International Journal of Molecular Science is instituting an annual award to recognize outstanding papers in the area of chemistry, molecular physics and molecular biology published in International Journal of Molecular Science.
We are pleased to announce the third “International Journal of Molecular Science Best Paper Award” for 2014 [1,2]. Nominations were made by the Section Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Molecular Science from all papers published in 2010. The awards are issued to reviews and articles separately. We are pleased to announce that the following five papers have been chosen:
Article Award
First Prize
Parul Vatsa, Lisa Sanchez, Christophe Clement, Fabienne Baillieul and Stephan Dorey
Dietary Protection Against Free Radicals: A Case for Multiple Testing to Establish Structure-activity
Relationships for Antioxidant Potential of Anthocyanic Plant Species
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(12), 5095–5108; doi:10.3390/ijms11125095
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/12/5095
Second Prize
Junko Okuda-Shimazaki, Saiko Takaku, Koki Kanehira, Shuji Sonezaki and Akiyohshi Taniguchi
Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Aggregate Size on Gene Expression
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(6), 2383–2392; doi:10.3390/ijms11062383
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/6/2383
Third Prize
Giuseppe Calogero, Gaetano Di Marco, Silvia Cazzanti, Stefano Caramori, Roberto Argazzi, Aldo Di Carlo and Carlo Alberto Bignozzi
Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Red Turnip and Purple Wild Sicilian Prickly Pear Fruits
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(1), 254–267; doi:10.3390/ijms11010254
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/1/254
Review Award
First Prize
Kati Hanhineva, Riitta Törrönen, Isabel Bondia-Pons, Jenna Pekkinen, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Hannu Mykkänen and Kaisa Poutanen
Impact of Dietary Polyphenols on Carbohydrate Metabolism
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(4), 1365–1402; doi:10.3390/ijms11041365
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/4/1365
Sonia De Pascual-Teresa, Diego A. Moreno and Cristina García-Viguera
Flavanols and Anthocyanins in Cardiovascular Health: A Review of Current Evidence
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(4), 1679–1703; doi:10.3390/ijms11041679
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/4/1679
We believe that these five exceptional papers are valuable contributions to International Journal of Molecular Science and the scientific research field. On behalf of the Prize Awarding Committee and the Editorial Board of International Journal of Molecular Science, we would like to congratulate these three teams for their excellent work. In recognition of their accomplishment, Dr. Stephan Dorey, Dr. Akiyohshi Taniguchi and Dr. Carlo Alberto Bignozzi will receive prizes of CHF 1000, CHF 800, and CHF 500, respectively, and the privilege of publishing an additional paper free of charge in Open Access format in International Journal of Molecular Science, after the usual peer-review procedure. Dr. Kati Hanhineva and Dr. Diego A. Moreno will receive the privilege of publishing an additional research article free of charge in Open Access format in International Journal of Molecular Science, after the usual peer-review procedure.
Prize Awarding Committee
Editor-in-Chief, Section ‘Molecular Diagnostics’
Prof. Dr. Stephen A. Bustin
Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
E-Mail: stephen.bustin@anglia.ac.uk
Editor-in-Chief, Section ‘Molecular Recognition’
Prof. Dr. Ian A. Nicholls
Bioorganic & Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory Linnæus University Centre for Biomaterials Chemistry and School of Chemistry & Biomedicine Linnæus University, Kalmar SE-39182, Sweden
E-Mail: ian.nicholls@lnu.se
Editor-in-Chief, Section ‘Molecular Toxicology’
Dr. Michael Iba
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
E-Mail: iba@eohsi.rutgers.edu
References
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