2 UCSD Scientists Receive Prestigious Award
Pradipta Ghosh, Quyen Nguyen Honored
POSTED: 11:21 am PDT May 29, 2009
UPDATED: 11:23 am PDT May 29, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- Two University of California, San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been awarded $700,000 each from the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists, it was announced Friday.Dr. Pradipta Ghosh was recognized for research into the changes in the activity of a protein that helps transmit molecular signals into cells, called the G protein, during cancerous tumor formation and growth.Dr. Quyen Nguyen was honored for testing the use of molecular fluorescence imaging to guide surgery, according to UCSD.The Career Award for Medical Scientists is a five-year, $700,000 award designed to help physician-scientists transition to a career in research, according to UCSD.
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