!!2010 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine awarded to Prof. Austin Smith
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Prof. [Austin Smith|User/Smith_Austin] is awarded the [2010 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine|http://www.jeantet.ch/e/prize/laureats_2010.php] for his seminal contribution to understanding the mechanisms governing the renewal or differentiation of stem cells, a vital stage in the development of cell treatment.
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[The award ceremony|http://www.jeantet.ch/e/prize/documents/Affiche10.pdf] took place in Geneva (Switzerland) on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.
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__The Academy congratulates Prof. Smith to this outstanding award!__
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