scientist award

(Elsevier) Elsevier, the world's leading research publisher of scientific information and the network for the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research (ProSPER.Net) announced today the finalists of the first annual ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award.

(American Institute of Biological Sciences) Each year the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) recognizes eminent individuals or groups for outstanding contributions to the biological sciences.

Since 1972, AIBS has presented the Distinguished Scientist Award annually to individuals who have made significant scientific contributions to the biological sciences, particularly in the fields of integrative and organismal biology.

The award is presented at the AIBS Annual Meeting. The 2009 Annual Meeting was recently held in Arlington, Va.