Pfizer award

Dario Alessi from the Medical Research Council protein phosphorylation unit has been awarded a Pfizer academic award - his third award this year and sixth in a series of top prizes. Dario, Principal Investigator in the MRC Unit was selected for the Pfizer award for his groundbreaking work in the fight against diabetes. Dario leads a research team in biochemical studies of insulin-regulated signalling transduction pathways.

The Pfizer awards are made based on work published in the previous two years that is novel and leading in its field. Dario is one of only 4 recipients of an academic award this year which Pfizer's sandwich research and development site have presented annually since 1983, to support young scientists who have carried out significant research at European Universities or equivalent institutions. The academic awards cross all scientific disciplines with potential applications in the search for human or animal health medicines. The Award is for £12,000.

Dario took part in a swim across the Tay this summer with colleagues Andrew Morris and Irene Blair. The pictures show the swimmers completing the challenge for Diabetes UK.

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