Yea for Len! I learned to "flow" in his lab while a student at Stanford.... you could say that's where I became hooked on flow. Thanks for the news. Beverly Beverly E. Barton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Surgery/Division of Urology UMDNJ-NJMS MSB G519 185 S. Orange Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07103 Telephone 973-972-0662 E-mail bartonbe@umdnj.edu Telefacsimile 973-972-3892 On Jun 9, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Alice L. Givan wrote: > Hello Flowers, > Many of us have lamented that there has been no awarding of a Nobel > Prize to those who > developed the first flow cytometers. A step in the right direction > has just been taken > by the Inamori Foundation in Japan, which awards prizes "for lifetime > achievement, to > individuals and groups worldwide who have contributed significantly to > humankind's > betterment." > > It has just been announced that Leonard Herzenberg will receive one of > this year's prizes > "for his outstanding contributions to life sciences and clinical > medicine through his > work in developing the fluorescence activated cell sorter." > > The prize includes a nice sum of money, a diploma, and a 20-karat gold > ring. It is good > to hear that others realize what we all know: flow cytometers are > terrific. > > Dr. Herzenberg deserves our congratulations. > > Alice > > Alice L. Givan, Director > Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory > of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center > Dartmouth Medical School > Lebanon, NH 03756 USA > tel 603-650-7661 > fax 603-650-6130 > givan@dartmouth.edu > www.dartmouth.edu/~celllab >Received on Mon Jun 12 12:18:00 2006
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