Cell Stress Society International
Awards Presented During Business Meeting
CSSI President Larry Hightower received the 'Spirit of Budapest'
award for his contributions to international scientific cooperation. This
award was conceived and presented by Peter Csermely, Secretary/Treasurer
of CSSI. The award is named in honor of the spirit of friendship, collaboration
and open scientific exchange that was so characteristic of the Stress Of
Life Congress, held in Budapest, Hungary in 1997. This congress celebrated
the 90th birth anniversary of Hans Selye, the founder of the stress concept.
The proceedings of the congress were published as volume 851 of the Annals
of the New York Academy of Sciences. One of the goals of our society is
to keep this spirit of international cooperation alive in our field.
photo courtesy of Andrei Laszlo
Tangchun Wu, principal organizer of the the Second International Workshop
on Molecular Biology of Stress Responses, was recognized for his excellent
efforts. He was named 'Honorary Member of the Cell Stress Society International'
for the year 2000. CSSI President Larry Hightower presented Dr. Wu with
a framed certificate and a membership pin.
photo courtesy of Andrei Laszlo