• Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture

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    This prize lecture is made for original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences. 

    Sir Paul Nurse FRS was awarded the Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture in 1992.

    The Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture is awarded biennially  for 'original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences published within ten years from the date of the award'. There is no restriction on the nationality of the recipient.

    The award was initially established following a donation from The Wellcome Foundation. Since 2002 it has been supported by GlaxoSmithKline Limited. The first award was made in 1980.

    The medal is of gold and is accompanied by a gift of £2,500. The award is normally made to one individual and the winner is called upon to deliver a lecture at the Society. 

    Nominations

    The 2013 call for nominations has now closed. The winner will be announced in the Summer.

    The recipient is chosen by the Council of the Royal Society on the recommendation of the Biological Sciences Award Committee. Nominations are valid for five years after which the candidate cannot be re-nominated until a year after the nomination has expired. Employees of GlaxoSmithKline are not eligible for the award.

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    Most recent medallist

    Professor Adrian Bird CBE FMedSci FRS was awarded the Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture in 2012 in recognition  of his outstanding contributions in the field of epigenetics, especially DNA methylation and its role in development and disease. He gave his lecture entitled Genetics, epigentics and disease on 22 January 2013.

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