publication date: Jun 18, 2012
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author/source: University of Bath
Professor
Barry Potter at the University of Bath has been named "Investigator of the Year
2012" at the European Life Sciences Award ceremony held in Hamburg, Germany.
This
prestigious award recognises outstanding accomplishments in the global life
sciences arena, specifically at the interface of chemistry with biology and
medicine.
Professor
Barry Potter, from the University's Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology,
researches the chemistry of signalling within cells and drug discovery.
Many
cancers are caused by errors in cell signalling, for example when a cancerous
cell produces signals to divide uncontrollably it can lead to tumour growth.
Professor
Potter's work has included the discovery of a new family of anti-cancer drugs
called steroid sulfatase inhibitors, which targets a cell signalling pathway.
His
work has been underpinned by national and international collaborations between
academic biologists, physicians, oncologists, endocrinologists, pharmaceutical
scientists and the pharmaceutical industry.
His
research covers the whole spectrum of basic curiosity-driven laboratory science
through to the treatment of patients through clinical trials with drugs
designed at Bath.
The
international judging panel consisted of eminent academic and industrial names
in the field of the life sciences.
Professor
Potter's award was presented by Professor Abraham Lee of the University of
California USA at the end of May, in conjunction with a keynote lecture by
biologist science writer and broadcaster Dr Adam Rutherford, an editor at the
science journal
Nature and writer for the
Guardian.
The
Society of Biology, the UK professional body that advises the Government and advances
education and professional development in the life sciences, sponsored the
awards. Professor Potter is an elected Fellow of the Society.
Professor
Potter said: "The life sciences today are highly interdisciplinary and such work
throws up many issues beyond just the science itself. Although my group
specialises in the chemical aspects of life science, success is often
significantly also about human chemistry between collaborators in the wider
sense.
"It's
always a great honour to receive recognition such as this and I want to pay
special tribute to close colleagues especially at Bath, past and present, who
have worked with me in this area and our other collaborators over the years,
all of whom are also recognised through this award."
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