BIO is Now Accepting Nominations for its 2018 Rosalind Franklin Award
March 13 2018 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Each year, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
presents the Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial
Biotechnology to an outstanding woman in the industrial
biotechnology sector who has made significant contributions to the
advancement of the biobased economy and biotech innovation. BIO is
now accepting nominations for the 2018 Rosalind Franklin Award. The
award will be presented at the 2018 World Congress on Industrial
Biotechnology in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
from July 16-19, 2018. The deadline to submit nominations is March
28, 2018.
“Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to the discovery of DNA’s
structure has been vital to the advancement of the field of
biotechnology, but her legacy has often been overlooked,” said
Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, Industrial and
Environmental at BIO. “In presenting this award we hope to not only
honor Rosalind Franklin’s legacy but also honor and inspire the
women working in the field of industrial biotechnology today.”
In 1952, while working as a research associate at King’s College
in London, Rosalind Franklin conceived and captured Photograph 51
of the "B" form of DNA. This photograph, acquired through 100 hours
of X-ray exposure from a machine Dr. Franklin herself refined,
revealed the structure of DNA. The discovery was the single most
important advance of modern biology. James Watson and Francis
Crick, working at Cambridge University, used Photograph 51 as the
basis for their famous model of DNA, which earned them a Nobel
Prize in 1962. Though sometimes overlooked, Rosalind Franklin’s
critical work and discovery in the field has allowed the
biotechnology industry to become what it is today.
The Rosalind Franklin Award is sponsored by the Rosalind
Franklin Society whose goal is to support and showcase the careers
of eminent women in science.
Past recipients of the Rosalind Franklin Award include:
- Vonnie Estes, Independent Consultant,
in 2017
- Anna Rath, President and CEO of
NexSteppe, in 2016
- Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of
LanzaTech, in 2015
- Dr. Debbie Yavers, Director of
Expression Technology, Genomics and Bioinformatics at Novozymes, in
2014
More information about the nomination process is available
here.
Nominees must be living individuals who exhibit leadership
qualities, and have pioneered efforts in industrial biotechnology.
Applicants should demonstrate significant innovative contributions
in a field integral to the advancement of a biobased economy.
All programs at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
are open to attendance by members of the media. Complimentary media
registration is available to editors and reporters working full
time for print, broadcast or web publications with valid press
credentials.
Registration is now open for all attendees.
For more information on the conference please visit
http://www.bio.org/worldcongress. For assistance, please contact
worldcongress@bio.org.
About BIO
BIO is the world's largest trade association representing
biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology
centers and related organizations across the United States and in
more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the
research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural,
industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also
produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest
gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with
industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the
world. BIOtechNOW is BIO's blog chronicling “innovations
transforming our world” and the BIO Newsletter is the
organization’s bi-weekly email newsletter. Subscribe to the
BIO Newsletter.
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