ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here and now: The lipid revolution
Lipidomics Gateway (30 December 2009) [doi:10.1038/lipidmaps.2009.35]
Lipidomics is revolutionizing lipid research, uniting disparate themes into coherent output that will inform wider biology.
Amidst the twenty-first century revolution in lipid biology, 2009 felt like a landmark year. Since the turn of the millennium, unprecedented details of lipid species, signaling pathways and membrane properties have flooded in. Powerful new techniques have transformed the field, and the stage is set for the real revolution: the integration of lipid science into wider biology. In 2009, more than 10,000 new structures were added to the LIPID MAPS Structure Database (LMSD), nearly doubling its size. Meanwhile, the Journal of Lipid Research celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special edition, including a major review of cholesterol and SREBP advances by Michael Brown and Joe Goldstein. The International Lipid Classification and Nomenclature Committee published its updated comprehensive classification system for lipids 1 to accommodate current knowledge and future expansion, and new identifiers for LMSD entries were introduced to allow cross referencing with other major biological databases. The May launch of the Lipidomics Gateway reflected new confidence among lipid scientists, eager, and increasingly able, to share their knowledge.
We asked a few prominent lipid researchers to help us sum up the year in lipids, and to give us their perspectives for the future. These are our themes of 2009: More . . .
Sarah L. Keller receives Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
Sarah L. Keller, University of Washington
Dynamic Domains in Lipid Membranes near a Miscibility Critical Point
Sarah Keller, an associate professor at the University of Washington whose research focuses on how changes in membrane lipid composition lead to alterations in physical parameters that potentially modify the activity of membrane proteins, has been named the winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research. More . . .
Read full list of the ASBMB 2010 Award Lectures
Lipid Division Announces the Lipid Theme Sessions for the ASBMB 2010 Annual Meeting
A message from the Director
As the new school year begins I want to update the Lipid Research Division Members on new developments within the Division. More. . .
NIH: Apolipoprotein in Alzheimer's disease (R01)
The National Institute on Aging invites applications for its the role of apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein receptors and central nervous system lipid homeostasis in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease program. This program encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to elucidate how apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein receptors and CNS lipid homeostasis influence brain aging and the transition to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. More . . .
European Lipid Science Award
To honour distinguished persons in the fields of Lipid Science and Technology, Euro Fed Lipid has decided to sponsor the "European Lipid Science Award" and the "European Lipid Technology Award". A nominee must have given outstanding contribution to the development of science or technology in the fields of lipids, fats and oils and must be recognised for such distinguished achievements in the community. More . . .
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ASBMB Member Stephen Young Garners Medical Award
Jan. 12, 2010 -- ASBMB member Stephen G. Young, professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Ernst Jung Medical Award. He is being honored for his pioneering research on the mechanisms of lipid metabolism, in particular the elucidation of genetic defects in apolipoproteins, triglyceride transport mechanisms and the role of farnesylated prelamin A in causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a pediatric disease that leads to hair loss, heart attacks, strokes and other features of aging.
The Ernst Jung Medical Award, initiated in 1967 by the Hamburg merchant and ship owner Ernst Jung and awarded since 1976, is given for pioneering research in medicine. Young shares the award with Peter Carmeliet of the Vesalius Research Center in Leuven, Belgium. As part of the award, both Young and Carmeliet will receive $215,000.
Past recipients of the Ernst Jung Medical Award have included Anthony S. Fauci, David D. Ho, Francis V. Chisari, Judah Folkman, and Stuart A. Lipton.
Visit Stephen G. Young's homepage at UCLA.
The Eicosanoid Research Foundation is pleased to announce that it is awarding the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award to K. Frank Austen M.D., Astra Zeneca Professor of Respiratory and Inflammatory Diseases with the Department of Medicine of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Austen will receive his award during the inaugural session of the 11th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases at the Casa Magna Marriott Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on Oct. 25, 2009. The Eicosanoid Research Foundation sought nominations from scientists around the world for the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is sponsored by Allergan.
The Eicosanoid Research Foundation announces that it has selected Edward J. Goetzl, M.D., Robert L. Kroc Professor with Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California San Francisco to receive the 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Goetzl will receive his award during the 11th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases at the Casa Magna Marriott Hotel in Cancun, Mexico on October 27, 2009. The Outstanding Achievement Award is sponsored by Avanti Polar Lipids.
In celebration of this special occasion, the JLR is sponsoring a special symposium at the ASBMB Annual Meeting and lectures at eight major established lipid-oriented conferences in 2009. See all Award Winners!
