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October 15, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Lawrence W. Green, Associate Editor and Author for the Annual Review of Public Health, Dr. Roger A. Nicoll, Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Physiology and Michel Nussenzweig, Editorial Committee Member and Author for the Annual Review of Immunology, for their election to the Institute of Medicine.

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Dr. Lawrence W. Green, Associate Editor and Author for the Annual Review of Public Health, Dr. Roger Nicoll, Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Physiology and Michel Nussenzweig, Editorial Committee Member and Author for the Annual Review of Immunology, have been named as new members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Election into the IOM is considered one of the most distinguished honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizing those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and a devotion to service. Green, Nicoll and Nussenzweig were among 65 new members and five foreign associates elected this year.

Dr. Lawrence W. Green, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is developing the Program in Society, Diversity and Disparities, for the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center; while serving on Boards of Directors for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, and Health Promotion Advocates. Green also serves on many different committees including the National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and the Prescription for Health Research Program of practice-based research networks. Dr. Lawrence serves as the Associate Editor for the Annual Review of Public Health and has written for Annual Reviews four times. His articles include:

• Modifying and Developing Health Behavior
  Lawrence W. Green
  Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 5, (1984)
• School Health Education
  Lawrence W. Green and Donald C. Iverson
  Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 3, (1982)
• Diffusion Theory and Knowledge Dissemination, Utilization, and Integration in Public Health
  Lawrence W. Green, Judith M. Ottoson, César García and Robert A. Hiatt
  Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 30, (2009)
• The Public Health Infrastructure and Our Nation's Health
  Edward L. Baker Jr., Margaret A. Potter, Deborah L. Jones, Shawna L. Mercer, Joan P. Cioffi, Lawrence W. Green, Paul K. Halverson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld and David W. Fleming
  Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 26, (2005)

Dr. Roger A. Nicoll, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, has focused his work on illuminating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the mammalian central nervous system. Dr. Nicoll is an Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Physiology and has written for Annual Reviews two times. His articles include:

• Substance P as a Transmitter Candidate
  R. A. Nicoll, C. Schenker and S. E. Leeman
  Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 3 (1980)
• Mechanisms Underlying Long-Term Potentiation of Synaptic Transmission
  D.V. Madison, R.C. Malenka and R.A. Nicoll
  Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 14 (1991)

Dr. Michel Nussenzweig, Sherman Fairchild Professor and Senior Physician for the Department of Molecular Immunology at Rockefeller University, New York City and Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, combines a variety of techniques from biochemistry and molecular biology with gene targeting and transgenic technologies to get an atomic-level look at the workings of the immune system. Dr. Nussenzweig is an Editorial Committee Member and Author for the Annual Review of Immunology and has written for Annual Reviews two times. His articles include:

• Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells
  Ralph M. Steinman, Daniel Hawiger, Michel C. Nussenzweig
  Annual Review of Immunology, Vol. 21 (2003)
• RAGs and Regulation of Autoantibodies
  Mila Jankovic, Rafael Casellas, Nikos Yannoutsos, Hedda Wardemann and Michel C. Nussenzweig
  Annual Review of Immunology, Vol. 22 (2004)

Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM has become recognized as a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on health issues. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer their service on IOM committees, boards, and other activities. Studies and initiatives during the past year include: a review of the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury among military personnel; an assessment of the health effects due to lack of insurance; recommendations for comparative effectiveness research priorities; new guidelines for how much weight women should gain during pregnancy; a blueprint for American leadership in advancing global health; a strategy for preventing medical conflicts of interest; and a series of meetings on improving health care value through evidence-based medicine.

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October 12, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Elinor Ostrom, Author for the Annual Review of Political Science, tbe Annual Review of Environment and Resources, and the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, and Dr. Oliver Williamson, Author for the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Co-Recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Dr. Elinor Ostrom, Author for the Annual Review of Political Science, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, and the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, and Dr. Oliver Williamson, Author for the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, have been named as joint recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for the work in the studies of Economic Governance.

