Surrey Toxicology receives prestigious National Award
Tuesday 15 April 2008
At the recent Annual Congress of the British Toxicology Society held at the University of Surrey, Professors Peter Goldfarb and Gordon Gibson from the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences were jointly awarded the Society's prestigious Paton Prize for their contribution to toxicology in the UK over the last 20 years. In particular the award acknowledged their establishment of the UK's first Molecular Toxicology research group at Surrey in 1987 and their leadership in ensuring that new molecular technologies were employed to take the discipline forward. These technologies are now embedded in all aspects of both academic and industrial research in toxicology and have resulted in the continuing high international profile of toxicology at Surrey.
The Society was left a generous bequest by Sir William Paton to encourage scholarship in the historical aspects of toxicology. Sir William Paton's donation was matched by the British Toxicology Society to establish the Paton Prize. The prize is offered biannually. The Society has interpreted Sir William's wishes broadly. Recipients are asked to present a lecture at the Annual Congress followed by a publication in an appropriate journal.
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