ABRF Award Presentation & Lecture

sponsored by Agilent

Mathias Uhlen of the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, has been selected for the ABRF Award for 2009, based on his pioneering contributions to multiple areas, including Staph. Protein A, affinity purification technology, DNA pyrosequencing, and the human protein atlas.

The ABRF Award is awarded annually by the ABRF in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of biotechnology.  Biological research is driven by technology.  As new instruments and chemistries are conceived and implemented, new frontiers are created and new possibilities emerge.  Technology, from the invention of the light microscope to the deciphering of the Human Genome, opens doors into the unknown that would otherwise remain firmly sealed.  The ABRF Award recognizes those pioneers responsible for development of the powerful new tools that serve as the foundation of modern biological research.   The ABRF Award will be presented at the ABRF 2009 meeting and the awardee will give a lecture at the meeting.

A list of prior recipients of the ABRF Award can be found here.