Dr. Elinor Ostrom is the first woman to win the prize in its 40-year history. Ostrom, Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, both at Indiana University, was praised "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons." Ostrom's work shows that local communities often manage common resources -- such as woods, lakes and fish stocks -- better on their own than when outside authorities impose rules, the committee said. Dr. Ostrom has written for three Annual Reviews series. Her articles include:

• Prefatory, Elinor Ostrom
  Planned for the Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 13 (2010)
• Connectivity and the Governance of Multilevel Social-Ecological Systems: The Role of Social Capital,
  Eduardo S. Brondizio, Elinor Ostrom, Oran R. Young
  Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 34 (2009)
• Coping with Tragedies of the Commons, Elinor Ostrom
  Annual Review of Political Science. Vol. 2 (1999)
• Human Ecology and Resource Sustainability: The Importance of Institutional Diversity,
  C. Dustin Becker, Elinor Ostrom
  Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. Vol. 26 (1995)

Dr. Oliver Williamson, Edgar F. Kaiser Professor Emeritus of Business, Economics and Law and Professor of the Graduate School, both at the University of California, Berkeley, was cited "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm." Williamson's work examines why large corporations tend to arise -- and why they do not -- based on the cost and complexity of transactions, according to the Nobel committee. "He has taught us to regard markets, firms, associations, agencies and even households from the perspective of their contribution to the resolution of conflict," the panel said. Dr. Williamson wrote "Why Law, Economics, and Organization?" in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Volume 1 (2005).

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established in 1968 by the Central Bank of Sweden in memory of Alfred Nobel. It is given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which since 1901 has been awarding Nobel Prizes for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace.

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October 7, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Biophysics, Dr. Thomas A. Steitz, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Biophysics, and Dr. Ada E. Yonath, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Annual Review of Biophysics, and the Annual Review of Microbiology, Co-Recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Biophysics, Dr. Thomas A. Steitz, Author for the Annual Reviews of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Biophysics, and Dr. Ada E. Yonath, Author for the Annual Reviews of Biochemistry, Annual Review of Biophysics, and the Annual Review of Microbiology, Co-Recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Senior Scientist and Group Leader at Structural Studies Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK, has authored and/or co-authored the following Annual Reviews articles:

• STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS INTO TRANSLATIONAL FIDELITY, James M. Ogle, V. Ramakrishnan
  Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 74, Page 129-177, Jul 2005
• HISTONE STRUCTURE AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NUCLEOSOME, V. Ramakrishnan
  Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. Volume 26, Page 83-112, Jun 1997

Thomas A. Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Yale University, has authored and/or co-authored the following Annual Reviews articles:

• THE STRUCTURAL BASIS OF LARGE RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT FUNCTION, Peter B. Moore, Thomas A. Steitz
  Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 72, Page 813-850, Jul 2003
• Function and Structure Relationships in DNA Polymerases, C M Joyce, and , T A Steitz
  Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 63, Page 777-822, Jul 1994
• Identifying Nonpolar Transbilayer Helices in Amino Acid Sequences of Membrane Proteins, D M Engelman, T A Steitz, and , A Goldman
  Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry. Volume 15, Page 321-353, Jun 1986
• Crystallographic and NMR Studies of the Serine Proteases, T A Steitz, and , R G Shulman
  Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering. Volume 11, Page 419-444, Jun 1982
• X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Enzymes, D M Blow, and , T A Steitz
  Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 39, Page 63-100, Jul 1970

Ada E. Yonath, Martin S. and Helen Kimmel Professor of Structural Biology and Director of Helen & Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure & Assembly, both at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, has authored and/or co-authored the following Annual Reviews articles:

