European Peptide Society

The 2nd Dimitrios Theodoropoulos Memorial Lecture Award is awarded to Prof. Ernest Giralt

Nominations

Last November the Organizing Committee of the 7th HFBP and the Hellenic Peptide Society, have announced a call for nominations for the 2nd Dimitrios Theodoropoulos Memorial Lecture Award, and invited all National Representatives of the European Peptide Society to propose candidates for this award sponsored by the A. Polychroniadis family.

The award is to be presented to a scientist who has made a significant contribution to Peptide Chemistry in the five years preceding the date of selection, and the candidates have to be members of the European Peptide Society, with no restriction as to their age or their position.

The candidates proposed by the Council members were: Fernando Albericio, Kleomenis Barlos, Christian F. Becker, Ernest Giralt, Horst Kunz, Maria Sakarellos-Daitsiotis, Zbigniew Szewczuk & Carlo Unverzagt. 

Ballot Results

The Organizing Committee received, at the closing date (February 12th), the votes of 14 National Representatives, with a total of 27 votes (1st & 2nd choices) from a possible total of 26 voters, for the 8 candidates.

According to the votes, the 2nd Dimitrios Theodoropoulos Memorial Lecture will be Awarded to Prof. Ernest Giralt (Barcelona, Spain). The distinguished colleague is invited to attend and give a lecture during the Opening Session of the 7th HFBP, on May 16th, 2010 and he will also receive the pecuniary reward of €2,000.

"On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 7th HFBP and the Hellenic Peptide Society, I would like to thank all the Council Members of the EPS for their participation in the Nominations-Ballot procedures and of course to congratulate Ernest Giralt." 

Paul Cordopatis