Preventative cardiovascular MD gets "Freedom to Discover"

16 April 2006

A specialist in preventative cariovascular medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA, has been selected to direct a "Freedom to Discover" unrestricted biomedical research grant, which was awarded to the university by New York, USA-based drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb. Daniel Rader is one of two scientists in the cardiovascular field to benefit from such an award in 2006, a total of $6.0 million being distributed by the company this year. He is best known for his work on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

The Freedom to Discover Award includes $100,000 per year for five years. Dr Rader said: "this research money will enable us to try new approaches to targeting HDL for therapeutic purposes, a key step in our goal of preventing and reversing heart disease."

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free.  A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Login to your account

Become a subscriber

 

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now
  • Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
  • Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
  • Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
  • Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
  • Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK





Today's issue

Company Spotlight