• ANTIBIOTICS TARGETING RIBOSOMES: Resistance, Selectivity, Synergism, and Cellular Regulation, Ada Yonath
  Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 74, Page 649-679, Jul 2005
• RIBOSOMAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: Initiation, Peptide Bond Formation, and Amino Acid Polymerization are Hampered by Antibiotics, Ada Yonath, Anat Bashan
  Annual Review of Microbiology. Volume 58, Page 233-251, Oct 2004
• THE SEARCH AND ITS OUTCOME: High-Resolution Structures of Ribosomal Particles from Mesophilic, Thermophilic, and Halophilic Bacteria at Various Functional States, Ada Yonath
  Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. Volume 31, Page 257-273, Jun 2002
• Approaching Atomic Resolution in Crystallography of Ribosomes, A Yonath
  Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. Volume 21, Page 77-93, Jun 1992

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry awards Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath for having showed what the ribosome looks like and how it functions at the atomic level. All three have used a method called X-ray crystallography to map the position for each and every one of the hundreds of thousands of atoms that make up the ribosome.

Read the full Press Release from the Nobel Foundation.

October 6, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Author for the Annual Review of Genetics, Dr. Carol W. Greider, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, and Dr. Jack W. Szostak, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Co-Recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Author for the Annual Review of Genetics, Dr. Carol W. Greider, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, and Dr. Jack W. Szostak, Author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry have been named as joint recipients of The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Morris Herztein Professor of Biology and Physiology in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, is a leader in the area of telomere and telomerase research and is also the co-author with Michael J. McEachern and Anat Krauskopf of "Telomeres and Their Control" in the Annual Review of Genetics Vol. 34 (2000).

Dr. Carol W. Greider, Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins University, is also the author of "Telomere Length Regulation" in the Annual Review of Biochemistry Vol. 65 (1996).

Dr. Jack W. Szostak, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, is also the co-author with David S. Wilson of "In Vitro Selection of Functional Nucleic Acids" in the Annual Review of Biochemistry Vol. 68 (1999).

Blackburn, Greider, and Szostak were awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, research that has implications for caner and aging research. Their discoveries have added a new dimension to our understanding of the cell, shed light on disease mechanisms, and stimulated the development of potential new therapies.

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September 22, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Esther Duflo, Editorial Committee Member and Author for the Annual Review of Economics, Recipient of a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Esther Duflo, Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Economics, has been awarded a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

Dr. Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation & Development Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is also the co-author with Abhijit V. Banerjee of "The Experimental Approach to Development Economics" in the Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 1 (2009), a substantial literature review related to her work.

Dr. Duflo was selected as a MacArthur Fellow for her work in analyzing the forces perpetuating cycles of poverty in South Asia and Africa and enhancing the policies and interventions designed to improve lives. Her research focuses on microeconomic issues in developing countries, including household behavior, education, access to finance, health and policy evaluation. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2009. The new Fellows work across a broad spectrum of endeavors. They include an infectious disease physician, an ornithologist, a painter, a photojournalist, a bridge engineer, a climate scientist, an economist, a papermaker, a mental health lawyer, and a poet. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.

Dr. Duflo has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the American Economic Association's Elaine Bennett Prize for Research (2003), the "Best French Young Economist Prize" (Le Monde/Cercle des economistes, 2005), the Médaille de Bronze (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2005), and the Prix Luc Durand-Reville (Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, 2008). In 2008-2009 she was the inaugural holder of the international chair "Knowledge Against Poverty" at the College de France.

September 17, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates JoAnne Stubbe, Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Recipient of the National Medal of Science

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that JoAnne Stubbe, Editorial Committee Member for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been awarded the 2009 National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama.

The annual award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists will be presented to Dr. Stubbe and eight other scientists on October 7, 2009 at a White House ceremony.

JoAnne Stubbe will receive the National Medal of Science for her work in understanding the mechanisms of enzymes that play an essential role in DNA replication and repair.

The National Medal of Science was created in 1959 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. Awarded annually, the medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. Nominees are selected by a committee of presidential appointees based on their advanced knowledge in, and contributions to, the biological, behavioral/social, and physical sciences, as well as chemistry, engineering, computing, and mathematics.

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Annual Reviews Congratulates Richard Zare, Annual Reviews Board Chairperson and Co-Editor of the Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, Recipient of the 2010 Priestley Medal

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Richard Zare, Annual Reviews Board Chairperson and Co-Editor of the Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, and the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor at Stanford University, has been named recipient of the 2010 Priestly Medal by the American Chemical Society.

