THE ELEVENTH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ARRIGO RECORDATI
Young Investigator Award for Excellence in neuroblastoma research
MISSION
The Prize was established in 2000 by Recordati Group in memory of the Italian pharmaceutical entrepreneur Arrigo Recordati to perpetuate his legacy and to inspire biomedical discoveries benefiting people worldwide. Arrigo Recordati strongly believed in the power of research to drive the development of the pharmaceutical industry and provide products beneficial to public health and individual well-being.
THE WINNER OF THE 11TH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ARRIGO RECORDATI ANNOUNCED
The 2024 Award was dedicated to the promotion and recognition of excellence in research within paediatric oncology, specifically neuroblastoma
The project from Dr Adam Durbin, M.D., PhD, which aims to provide new potential therapeutic strategies for children with neuroblastoma, was awarded a € 100,000 research grant.
2024 EDITION
At the 5th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) taking place in Milan from the 13th to 17th of May, the 11th edition of the International Prize for Scientific Research Arrigo Recordati was awarded to Dr Adam Durbin, MD, PhD, from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, for providing new potential therapeutic strategies for children with neuroblastoma.
The Prize received more than 40 applications from junior researchers of different nationalities, which were assessed by the 2024 Review Committee - an independent panel of internationally recognised experts who have provided leadership throughout their long careers in the field of rare diseases, including Chairman Prof. Robert J. Desnick M.D., PhD., D.SC., Prof. Andrew Pearson, M.D., PhD., and Prof. Charles Patrick Reynolds, M.D., PhD.
During the Award ceremony, the Review Committee and Andrea Recordati were delighted to announce Dr Adam Durbin’s project “Targeting E/P300/CBP Control of Chemoresistance in Neuroblastoma” was awarded the € 100,000 Arrigo Recordati Prize.
Dr Adam Durbin is an Assistant member of the Department of Oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
