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Poll Finds Concerns About Pace of Medical & Health Research
Americans Split on Speed of Drug Approval Process, Strongly Believe U.S. Should be a Global Leader in Medical Research, Would Participate in Clinical Trials But Are Not Asked
WASHINGTON—Nearly three-quarters of Americans are confident in our system for reviewing the effectiveness and safety of new medicines and medical devices, yet 41% say it takes too long to approve a drug and allow it to be sold to consumers.
Research!America Honors Leading Health Research Advocates
U.S. Representative David Obey (D-WI) among Award Recipients
WASHINGTON—Research!America's 14th Annual Advocacy Awards event will convene nearly 500 leaders from government, academia, industry and health advocacy organizations to honor some of the leading medical and health research advocates of our time. The event will take place on the evening of Tuesday, March 16, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC.
U.S. Representative David Obey Receives Research!America Advocacy Award
Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy
WASHINGTON—Today Research!America announced that it will present U.S. Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) with the 2010 Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy. The national award recognizes his commitment to medical and health research during his 21 terms in Congress.
Advocate-Philanthropist Ann Lurie to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership
WASHINGTON—Philanthropist Ann Lurie will receive Research!America's 2010 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership. The award recognizes Lurie's exceptional contributions as one of the nation's foremost advocates and philanthropists for health and medical research.
Robert Klein Honored with Research!America Advocacy Award
Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
WASHINGTON—Robert Klein, JD, chair of the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will receive Research!America's 2010 Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award. He will be recognized for his vision and his bold advocacy for diabetes and stem cell research for patients in California and nationwide.
Robert Mahley Receives Research!America Advocacy Award
Builders of Science Award
WASHINGTON—Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD, founding director and immediate past president of The J. David Gladstone Institutes, will receive Research!America's 2010 Builders of Science Award. The award recognizes his leadership as Gladstone's founding director and president for over 30 years, guiding its growth to become one of the world's foremost independent research institutions, known for its groundbreaking basic science and substantial impact on disease prevention.
Geoffrey Beene CEO Receives Research!America Advocacy Award
Legendary Designer Brand Fashions Public Salute to Research
WASHINGTON—G. Thompson Hutton, Esq., Trustee and CEO of the Geoffrey Beene Foundation and President and CEO of Geoffrey Beene, LLC, will receive Research!America's 2010 Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion. The award recognizes his leadership behind the Foundation's national public service campaign "Rock Stars of Science" and many other philanthropic and advocacy initiatives in support of medical research.
March of Dimes Honored with Research!America Advocacy Award
Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award
WASHINGTON—March of Dimes will receive Research!America's 2010 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award. The award recognizes March of Dimes decades of successful advocacy for maternal and child health research and services.
Vaccine Poll: Strong Public Support for Vaccines
Vast Majority of Americans Say Vaccines Safe, Effective, Have Benefited Them Personally
WASHINGTON—Research!America today released findings from a national poll on vaccines which showed that most Americans believe vaccines are very important to the health of our society (80%) and that they have personally benefited from the development of vaccines over the last 50 years (90%).
Economists Honored for Study on Drug Prices, Medical Innovation
New Report on 2008 U.S. Health Research Investment Points to Need to Stimulate Medical Innovation
WASHINGTON—The 2009 Garfield Economic Impact Award was presented today to Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD, associate professor at the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development, and his co-authors for their study "U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy in a Global Marketplace," published in Health Affairs earlier this year.
Leading Scientists Rocked Capitol Hill With Rock Legend Aerosmith's Joe Perry
Unprecedented Briefing and Tribute Concert Addressing Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Genomics, PTSD and HIV/AIDS at Capitol Visitors Center on Thursday, September 24
WASHINGTON—Some of the nation's top scientific minds, including Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health and Rudy Tanzi, PhD, Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University, joined Aerosmith's Joe Perry to speak and perform as the "Rock Stars of Science" (Rock S.O.S) campaign came to Capitol Hill for an unprecedented event at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium September 24.