JOB BOARD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here and now: The lipid revolution
Lipidomics Gateway (30 December 2009) [doi:10.1038/lipidmaps.2009.35]
Lipidomics is revolutionizing lipid research, uniting disparate themes into coherent output that will inform wider biology.
Amidst the twenty-first century revolution in lipid biology, 2009 felt like a landmark year. Since the turn of the millennium, unprecedented details of lipid species, signaling pathways and membrane properties have flooded in. Powerful new techniques have transformed the field, and the stage is set for the real revolution: the integration of lipid science into wider biology. In 2009, more than 10,000 new structures were added to the LIPID MAPS Structure Database (LMSD), nearly doubling its size. Meanwhile, the Journal of Lipid Research celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special edition, including a major review of cholesterol and SREBP advances by Michael Brown and Joe Goldstein. The International Lipid Classification and Nomenclature Committee published its updated comprehensive classification system for lipids 1 to accommodate current knowledge and future expansion, and new identifiers for LMSD entries were introduced to allow cross referencing with other major biological databases. The May launch of the Lipidomics Gateway reflected new confidence among lipid scientists, eager, and increasingly able, to share their knowledge.
We asked a few prominent lipid researchers to help us sum up the year in lipids, and to give us their perspectives for the future. These are our themes of 2009: More . . .
Sarah L. Keller receives Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
Sarah L. Keller, University of Washington
Dynamic Domains in Lipid Membranes near a Miscibility Critical Point
Sarah Keller, an associate professor at the University of Washington whose research focuses on how changes in membrane lipid composition lead to alterations in physical parameters that potentially modify the activity of membrane proteins, has been named the winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research. More . . .
Read full list of the ASBMB 2010 Award Lectures
Lipid Division Announces the Lipid Theme Sessions for the ASBMB 2010 Annual Meeting
A message from the Director
As the new school year begins I want to update the Lipid Research Division Members on new developments within the Division. More. . .
NIH: Apolipoprotein in Alzheimer's disease (R01)
The National Institute on Aging invites applications for its the role of apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein receptors and central nervous system lipid homeostasis in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease program. This program encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to elucidate how apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein receptors and CNS lipid homeostasis influence brain aging and the transition to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. More . . .
European Lipid Science Award
To honour distinguished persons in the fields of Lipid Science and Technology, Euro Fed Lipid has decided to sponsor the "European Lipid Science Award" and the "European Lipid Technology Award". A nominee must have given outstanding contribution to the development of science or technology in the fields of lipids, fats and oils and must be recognised for such distinguished achievements in the community. More . . .
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ASBMB Member Stephen Young Garners Medical Award
Jan. 12, 2010 -- ASBMB member Stephen G. Young, professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Ernst Jung Medical Award. He is being honored for his pioneering research on the mechanisms of lipid metabolism, in particular the elucidation of genetic defects in apolipoproteins, triglyceride transport mechanisms and the role of farnesylated prelamin A in causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a pediatric disease that leads to hair loss, heart attacks, strokes and other features of aging.
The Ernst Jung Medical Award, initiated in 1967 by the Hamburg merchant and ship owner Ernst Jung and awarded since 1976, is given for pioneering research in medicine. Young shares the award with Peter Carmeliet of the Vesalius Research Center in Leuven, Belgium. As part of the award, both Young and Carmeliet will receive $215,000.
Past recipients of the Ernst Jung Medical Award have included Anthony S. Fauci, David D. Ho, Francis V. Chisari, Judah Folkman, and Stuart A. Lipton.
Visit Stephen G. Young's homepage at UCLA.
The Eicosanoid Research Foundation is pleased to announce that it is awarding the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award to K. Frank Austen M.D., Astra Zeneca Professor of Respiratory and Inflammatory Diseases with the Department of Medicine of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Austen will receive his award during the inaugural session of the 11th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases at the Casa Magna Marriott Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on Oct. 25, 2009. The Eicosanoid Research Foundation sought nominations from scientists around the world for the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is sponsored by Allergan.
The Eicosanoid Research Foundation announces that it has selected Edward J. Goetzl, M.D., Robert L. Kroc Professor with Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California San Francisco to receive the 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Goetzl will receive his award during the 11th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases at the Casa Magna Marriott Hotel in Cancun, Mexico on October 27, 2009. The Outstanding Achievement Award is sponsored by Avanti Polar Lipids.
In celebration of this special occasion, the JLR is sponsoring a special symposium at the ASBMB Annual Meeting and lectures at eight major established lipid-oriented conferences in 2009. See all Award Winners!
JOB BOARD