ominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. This prestigious award celebrates today’s most dedicated researchers and champions of science whose basic or clinical discoveries have made, or have the potential to make, significant contributions toward improving human health.
Nominations will be accepted until February 28, 2019, at www.pauljanssenaward.com for consideration by an independent selection committee of world-renowned scientists. A $200,000 cash prize will be awarded to the scientist or group of scientists receiving the award.
Last year, James Allison, Ph.D., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for pioneering a novel and effective strategy to harness the immune system for treating solid cancer tumors. Dr. Allison went on to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the same year.
