesis of beta-lactam antibiotics |
| 1981 |
Susumu Mitsuhashi, Japan |
Drug resistance plasmid |
| 1979 |
Mario Ghione,
Italy |
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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. |
| 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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W. F. Oosthuysen, is pictured (left) with Prof. Kurt Naber, ISC President during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
| John
David Williams Memorial Award |
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The JD Williams Memorial Award is
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.
He worked selflessly for the ISC and saw many changes
since its early days. |
| 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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V. Neela, is pictured (left) with Dr. Ian Gould ISC Honorary Treasurer, during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
| 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. |
The 7th award was presented during the joint ICC / ECCMID in Munich in 2007 to:
Propert K.J., McNaughton-Collins M., Leiby B.E., O’Leary M.P., Kusek J.W.,
Litwin M.S. and Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network, 2006 “A Prospective Study of Symptoms and Quality of Life in Men with
Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome:
The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study”
The Journal of Urology 175: 619-623
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| Young
Investigator Travel Awards |
A number of Young Investigator
Travel Awards will be given to applicants under the
age of 35 attending the ICC. The award will cover travel
to the meeting, accommodation and free registration.
This award will be 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 2005, awardees were O. Korzh, Ukraine; J-A Lee,
South Korea; D. Lemus, Cuba and P. Suandork, Thailand.
Young investigator travel awards will next be presented
during the joint ICC / ECCMID in Munich in 2007. |
| Inter-American Society of Chemotherapy (IASC)
Awards |
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 2007, the IASC award was made to A. Rodriguez-Morales, Venezuela.
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A. Rodriguez-Morales, is pictured (left) with Dr. Fiona MacKenzie ISC Executive Director, during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
| 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 Dr. George N. Rolinson in 2007, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the penicillin nucleus 6-amino penicillanic acid. Dr. and Mrs. Rolinson pictured (left) during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
2007 |
G.N. Rolinson |
| 2005 |
J. D. Williams |
1985 |
R. Fujii, G. Gialdroni-Grassi, T. Ichikawa, G.H.
Werner |
1981 |
C. Grassi, P. Sensi |
1977 |
G.F. Gause, P. Malek |
1975 |
G.K. Daikos, H.P. Kuemmerle, P. Preziosi, R. Rentchnik |
1973 |
E. Chain, J. Treffouel |
1971 |
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. |
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ISC Meritorious Membership was conferred upon Prof. Erdal Akalin. His term of office as ISC Honorary Treasurer came to an end in April 2007. Prof. Akalin is pictured (left) with his daughter during the 25th ICC in Munich. |
2007 |
E. Akalin, Turkey |
| 2005 |
R. Feld, Canada |
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J. Kumazawa, Japan |
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F. Moosdeen, Malaysia |
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R. W. Sidwell, USA |
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T. Tupasi, The Philippines |
Last edition
mai 22, 2007
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