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Awards
Imbach-Townsend Award
The Imbach-Townsend Award was established in 2006 to honor the two scientists who founded the International Round Tables in 1972, namely Profs. Jean-Louis Imbach and Leroy B. Townsend. Each of these scientists made seminal contributions to the area of nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids during their careers. Prof. Imbach focused on the synthesis of nucleosides and oligonucleotides with carbohydrate modifications, as well as on nucleoside monophosphate prodrugs. The main focus of Prof. Townsend's research was on nucleosides with various altered heterocyclic bases. Their seminal contributions continue to be regularly cited in scientific literature.
The Imbach-Townsend award is made to a scientist at each International Round Table based upon the following criteria:
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The scientist should exemplify the spirit and dedication shown by Jean-Louis Imbach and Leroy Townsend during their respective careers.
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The award is to recognize outstanding accomplishment in the fields of nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids, and the recipient may be a chemist or a biologist.
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Recipients may be of any age, but the award is for one or more specific achievements, and is not intended as a lifetime achievement award.
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The award recipient receives a gift, a cash prize, meeting expenses, and he or she will present a lecture at the International Roundtable where the award is presented.
Imbach-Townsend
Award Recipients
2006: Prof. Marvin H. Caruthers (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA)
2008: Prof. Morris J. Robins (Brigham Young University, Provo, USA)
2010: Prof. Robert Vince (Center of Drug Design, University of Minnesota, USA)
2012: Prof. Frank Seela (University of Osnabruck, Germany)
2014: Prof. Piet Herdewijn (Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium)
2016: Prof. Helmut Vorbrüggen (Schering AG, Berlin, Germany)
2018: Prof. Naoki Sugimoto (Konan University, Kobe, Japan)
2020: Prof. Jack Szostak (Harvard University, Boston USA)
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John A. Montgomery Award
The John A. Montgomery Award was established by IS3NA in 2006 in honor of the contributions to chemotherapy made by Dr. John A. Montgomery.
Dr. J. A. Montgomery's pioneering approaches to applying both chemistry and biology to structure-based drug design have laid much of the foundation for present research in this field. His research resulted in the publication of over 400 research papers and over 50 patents. He is a co-inventor of five FDA approved anti-cancer drugs and was a major contributor to the field of nucleoside chemistry and the design of nucleoside antimetabolite drugs.
The J. A. Montgomery Award is made to a scientist at each International Round Table based upon the following criteria:
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The J. A. Montgomery Award recipient should embody the spirit of Dr. Montgomery. The recipient may be a chemist or biologist, working in the field of nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids of biological relevance, preferentially in the domain of anticancer and antiviral chemotherapy.
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The award is for one or more specific achievements and is not intended as a life achievement award.
The award recipient receives a gift, a cash prize, meeting expenses, and he or she will present a lecture at the International Roundtable where the award is presented.
John A. Montgomery
Award Recipients
2006: Dr. John A. Secrist (Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, USA)
2008: Dr. Antonín Holý (Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague)
2010: Prof. Erik De Clercq (Catholic University Leuven, Belgium)
2012: Prof. Akira Matsuda (Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan)
2014: Prof. David C. K. Chu (University of Georgia, Athens, USA)
2016: Prof. Gilles Gosselin (CNRS, Montpellier, France, Idenix Pharmaceuticals)
2018: Dr. Mike Sofia (Arbutus
Biopharma, Inc.)
The Chu Family Foundation Scholarships
for Early Career Women in Science
The Chu Family Scholarships were initiated by The Chu Family Foundation (TCFF) and IS3NA to support the professional development of early-career level women with the potential for significant contribution in the field of nucleoside/tide and/or nucleic acid research by providing funds to attend a specialized workshop, visit/work in another laboratory to obtain new skills, take a course or acquire specialized training.
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Up to three awards are given biannually to advance the careers of early-career level women with potential for significant contributions in the field of Nucleosides/tides and/or Nucleic Acid Research. Each award will consist of a $3,000 stipend, a complimentary IS3NA membership, and a commemorative plaque.
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IRT Travel Awards
To encourage young researchers to attend and present their works at XXV IRT, IS3NA provides a limited number of Travel Awards, reserved to PhD students and post-docs with restricted budget submitting an abstract for a poster/oral contribution. The application process for the IS3NA Travel Awards is now closed.