22 June 2005

Major award for Dundee scientist

Professor Roland Wolf, Director of the Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Dundee, has been given the European Scientific Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) at their meeting in Nice, France.

ISSX make three regional awards each year - one each for Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

The ISSX is the major international society dealing with gene-environment interactions, the area bridging the gap between basic research and the pharmaceutical industry.

They have recognised Prof Wolf this year for his overall scientific achievement in the field.

"It is of course always nice to get something like this, and it is recognition of the work we have been able to do here in Dundee," said Prof Wolf.

Professor Wolf is recognised as a world-leading researcher into cancer and is Director of the University's Biomedical Research Centre, which employs around 130 researchers in Dundee. The main focus of their research is to understand the pathways that determine the sensitivity of cells to drugs, environmental agents and chemical toxins.

The BRC, which was established in 1993, attracts significant funding from charities, government agencies and industry.

By Roddy Isles, Head of Press 01382 344910, out of hours: 07968298585, r.isles@dundee.ac.uk