Denmark: Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen to host the Emil Christian Hansen 2006 Prize awarding
The Emil Christian Hansen 2006 Prize has been awarded to Professor Susan L. Lindquist of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, according to May 09 Carlsberg press-release.
The prize comprises the Hansen Gold Medal and DKK 30,000 and was awarded in a ceremony at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen. Professor Lindquist was nominated for the prize because of her central role in the elucidation of mechanisms and biological roles of prions, which are particular structural changes in certain proteins.
Some prions cause serious disease, but in her work on yeast Professor Lindquist has shown that prions also can be of advantage for the organism in which they occur. The ramifications of her work point far beyond microbiology.
After the award ceremony, professor Lindquist gave a lecture in which she explained recent developments of this work. The lecture was followed by a reception for Professor Lindquist at the Carlsberg Academy.
Professor Emil Chr. Hansen was head of the Department of Physiology at the Carlsberg Laboratory from 1879 to 1909. He was the first to develop a method for propagating pure yeast, which revolutionised the brewing industry all over the world.
The Emil Christian Hansen Foundation awards prizes to appreciate outstanding achievements in microbiology. The last recipient, in 2003, was Professor Scott D. Emr.
Professor Susan L. Lindquist has shown that prions also can be of advantage for the organism in which they occur.
Carlsberg is one of the leading brewing groups in the world, with a large portfolio of beer and soft drinks brands. Its flagship brand – Carlsberg – is one of the fastest-growing and best-known beer brands in the world. More than 30,000 people work for Carlsberg at 92 local production sites in 48 countries, and its products are sold in more than 150 markets. In 2005 Carlsberg sold more than 100 million hectolitres of beer, which is about 83 million bottles of beer a day.
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