Researchers who helped millions with arthritis receive prestigio...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 05/12/2008 - 23:00

(Imperial College London) Two British researchers who pioneered treatments which have helped millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Dr.

Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, announced today. Emeritus Professor Sir Ravinder Maini and professor Marc Feldmann, who have been carrying out research together at Imperial College London since the 1980s, were selected for the $100K award by an international committee including Nobel Laureates and other world-renowned scientists.


 

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