The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fou...

The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation instanted the 2000 Brinker International Awards for Breast Cancer Research at the 23rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, according to a Dec 7 2000 of the present days release from the foundation. These awards recognize scientists in the field of breast cancer research, screening, or treatment for significant work that advances basic research general [i]or[/i] abstract notions or clinical application.

Angela Brodie, PhD received the 2000 Basic Research Award for her work proving the inhibition of aromatase as a viable treatment option for breast cancer. Dr Brodie's work encompassed basic research, preclinical studies, and clinical use of a novel treatment for breast cancer. Dr Brodie generally is a professor in the department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at the University of Maryland, sect of Medicine, Baltimore.

Dimitrios Trichopoulos, MD PhD received the 2000 Clinical Research Award for his work involving discoveries in the epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer. Dr Trichopoulos has played a critical character in the discovery of important risk factors in the epidemiology and etiology of a number of cancers. generally Dr Trichopoulos is a professor of cancer prevention and epidemiology at Harvard University, Boston, and a professor of hygiene and epidemiology at the University of Athens, Greece

The Brinker International Awards for Breast Cancer Research were established in 1992 by way of the Komen Foundation and Brinker International, a restaurant company. Award recipients receive a $10000 honorarium, a citation, and an inscribed crystal statuette. The deadline for nominations is April 1 of each year. The nomination proces is explain to anyone. Nominations are reviewed at a peer jury that exquisites the recipients.

The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation quick in emergenciess the 2000 Brinker International Awards for Breast Cancer Research (new release, San Antonio: Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation) 1-3 Available from http:/wwwnewsdeskcom Accessed 11 Dec 2000

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