Open access research celebrated

Open Access Institute of the Year - University of Nottingham

BioMed Central Publisher Matthew Cockerill said "We are delighted with the diversity and quality of this year's award nominees and would like to congratulate the winners, and those shortlisted, on their exceptional research. We would also like to thank our sponsors, Microsoft Research and Pfizer, whose support made the awards possible."

Guests at the event were treated to a lively routine from Brian Malow, 'the science comedian'. As part of their commitment to open access, Pfizer were proud to be the sponsor the Research Awards Dinner.

Photos and full details of the awards can be found at the BioMed Central Annual Research Awards website (http://www.biomedcentral.com/researchawards/)

Notes to Editor:

1. BioMed Central (www.biomedcentral.com) is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer Science+Business Media, a leading global publisher in the STM sector.

2. The runner-up for the Biology Prize went to Henrik Glenner and Jens Høeg, both from the University of Copenhagen, for their research article in BMC Biology:

Induced metamorphosis in crustacean y-larvae: Towards a solution to a 100-year-old riddle
Glenner H, Høeg JT, Grygier MJ, Fujita Y
BMC Biology 2008, 6:21 (20 May 2008)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/21

3. The runner-up for the Medicine Prize was awarded to Joachim Silber et al of the University of California for their research article published in BMC Medicine:

miR-124 and miR-137 inhibit proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme cells and induce differentiation of brain tumor stem cells
Silber J, Lim DA, Petritsch C, Persson AI, Maunakea AK, Yu M, Vandenberg SR, Ginzinger DG, James CD, Costello JF, Bergers G, Weiss WA, Alvarez-Buylla A, Hodgson JG.
BMC Medicine 2008, 6:14 (24 June 2008)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/6/14