We are delighted to announce that Professor Christian Hertweck from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research in Jena, Germany, is the winner of the 2011 NPR Lecture Award. Professor Hertweck was selected for his contribution to the field of biosynthesis.
“I am honoured that I have been nominated and selected for the NPR lecture award and would like to use this opportunity to thank my colleagues and collaborators for great teamwork and support”, said Professor Hertweck on winning the award. ”Without them, I guess I would not have much to say during the lecture…
Also, reading NPR articles and reviews has always been an excellent way to keep up with the latest developments in natural product research – a constant source for inspiration. Thank you very much!”
The lecture will be delivered at the 52nd annual meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, to be held in San Diego, US between July 30th and August 3rd this year. Also speaking at the meeting will be NPR Board members Guy Carter, Sarah O’Connor and Joern Piel, and 2010 NPR Lecture Award winner Christopher Walsh. For general information about the meeting please visit the conference website at http://www.asp2011.com.
The NPR Lecture Award is awarded to a researcher who has made a significant contribution to the field of natural products and who has also had some involvement with the journal. Professor Hertweck has authored a number of articles for NPR and you can view his most recent articles below:
The chemistry and biology of cytochalasans
Kirstin Scherlach, Daniela Boettger, Nicole Remme and Christian Hertweck
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2010, 27, 869-886
Type II polyketide synthases: gaining a deeper insight into enzymatic teamwork
Christian Hertweck, Andriy Luzhetskyy, Yuri Rebets and Andreas Bechthold
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2007, 24, 162-190
