Durham, NC, Hoboken, NJ and Seoul, Korea. September 2010 – AlphaMed Press and Wiley-Blackwell, co-publishers of the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells , announce that the annual Stem Cells Young Investigator Award, with co-sponsorship from the International Stem Cell Symposium, will be presented on October 2nd 2010 in Seoul, South Korea.
The US $10,000 award will be presented to a young scientist who, as principal author, published a paper in Stem Cells during the past year that was judged to be most important by the Journal's editorial board jury.
The awardee will be invited to present a paper at the 8th International Stem Cell Symposium with support provided by the conference organizers. The program will also feature Martin J. Murphy, Jr., Executive Editor, Stem Cells , who will present a special keynote lecture, as well as lectures by many of the world's foremost stem cell scientists.
"The Stem Cells Young Investigator Award was established to recognize a new generation of innovative young investigators. Our senior editors are delighted to celebrate the scientific advances made by a young investigator whose research has made an outstanding contribution in advancing our understanding of stem cell biology and stem cell applications," said Professor Stojković, Editor of Stem Cells . "We are equally pleased to continue our partnership with the International Stem Cell Symposium, since we believe this is the ideal setting to present this award."