‘The Knoepfler Award:’ Recognizing Risk and Those Who Make a Difference

Posted: November 25, 2012 at 8:00 am


A UC Davis stem cell researcher-blogger has announced a “stem cell person of the year” award
complete with a $1,000 cash prize that he is putting up himself.

Paul Knoepfler, who may be the only
stem cell scientist in the U.S. actively blogging on the subject,
said he has decided to put his money where his mouth is. 
Since announcing the contest in a Nov.13 blog item, Knoepfler has already received eight nominations,
including one for a scientist. Three days after the item aappeared, UC Davis
featured Knoepfler in a press release that included a video of
Knoepfler explaining the effort.
Paul Knoepfler
UC Davis photo

He said he wanted to go beyond “old
fashioned awards” given by “stodgy committees.” Knoepfler said he
is seeking to recognize that stem cell research is “transcending the
lab.”

The goal of the award, Knoepfler said,
is “to advance the stem cell field and give credit to those who
make a real difference.”
Knoepfler wrote,

“The criteria are that the person
made a truly outstanding difference in the stem cell field for 2012.
The winner could be a scientist, a patient advocate, someone in
industry, a student, a physician…really anyone who has made the
field better. For non-scientist nominees I’m particularly
interested in those who took personal risks or gave of themselves to
help others. For scientists I am looking for outstanding scientific
achievement and in particular out-of-the-box thinking. Folks in any
country are eligible.”

Deadline for nominations is Dec. 17.
Self-nominations are permissible. Knoepfler plans to pick five
finalists and interview them by phone. He also plans an online vote
that he said  “may” influence his decision.
Complete details are available on Knoepfler's blog. 

Source:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/uqpFc/~3/D_njqx1jc1U/the-knoepfler-award-recognizing-risk.html

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