Medals and Lectures

The Biochemical Society makes a series of prestigious awards that recognize research achievement. Awards are given every 1-3 years (refer to individual award descriptions), and the Awards Committee is currently calling for nominations for Society Awards in 2003. The full text of the associated lectures is available online.

The lectures are given at Society meetings and published in Biochemical Society Transactions

The Biochemical Society Award

The Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins Memorial Lecture

The Colworth Medal

The Novartis Medal

The Morton Lecture

The Keilin Memorial Lecture

The AstraZeneca Award

The Jubilee Lecture
and a new award:

The GlaxoSmithKline Award

Making a Nomination

For all of the awards the Society requests that, in nominating an individual, you submit the following:

• A letter from the nominator which summarises the nominee's principal achievements and clearly describes the context in which these meet the criteria
• the individual's current CV and list of publications
• just two supporting letters from eminent colleagues confirming suitability for the award

For awards with age limits the Committee will exercise considerable discretion when considering nominees with significant breaks in their careers.

If you have any doubts about the eligibility of your nominee, please contact Sheila Mills; tel. 020 7299 4441