The annual award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society, recognizes distinguished service to the field of chemistry.

Zare has made many scientific contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in laser spectroscopy. He introduced laser-induced fluorescence as a method for studying reaction dynamics and as a sensitive detection method for analytical chemistry.

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September 15, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Dr. Ashok Gadgil, Co-Editor Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Recipient of 2009 Heinz Award

Annual Reviews is pleased to congratulate Ashok Gadgil, Co-Editor Annual Review of Environment and Resources,  recipient of a $100,000 Heinz Award for his work as a researcher, inventor and humanitarian.  As the faculty senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Gadgil leads 
a group that works to understand airflow and the transport of pollutants in buildings.  He has developed 
technologies that have led to greater product affordability, enhanced air and water quality, improved 
energy efficiency, reduced health risks and life-saving advances within the developing world.  

Gadgil is also known for creating simple inventions to solve fundamental problems in developing countries, such as an inexpensive and reliable water purification system and an improved cook stove for Darfur.

Established by Teresa Heinz in 1993 to honor the memory of her late husband, U.S. Senator John Heinz, the Awards celebrate the accomplishments and spirit of the Senator by recognizing the extraordinary achievements of individuals in the areas of greatest importance to him.

The Heinz Awards, administered by the Heinz Family Philanthropies, recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions in the areas of: Arts and Humanities, the Environment, the Human Condition, Public Policy, and Technology, the Economy and Employment.

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September 1, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Stephen Leone, Annual Review of Physical Chemistry Editor, Recipient of the Polanyi Medal

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Stephen Leone, Editor of the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, has been named by the Royal Society of Chemistry as the winner of the Polanyi Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of gas kinetics and reaction dynamics and will deliver the associated lecture at the 21st International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, to be held at the University of Leuven, Belgium, July 18–23, 2010.

In the Leone lab, the study of molecular photodissociation by soft x-ray laser techniques has opened the way to analyze the simple breaking of a molecular bond in greater detail. Leone's research group also investigates the ultralow temperature gas phase kinetics for the atmospheres of Titan and Saturn.

Leone is currently a Professor of Chemistry and Physics, at the University of California, Berkeley; and is also Director of Chemical Dynamics Beamline at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Stephen Leone has written for Annual Reviews one time:

State-Resolved Molecular Reaction Dynamics, S.R. Leone
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. Volume 35, October 1984

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August 24, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Kenneth J. Arrow, Annual Reviews Editor, Co-Recipient of the Benjamin E. Lippincott Award

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Kenneth J. Arrow, Annual Reviews Editor, has been named by the American Political Science Association as the co-recipient of the Benjamin E. Lippincott Award in recognition of his pioneering contributions to economic theory—contributions that are still relevant today.

As one of the most prominent economic theorists of the twentieth century, Kenneth J. Arrow has made fundamental contributions to numerous fields, most of then concentrated around Neo-Walrasian general equlibrium theory and welfare economics, of which he can be considered one of the primary architects.

Arrow is currently the Joan Kenney Professor of Economics and Professor of Operations Research, Emeritus at Stanford University.

Kenneth J. Arrow is Co-Editor of the Annual Review of Economics:

Some Developments in Economic Theory Since 1940: An Eyewitness Account, Kenneth J. Arrow
Annual Review of Economics. Volume 1, September 2009

Annual Review of Economics, Co-Editors: Kenneth J. Arrow and Timothy F. Bresnahan
Annual Review of Economics. Volume 1, September 2009

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Learn more about the Benjamin E. Lippincott Award.

August 19, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Philippe C. Schmitter, Annual Reviews Author, Recipient of The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for 2009

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Philippe C. Schmitter, Annual Reviews Author, has been named as the recipient of The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for 2009 for his path-breaking work on the role of corporatism in modern democracies, and for his stimulating and innovative analysis of democratization.

