Bernard Siegel Congratulates GPI Science Advisor Elizabeth Blackburn for Receiving Nobel Prize.WASHINGTON -- Bernard Siegel, Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that educates the public and promotes supportive public policy for stem cell research and other forms of cutting-edge medicine. (GPI (Graphical Programming Interface) A graphics language in OS/2 Presentation Manager. It is a derivative of the GDDM mainframe interface and includes Bezier curves. ), issued the following statement congratulating Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn who was named to receive the 2009 Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. in Medicine. Since 2004, Dr. Blackburn has served as a member of the GPI Science Advisory Board. "Elizabeth Blackburn has made a profound contribution to medicine as a co-discoverer of telomerase telomerase /telo·mer·ase/ (te-lo´mer-as) a DNA polymerase involved in the formation of telomeres and the maintenance of telomere sequences during replication. te·lom·er·ase n. which has launched a major cancer research field and has led to an increased understanding of aging." "Beyond her scientific accomplishments, patient advocates and scientists admire Dr. Blackburn as a courageous proponent for ethical scientific research. While serving on the President's Council for Bioethics bioethics, in philosophy, a branch of ethics concerned with issues surrounding health care and the biological sciences. These issues include the morality of abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, and organ transplants (see transplantation, medical). she disapproved the past administration's political restrictions on stem cell research. Because she fearlessly spoke her mind, she paid the price of being dismissed from the Council." "We at GPI congratulate her monumental achievement on being named to receive the Nobel Prize and recognize her as a person of compassion and integrity in defending freedom of scientific research and the quest for cures." Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) supports stem cell research to develop therapeutics and cures. In addition to Dr. Blackburn, the GPI Science Advisory Board includes some of the leading researchers in science and medicine including Rudolf Jaenisch, Ian Wimut, Alan Trounson, Lawrence S.B. Goldstein Lawrence S.B. Goldstein is Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at University of California, San Diego and Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He receives grant funding from the NIH, the Johns Hopkins ALS Center, the HighQ Foundation, and the California , Douglas Melton and John Gearhart among other luminaries in the field. GPI pursues its mission by producing the World Stem Cell Summit, publishing the World Stem Cell Report, honoring leadership through the Stem Cell Action Awards, organizing educational initiatives and fostering strategic collaborations. For more information about GPI, visit www.genpol.org. |
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