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- Professor Salvador Moncada knighted for services to science
- CfMR scientists awarded major strategic funding in Parkinson's Disease
- Dr Nick Lane awarded UCL Provost’s Venture Research Fellowship
- Prof John Hardy elected FRS
- Parkinson's disease research funding awarded
- Dr Josef Kittler awarded Lister Institute Research Prize
- Dr Derek Hausenloy awarded BHF Senior Clinical Fellowship
- Dr Nick Lane on Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist
- Mitochondrial Symposium funding awarded to Dr Takehiro Yasukawa by JSPS
- Muscular Dystrophy funding awarded to Profs Duchen and Muntoni
- Energy revolution key to complex life
- Nick Lane wins 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books
- Britton Chance dies November 16th 2010
- Michelangelo Campanella wins BBSRC New Investigator funding
- UCL Mitochondria project wins 2011 SET for Britain Award
- Parkinson's disease research funding awarded
- Josef Kittler awarded ERC starting grant 'Fuelling synapses'
- Professors Michael Duchen and Kenneth Smith awarded grant from the MS society
- Dr Josef Kittler co-organising 'Mitochondrial trafficking and function in neuronal health and disease' in Boston
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Nick Lane wins 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books
22 October 2010
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) has won the 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
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In his book Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (published by Profile, 2009), Dr Lane charts the history of life on Earth by describing the ten greatest inventions of life, based on their historical impact, their importance in living organisms and their iconic power. |
Maggie Philbin, chair of the judging panel and former presenter of the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World, said: “Life Ascending is a beautifully written and elegantly structured book that was a favourite with all of the judges. Nick Lane hasn’t been afraid to challenge us with some tough science, explaining it in such a way that we feel like scientists ourselves, unfolding the mysteries of life.”
Dr Lane said: “I’ve been following the prize since its inception and I know it’s the highlight of the year for many scientists. The prize stands for getting the best science to the widest audience possible and I hope that it attracts funding next year and continues for as long as possible.”
Thanks to Dr Lane's award, UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment is the only department in the world to house two winners of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books; Professor Steve Jones carried off the award in 2008 for Coral - A Pessimist in Paradise.
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