Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation

Institut de France, home to the Academie des Sciences, calls for nominations for the scientific "Grand Prix 2011" in the fields of biology, medicine, physiology ...

Grand Prize will be given each year to a scientist who has made important contributions to cardiovascular physiology, biology, or medicine. Taken in the widest sense, these fields also include developmental biology, genetics, epidemiology, physiology, as well as clinical biology, imaging techniques, therapeutics, and the pharmacology of the cardiovascular system.

The Lefoulon-Delalande Grand Prize, of 500 000 euros, will be awarded in 2011. For full conditions on how to apply, see below. For information, contact: fondations@institut-de-france.fr

Deadline for receipt of nominations: 28 January 2011