He is being honored with the prestigious award for his extensive and profound work on regional integration, both in Latin America and in Western Europe and for the many decades he has contributed to political science and its progress.

Currently, Schmitter is professorial fellow and emeritus professor at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy.

Pilippe C. Schmitter has written for Annual Reviews one time:

Transformations in World Politics: The Intellectual Contributions of Ernst B. Haas, John Gerard Ruggie, Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert O. Keohane, and Philippe C. Schmitter
Annual Review of Political Science. Volume 8, June 2005

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July 30, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Janet Rowley, Annual Reviews Author, Recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that President Obama named Janet Rowley as one of 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.

She is being honored with the prestigious award for discoveries of recurrent chromosomal abnormalities in leukemias and lymphomas—discoveries that have revolutionized how cancer is understood and treated. Rowley is internationally renowned for her studies which have led to dramatically improved survival rates for previously incurable cancers and the development of targeted therapies.

Currently, Rowley is the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at The University of Chicago.

Dr. Rowley has written for Annual Reviews 4 times:

Chromosomes in Leukemia and Beyond: From Irrelevant to Central Players, Janet D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. Volume 10, Sep 2009

The Critical Role of Chromosome Translocations in Human Leukemias, Janet D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genetics. Volume 32, Dec 1998

The Relation of Oncogenesis and Cytogenetics in Leukemia and Lymphoma, M. Pearson, and , J.D. Rowley
Annual Review of Medicine. Volume 36, Feb 1985

Chromosome Abnormalities in Human Leukemia, J.D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genetics. Volume 14, Dec 1980

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July 1, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Janet Rowley, Annual Reviews Author, Recipient of the 2009 Gruber Genetics Prize

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Janet Rowley, Annual Reviews author, has been named as a recipient of the 2009 Gruber Genetics Prize for Groundbreaking Discoveries in Identifying Chromosomal Abnormalities in Leukemias and Lymphomas — Findings that Established Cancer as a Genetic Disease.

A founder in the field of cancer cytogenetics and a renowned leader in molecular oncology, Dr. Rowley will receive the 2009 Genetics Prize of The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation. She is being honored with the prestigious international award for discoveries of recurrent chromosomal abnormalities in leukemias and lymphomas—discoveries that have revolutionized how cancer is understood and treated.

Currently the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, Rowley is also being honored for her critical national and international leadership in the biomedical research community.

The Prize will be presented in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 23 at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics.

Dr. Rowley has written for Annual Reviews 4 times:

Chromosomes in Leukemia and Beyond: From Irrelevant to Central Players, Janet D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. Volume 10, Sep 2009

The Critical Role of Chromosome Translocations in Human Leukemias, Janet D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genetics. Volume 32, Dec 1998

The Relation of Oncogenesis and Cytogenetics in Leukemia and Lymphoma, M. Pearson, and , J.D. Rowley
Annual Review of Medicine. Volume 36, Feb 1985

Chromosome Abnormalities in Human Leukemia, J.D. Rowley
Annual Review of Genetics. Volume 14, Dec 1980

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May 13, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates John Hagan, Editor of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Co-Recipient of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2009 Awarded for Research on Genocide

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that John Hagan, Editor of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, has been named as a co-recipient of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology. The Stockholm Prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.

The Prize will be shared with Raul Zaffaroni of the Supreme Court of Argentina. They will be presented with the Prize on June 23 in a banquet at Stockholm City Hall.

In 2003-5, John Hagan pioneered the application of advanced crime measurement techniques to the study of genocide in his empirical work on violence in Darfur and in the Balkans. Using systematic methods of estimating crime volumes from victimization surveys administered in collaboration with the American Bar Foundation and the US State Department, Hagan and his colleagues found substantial under-counting of murders in previous estimates.

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March 16, 2009 - Annual Reviews Congratulates Sandra Faber, Annual Reviews Board Member and Author, Winner of the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

Annual Reviews is proud to announce that Sandra Faber, Annual Reviews Board Member and Author, has been awarded the $250,000 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science for a lifetime’s work in understanding the structure and evolution of the universe.

