His
Majesty the King, accompanied
by Her Royal Highness Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn,
has graciously consented
to confer the Prince Mahidol
Award 2008 upon three Awardees
on Wednesday, 28 January
2009 at 17.30 hrs at the
Chakri Maha Prasat Throne
Hall and designated Her
Royal Highness Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to
host a dinner in honor of
the Awardees at 20.00 hrs
of the same evening.
The
Prince Mahidol Award in
the field of medicine for
2008 was conferred upon
Professor Emeritus
Sérgio Henrigue Ferreira,
Department of Pharmacology,
Faculty of Medicine of Ribeiräo
Preto, University of Säo
Paulo, Ribeiräo Preto,
Säo Paulo, Brazil for
his contribution in the
development of ACE inhibitor
and COX 2 inhibitor in the
treatment of hypertension
and inflammation, respectively.
There
are two recipients of the
Prince Mahidol Award in
the field of public health
for 2008. One is Professor
Michiaki Takahashi,
Member of the Board of the
Research Foundation for
Microbial Diseases, Osaka
University, Osaka, Japan,
who received the award for
his contribution to the
development and clinical
application of Varicella
vaccine leading to the decline
in child mortality throughout
the world.
The
other awardee is Dr.
Yu Yong Xin Director
Emeritus, First Department
of Viral Vaccine, National
Institute for the Control
of Pharmaceutical and Biological
Products, People’s Republic
of China for his contribution
to the development of Japanese
encephalitis vaccine protecting
children from cripple and
death throughout the world.
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Date : January 30, 2009
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