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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Fifteen individuals doing research in the chemical and biological sciences will each have an additional $300,000 to support their research programs during the next three years. The fifteen have been named as the 2010 Searle Scholars. Over the past 29 years, 467 Searle Scholars have shared over $93,142,500 in grants, made since the program began in 1981. This year, 180 applications were considered from recently appointed assistant professors, nominated by 120 universities and research institutions. The final selection of Scholars was based on recommendations made by a Scientific Advisory Board of twelve scientists distinguished for their research and leadership in fields of interest to the Searle Scholars Program.

In selecting the Scholars, the Board looked for scientists who have already demonstrated innovative research with the potential for making significant contributions to biological research over an extended period of time.

The funds that support the awards come from trusts established under the wills of John G. and Frances C. Searle. Mr. Searle was President of G.D. Searle & Co., of Skokie, Illinois, a research-based pharmaceutical company. Mr. and Mrs. Searle expressed the wish that some of the proceeds of their estates be used for the support of research in medicine, chemistry, and biological science.

In 1980, members of the Searle family, acting as Consultants to the Trustees of the Trusts established under the wills of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Searle, recommended the development of a program of support for young biomedical scientists. This idea evolved into the Searle Scholars Program, which is funded through grants from the family trusts to the Chicago Community Trust and administered by Kinship Foundation in Northbrook, Illinois.

A list of the 2010 Scholars, including the names of the institution that will administer the award is listed below:

Theodor Agapie
California Institute of Technology

David Biron
University of Chicago

Sreekanth H. Chalasani
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Heather R. Christofk
University of California, Los Angeles

Ila R. Fiete
University of Texas, Austin

Thomas Gregor
Princeton University

Katherine A. Henzler-Wildman
Washington University

Seth B. Herzon
Yale University

Bo Huang
University of California, San Francisco

Nelson C. Lau
Brandeis University

David Mclean
Northwestern University

Maxence V. Nachury
Stanford University

Ernest J. Petersson
University of Pennsylvania

Antonina I. Roll-Mecak
National Institute of Health

Emily R. Troemel
University of California, San Diego

Elaine Fuchs, along with eight other laureates, will be honored during a White House ceremony with President Obama on October 7. She is being honored "for her pioneering use of cell biology and molecular genetics in mice to understand the basis of inherited diseases in humans and her outstanding contributions to our understanding of the biology of skin and its disorders, including her notable investigations of adult skin stem cells, cancers and genetic syndromes."

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Fifteen individuals doing research in the chemical and biological sciences will each have an additional $300,000 to support their research programs during the next three years. The fifteen have been named as the 2009 Searle Scholars. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Fifteen individuals doing research in the chemical and biological sciences will each have an additional $300,000 to support their research programs during the next three years. The fifteen have been named as the 2009 Searle Scholars. Over the past 28 years, 452 Searle Scholars have shared over $88,640,000 in grants made since the program began in 1981. This year, 178 applications were considered from recently appointed assistant professors, nominated by 120 universities and research institutions. The final selection of Scholars was based on recommendations made by a Scientific Advisory Board of twelve scientists distinguished for their research and leadership in fields of interest to the Searle Scholars Program.

In selecting the Scholars, the Board looked for scientists who have already demonstrated innovative research with the potential for making significant contributions to biological research over an extended period of time.

The funds that support the awards come from trusts established under the wills of John G. and Frances C. Searle. Mr. Searle was President of G.D. Searle & Co., of Skokie, Illinois, a research-based pharmaceutical company. Mr. and Mrs. Searle expressed the wish that some of the proceeds of their estates be used for the support of research in medicine, chemistry, and biological science.

In 1980, members of the Searle family acting as Consultants to the Trustees of the Trusts established under the wills of Mr. & Mrs. John G. Searle, recommended the development of a program of support for young biomedical scientists. This idea evolved into the Searle Scholars Program, which is funded through grants from the family trusts to The Chicago Community Trust and administered by Kinship Foundation in Northbrook, Illinois.

A list of the 2009 Scholars and the names of the institution that will administer the awards can be found below.

Philip H. Bradley, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Iain M. Cheeseman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Danica Chen, University of California, Berkeley
Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Baylor College of Medicine
Bianxiao Cui, Stanford University
Gregory S. Engel, University of Chicago
Nevan J. Krogan, University of California, San Francisco
Andreas Martin, University of California, Berkeley
Javier F. Medina, University of Pennsylvania
John Novembre, University of California, Los Angeles
Benjamin Ohlstein, Columbia University Medical Center
John L. Rinn, Harvard Medical School
Beth A. Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University
Doris Y. Tsao, California Institute of Technology
Weiwei Zhong, Rice University

Cedric Chernick, Director of the Searle Scholars Program from its founding in 1980 until 1995, passed away on Thursday, April 2. He played a pivotal role in the conception and organization of the Program, and he was greatly appreciated and admired by Scholars, Advisors, staff and the Searle family for his wisdom, impeccable judgment, great energy, and charming, gentle wit. Following his retirement, Cedric remained a source of sound advice and enthusiastic support. Services will be held on Sunday, April 5th at 2:00 pm at Congregation Rodfei Zedek, 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago. Interment will be in Oak Woods Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his memory to should be directed to: Congregation Rodfei Zedek, 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, IL 60615 or to: Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this morning that the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being awarded to Roger Tsien, Martin Chalfie and Osamu Shimomura for their development of green fluorescent protein as a tool for biological research.

Searle Scholars Richard Aldrich ('84), Michael Greenberg ('87) and Minx Fuller ('85) are among the 72 newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences for 2008. This brings to 32 the number of Searle Scholars who are members of the National Academy of Sciences. Also, three Scholars were elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Fred Cohen ('88), Allison Doupe ('93), and Tim Mitchison ('89).

Fifteen individuals doing research in the chemical and biological sciences have been selected as the 2008 class of Searle Scholars. Since the Program began in 1981, 452 Searle Scholars have been named. This year, the Scientific Advisory Board considered 176 applications from recently appointed assistant professors, nominated by 120 universities and research institutions. In selecting the Scholars, the Board looked for individuals who have already done important, innovative research and who have the potential for making significant contributions to biological research over an extended period of time.