For 185 years, The Franklin Institute has honored the greatest men and women of science, engineering, and technology. The Franklin Institute Awards are among the oldest and most prestigious comprehensive science awards in the world.

Among science's highest honors, The Franklin Institute Awards identify individuals whose great innovation has benefited humanity, advanced science, launched new fields of inquiry, and deepened our understanding of the universe.

The 2009 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science was presented to Sandra Faber for extraordinary advances in our knowledge of the properties of distant galaxies, dark matter, large scale structure of the Universe, and black holes in galactic nuclei; and for innovative leadership in the development of astronomical facilities.

Sandra Faber, and astronomer and the University of California, Santa Cruz, began her association with Annual Reviews as an author in 1979. She joined our Board of Directors in 1988 and our Editorial Affairs Committee in 1994.

Dr. Faber is credited with developing the first comprehensive model of how the universe formed and was among the earliest researchers to include cold dark matter in galactic models. Her research also helped lay the foundation for the now widely accepted notion that most galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their center.

To view Dr. Faber's Annual Reviews article Masses and Mass-to-Light Ratios of Galaxies, co-authored with J.S. Gallagher, click here.

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March 1, 2009 - Annual Reviews Announces 2010 Pricing Freeze

Consistent with our mission to serve the worldwide information community, Annual Reviews will freeze institutional and site license pricing for 2010.

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October 8, 2008 - Roger Tsien, 5 Time Annual Reviews author, and Martin Chalfie, 2 Time author, share the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Annual Reviews congratulates Roger S. Tsien and Martin Chalfie, co-recipients of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.

Roger Tsien has written articles for 5 Annual Reviews series. His articles include:

The Green Fluorescent Protein, Annual Review of Biochemistry

Calcium Channels, Stores, and Oscillations, Annual Review of Cell Biology

Fluorescent Probes of Cell Signaling, Annual Review of Neuroscience

Intracellular Measurements of Ion Activities, Annual Review of Biophysics

Controlling Cell Chemistry with Caged Compounds, Annual Review of Physiology

Martin Chalfie is an author for 2 Annual Reviews series. His articles include:

Eukaryotic Mechanosensitive Channels, Annual Review of Biophysics

Genetics of Sensory Mechanotransduction, Annual Review of Genetics

To learn more about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, visit the Nobel Foundation Website.

October 7, 2008 - Harald zur Hausen, Annual Review of Microbiology author, and Luc Montagnier, Annual Review of Microbiology and Immunology author, share the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Annual Reviews congratulates Harald zur Hausen, co-recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer. Harald zur Hausen is an author for the Annual Review of Microbiology. Read the article he co-authored, Human Papilloma Viruses.

Annual Reviews congratulates Luc Montagnier, co-recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. Luc Montagnier has written articles for both the Annual Review of Microbiology and the Annual Review of Immunology. Read the article he co-authored in the Annual Review of Microbiology, Aids Associated Mycoplasmas and the article he co-authored for the Annual Review of Immunology, Lymphadenopathy-Associated-Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

To learn more about the Nobel Prize in Medicine, visit the Nobel Foundation Website.

April 29, 2008 - National Academy Sciences Announces the 2008 Class of New Members

Annual Reviews congratulates the new class members and foreign associates elected into the National Academy of Sciences for 2008. We are proud to announce that many of our editorial committee members and authors were among those elected.

The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 9 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

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To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, view the official press release on the NAS website

April 28 , 2008 - American Academy of Arts & Sciences Announces the 2008 Class of New Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members

Annual Reviews congratulates the new class of members elected into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2008.

We are proud to announce that our President and Editor-in-Chief, Samuel Gubins, was among those elected.

The 212 scholars, scientists, artists, civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders come from 20 states and 15 countries, and range in age from 37 to 86. Represented among this year's newly elected members are more than 50 universities and more than a dozen corporations, as well as museums, national laboratories and private research institutes, media outlets and foundations.

