Princess gives Prince Mahidol Award to medical researchers
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- TWO DEDICATED medical researchers, who won the Prince Mahidol Award for 2016, pledged to carry on their research and continue their work to help humanity.

 

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on Tuesday evening presented the Prince Mahidol Award for 2016 to Sir Gregory Paul Winter and Dr Vladimir Hachinski, the two awardees in the fields of medicine and public health respectively, at Boromrajasathitmaholarn Hall in the Grand Palace. 

 

The Princess then hosted a dinner to honour the laureates.

 

Sir Winter, Master of UK’s Trinity College University of Cambridge, said he was very surprised and glad that he had been nominated for the Prince Mahidol Award in recognition of his achievements in research to develop humanised therapeutic antibody technologies.

 

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Quite a lady the gift that keeps on giving. I really admire her. 

15 hours ago, webfact said:

humanised therapeutic antibody technologies.

Monoclonal antibody therapy uses antibodies that are made in the lab rather than by a person’s own immune system. Once the antibodies are given, they may recruit other parts of the immune system to destroy the targeted antigen, such as a cancer cell.

http://pdl.com/technology-products/what-are-humanized-monoclonal-antibodies/

Way above my pay grade.

Wow. Should be mandatory when visiting Pattaya.

How often does this award come out... Thainess... why not honor some of the hardworking Thai Medical Researchers....