John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced that the recipient of the 2004 Gaden Award is Jeffrey A. Hubbell for his article "Synthetic Extracellular Matrices for In Situ Tissue Engineering" (co-authored by Alison B. Pratt, Franz E. Weber, Hugo G. Schmoekel, and Ralph Müller). The article was published in the April 5, 2004 issue (Volume 86, Issue 1, pp. 27-36) of Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Named for the journal's founding editor Elmer L. Gaden, Jr., the award is given each year for an outstanding paper exceptional in its impact and originality published in the previous calendar year. Biotechnology and Bioengineering publishes original articles, reviews, and mini reviews that deal with all aspects of applied biotechnology.
Hubbell will receive a plaque, $1000, and an acknowledgement of the award in an upcoming issue of the journal. In addition, an Elmer Gaden Award special session will be held in conjunction with the Biochemical Technology Division's program at the 229th American Chemical Society's National Meeting that begins on March 13, 2005 in San Diego, CA. The award will be presented by Professor Douglas S. Clark, Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and will be followed by an award lecture by Hubbell entitled "Bioresponsive Polymers in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering." The award lecture will be held on March 15, 2005 at 11:30AM.
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