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To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, view the official press release on the Academy website

January 29, 2008 - Annual Reviews Announces New Chemistry Title
Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry ™ launches in 2008

Annual Reviews has announced plans to publish the Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry (http://anchem.annualreviews.org) in 2008.  The series will be co-edited by Dr. Edward S. Yeung and Dr. Richard N. Zare.

Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry will provide a perspective on the field of analytical chemistry. It will provide an innovative perspective that will address measurement science in general, with a focus on concepts, materials, chemicals, and/or processes. The series will draw from disciplines as diverse as biology, physics, and engineering, with analytical chemistry as the unifying theme.

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January 22, 2008 - National Academy of Sciences (NAS) honors 5 Annual Reviews authors and editorial committee members with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements.

Annual Reviews congratulates the recipients of the 2008 NAS awards. We are proud to announce that 5 recipients are Annual Reviews authors and/or editorial committee members.

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To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, view the official press release on the NAS website

June 8 , 2007 - Inamori Foundation Awards 2007 Kyoto Award to Annual Reviews Author

The Kyoto Prize is presented to people who have contributed greatly to the progress of science, the advancement of civilization, and the enrichment and elevation of the human spirit.

Annual Reviews congratulates 5-time author Hiroo Kanamori, recipient of the 2007 Kyoto Award in the Basic Sciences Category for his work ""Elucidation of Physical Processes of Earthquakes and Its Application to Hazard Mitigation". The Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center on November 10, 2007.

To view a list of contributions Dr. Kanamori has made to Annual Reviews, click here.

To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, view the official press release on the Inamori Foundation website

January 17, 2007 - National Academy of Sciences (NAS) honors 10 Annual Reviews authors and editorial committee members with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements.

Annual Reviews congratulates the recipients of the 2007 NAS awards. We are proud to announce that 10 recipients are Annual Reviews authors and/or editorial committee members.

To find their names and contributions made to Annual Reviews click here.

To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, view the official press release on the NAS website

December 15, 2006 - Joshua Lederberg, Annual Reviews Board Member, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Annual Reviews Board Member Dr. Joshua Lederberg was one of ten recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal recognizes high achievement in public service, science, the arts, education, athletics, and other fields.

To Read a Transcript of the Awards Presentation, visit the White House Website.

November 29, 2006 - Annual Reviews Board Member Dr. Eugene Garfield receives the 2006 Online Information Lifetime Achievement Award

Annual Reviews Board Member Dr. Eugene Garfield is the 2006 recipient of the Online Information Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of more than 50 years of dedication, leadership and innovation in the information industry.

To Learn More about this award, visit the Online Information Awards Page.

October 4, 2006 - Roger Kornberg, Editor of the Annual Review of Biochemistry, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Annual Reviews congratulates Roger Kornberg, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Roger Kornberg is the editor of and an author for the Annual Review of Biochemistry.

To view the latest contents of the Annual Review of Biochemistry, visit the series home page.

To learn more about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, visit the Nobel Foundation Website.

October 2, 2006 - Andrew Fire, Annual Review of Genetics author, shares the Nobel Prize in Medicine

Annual Reviews congratulates Andrew Fire, who shares the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Andrew Fire is an author for the Annual Review of Genetics.

Read the article he co-authored, entitled RECOGNITION AND SILENCING OF REPEATED DNA.

To learn more about the Nobel Prize in Medicine, visit the Nobel Foundation Website.

September 17, 2006 - Three Annual Reviews authors receive the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award

Annual Reviews congratulates the winners of the 2006 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for the prediction and discovery of telomerase, a remarkable RNA-containing enzyme that synthesizes the ends of chromosomes, protecting them and maintaining the integrity of the genome.

We are proud to announce that the three co-recipients are Annual Reviews authors.

Elizabeth Blackburn has written for the Annual Review of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Genetics. Carol W. Greider has written for the Annual Review of Biochemistry. Jack W. Szostak has written for the Annual Review of Biochemistry and the Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology.

To Learn More about the 2006 Lasker Award, please visit the Lasker Foundation Website.