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Announcement: Ekwall Memorial Award
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Toxicology in Vitro 22 (2008) 1122 www.elsevier.com/locate/toxinvit
Announcement
The Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Award 2008
In recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of in vitro toxicology, particularly promoting implementation of alternative methods for estimation of neurotoxicity Professor Erik Walum is the recipient of the Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Award for the year 2008. Erik Walum (Biovitrum AB, Sweden) is one of the most significant pioneers in the field of in vitro neurotoxicology. His ideas about mechanism-based toxicity, starting in the early eighties, are still outstanding. Several of the methods that were developed under his guidance have been evaluated in international collaborations, with great success. Erik Walum has significantly contributed to the advancement of the acceptance of alternative methods to laboratory animal models through his commitment in national and international expert committees such as the Swedish board for laboratory animals (CFN), the European Research Group for Alternative Toxicity Testing (ERGATT) and the European Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) of the European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM). Erik Walum has fostered a large number of students in the field of in vitro toxicology, particularly neurotoxicology, and he supervised 5 students to higher academic degrees at Stockholm university. Together with Bjo¨rn Ekwall, he founded the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology (SSCT) and he had a fundamental role in the early days of the MEIC project. The prize will be handed out during the ESTIV2008 conference in Stockholm, 25–28 September 2008. Please visit ‘‘www.ssct.net’’ for more information about the Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Foundation.
doi:10.1016/S0887-2333(08)00104-5
Toxicology in Vitro 22 (2008) 1122 www.elsevier.com/locate/toxinvit
Announcement
The Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Award 2008
In recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of in vitro toxicology, particularly promoting implementation of alternative methods for estimation of neurotoxicity Professor Erik Walum is the recipient of the Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Award for the year 2008. Erik Walum (Biovitrum AB, Sweden) is one of the most significant pioneers in the field of in vitro neurotoxicology. His ideas about mechanism-based toxicity, starting in the early eighties, are still outstanding. Several of the methods that were developed under his guidance have been evaluated in international collaborations, with great success. Erik Walum has significantly contributed to the advancement of the acceptance of alternative methods to laboratory animal models through his commitment in national and international expert committees such as the Swedish board for laboratory animals (CFN), the European Research Group for Alternative Toxicity Testing (ERGATT) and the European Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) of the European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM). Erik Walum has fostered a large number of students in the field of in vitro toxicology, particularly neurotoxicology, and he supervised 5 students to higher academic degrees at Stockholm university. Together with Bjo¨rn Ekwall, he founded the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology (SSCT) and he had a fundamental role in the early days of the MEIC project. The prize will be handed out during the ESTIV2008 conference in Stockholm, 25–28 September 2008. Please visit ‘‘www.ssct.net’’ for more information about the Bjo¨rn Ekwall Memorial Foundation.
doi:10.1016/S0887-2333(08)00104-5