June 01, 2017

Scripps Florida Scientist Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Matthew Disney is a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

June 01, 2017

Matthew Disney, a professor in the Department of Chemistry on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has been named one of 30 national finalists for the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists in the Chemistry category.

The annual Blavatnik Awards, established in 2007 by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and administered by the New York Academy of Sciences, recognize exceptional young researchers who will drive the next generation of innovation by answering today's most complex and intriguing scientific questions.

I am very grateful for our groups recognition from the Blavatnik Foundation and what it represents that the group has been doing important science and changing what the world views as druggable targets, Disney said. It is also important recognition for my great co-workers and team members that have tackled important problems that many thought could not be solved.

We look forward to learning of the directions that the pioneering work of the 2017 National Finalists will take in the coming years, said Len Blavatnik, Founder and Chairman of Access Industries, head of the Blavatnik Family Foundation and an Academy Board Governor in a statement.

The finalists are considered 30 of America's most important young scientific researchers aged 42 years and younger. They were selected from 308 nominations of faculty-rank researchers working at 149 of the nation's top academic and research institutions, representing 41 states and the District of Columbia. From these finalists, three Laureates, from the disciplines of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Physical Sciences & Engineering, will be announced in late June 2017. Each Laureate will receive an unrestricted cash prize of $250,000 the largest prize of its kind for early career scientists.

In 2016, TSRI Professor Phil Baran, Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry and a TSRI alumnus, was named a Blavatnik Laureate in Chemistry.

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