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Selected Recent Awards and Recognitions
2011
Haydee E.P. Bazan, Ph.D.
Lecture and Co-Chair – “Lipoxin A4 Inhibits Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Corneal Injury and Inflammatory Response.” Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Related Diseases. (September 18-21)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Special award as "Guest of Honour" presented by Mayor of Torre di Ruggiero of the Ruggiero il Normanno City, Catanzaro, Italy. (September 7)
Dr. N. Bazan will receive the “Alkmeon International Prize,” in recognition for his discovery of DHA neuroprotection signaling. Previous recipients of this award include:
Prof. Solomon Snyder, John Hopkins Medical School – 2011;
Prof. Rita Levi Montalcini, Rome, Nobel Laureate – 2003;
Prof. Arvid Carlsson, Göteborg, Nobel Laureate – 2001;
Sir John Eccles, Oxford, Nobel Laureate – 1994;
Sir John Vane, London, Nobel Laureate – 1996.
The event is sponsored by University of Rome tor Vergata, European School for the Assessment of New Medicines, (September 8)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Award for Outstanding Research on Neuroprotection, University of Catania, Presented by Magnifico Rettore (President) Catania, Italy. (September 12)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Excelencia Award for Medical Research and Business
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Board of Trustees,
ARVO Gold Fellow, FARVO (Fellow of ARVO)
May, 2011
2010
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame 2010 Laureate
Junior Achievement Award Program
Thursday, March 25, 2010
2009
The 22nd Biennial Meeting of the ISN/APSN Joint Meeting Taiwan Satellite Conference 2009
Plenary Lecturer: Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids Modulates Initiation and Progression of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Haydee E.P. Bazan, Ph.D.
Neurotrophins and DHA Induce Nerve Regeneration
LSUHSC’S BAZAN AWARDED ARRA GRANT TO PRESERVE VISION
Haydee Bazan, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has been awarded a $710,000 grant over two years by the National Institutes of Health to advance her research on potential therapeutic approaches to heal corneal injuries. The grant was awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. READ MORE
LSUHSC RESEARCH IDENTIFIES ENZYME THAT MAKES SURVIVAL MOLECULE FOR KEY VISION CELLS
Research lead by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, identifying an enzyme that makes neuroprotectin D1 which specifically and selectively protects retinal cells key for vision, will be published in the June 26, 2009 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. READ MORE
Tiffany Niemoller, a 5th year MD/PhD student awarded NIH grant for research on protective effects of fish oil in stroke READ MORE
David Stark, a 5th year MD/PhD student awarded NIH grant to determine how specific molecules derived from the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), can protect the brain under conditions of stress READ MORE
2009 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Retreat Travel Awardees
Recent Advances in Retinal Degeneration, 2008
Book dedicated to Nicolas G. Bazan
Table of Contents
2008 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Retreat Travel Awardees
2007
Proctor Medal
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) presented to Nicolas G. Bazan, the Proctor Medal 2007, ARVO’s highest honor. The award was presented during ARVO’s Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in May 2007. Bazan was chosen as the recipient of the Proctor Medal for his elucidation of the lipid pathways in the retina, his discovery of the DHA derivatives named docosanoids, his work on the platelet- activating factor in inflammatory responses, and his design of agents to prevent apoptosis arising out of his work.
Introduction of Nicolas G. Bazan, 2007 Recipient of the Proctor Medal (article)
Photograph of Dr. Daniel Organiscial, VP of ARVO, presenting to Nicolas G. Bazan the Proctor Medal
Brain '07 and BrainPet '07
2000
Neurochemical Research
Table of Contents
Preface
Issue dedicated to Nicolas G. Bazan
1999
Neural Stimulation or Onset of Cerebral Ischemia Activates Phospholipase A2
Elected Fellow, Medical Society of Ireland, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin 1999
1991
Current Contents/Life Sciences
Bazan NG: Effects of ischemia and electroconvulsive shock on free fatty acid pool in the brain. Biochem Biophys Acta 218:1-10, 1970 (Citation Classic Current Concepts/Life Science 30:10, July 29, 1991)
