| | FEBS Letters Young Group Leader Award
The FEBS Letters Young Group Leader Award is given to an independent scientist, aged 40 years or younger, who is the corresponding author of an outstanding research letter published in the previous calendar year. 2010 FEBS Letters Young Group Leader Award Winner:
Dr. Hideo Iwai
The University of Helisinki
The award winning manuscript is:
Oeemig, J.S. Aranko,A. S., Djupsjöbacka, J., Heinämäki, K., and Iwaï H. (2009) Solution structure of DnaE intein from Nostoc punctiforme: Structural basis for the design of a new split intein suitable for site-specific chemical modification. FEBS Lett. 583 1451-1456.
The manuscript was praised by the committee as it opens a new avenue into protein engineering. Based on NMR data and subsequent rational design, the authors characterised a minimal region sufficient to reconstitute a functional split intein. These findings open new possibilities for protein trans-splicing with short chemically modified peptides for numerous research and industrial applications.
The Award Committee were: Giulio Superti-Furga (Vienna) Chair, Pascale Zimmerman (Leuven), Ulrike Kutay (Zurich), Maurice Montal (San Diego) and Angel Nebreda (Madrid). We would like to thank them for their work in selecting the prize winner. If you would like to be considered for the FEBS Letters Award, submit your research letter to us before your 41st birthday! |  |
Past Award Winners |
| 2009 | Frank Sargent
University of Dundee, UK | Grant Buchanan, Julien Maillard, Sander B. Nabuurs, David J. Richardson, Tracy Palmer, Frank Sargent (2008) Features of a twin-arginine signal peptide required for recognition by a Tat proofreading chaperone. FEBS Letters 582: 3979-3984 | 
| Read the article "Featuring… Frank Sargent" | 2008 | Kaspar Locher
EidgenÖssische Technische Hochschule | Roger J.P. Dawson and Kaspar P. Locher (2007) Structure of the multidrug ABC transporter Sav1866 from Staphylococcus aureus in complex with AMP-PNP. FEBS Lett. 581 (5), 935-938. | 
| Read the article "Featuring...Kaspar Locher" | 2007 | Noboru Mizushima
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School | Nao Hosokawaa, Yukichi Harab and Noboru Mizushima (2006) Generation of cell lines with tetracycline-regulated autophagy and a role for autophagy in controlling cell size. FEBS Lett. 580 (11), 2623-2629. | 
| Read the article "Featuring...Noboru Mizushima" | 2006 | Theresia Stradal
GBF, Braunschweig,
Germany | Jenzora, A. et al. (2005) PREL1 provides a link from Ras signalling to the actin cytoskeleton via Ena/VASP proteins. FEBS Lett. 579 (2), 455-463. | 
| Read the article "Featuring...Theresia Stradal" | 2005 | Elke Deuerling
ZBMH, Heidelberg,
Germany | Vorderwülbecke, S. et al. (2004) Low temperature or GroEL/ES overproduction permits growth of Escherichia coli cells lacking trigger factor and DnaK. FEBS Lett. 559 (3), 181-187. | 
| Read the article "Featuring...Elke Deuerling" | 2004 | Dr. Jie-Oh Lee
KAIST, Daejon,
South Korea | Kim, H.M. et al. (2003) Crystal structure of Drosophila angiotensin I-converting enzyme bound to captopril and lisinopril. FEBS Lett. 538 (1-3), 65-70. | 
| 2003 | Dr. Dr. Kun Ping Lu
Harvard Medical
School, Boston,
United States | Nakamura, M. et al. (2002) Involvement of the telomeric protein Pin2/TRF1 in the regulation of the mitotic spindle. FEBS Lett. 514 (2-3), 193-198. | 
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