Pollin Prize

Drs. Roscoe O. Brady and Charles Robert Scriver are the recipients of the 2010 Pollin Prize for outstanding achievements in pediatric research.

2010 Pollin Prize recipients Drs. Charles
Robert Scriver and Roscoe O. Brady

Drs. Roscoe O. Brady and Charles Robert Scriver are the recipients of the 2010 Pollin Prize in recognition of their discovery of the molecular and biochemical basis of genetic inborn errors of metabolism and for applying these findings to the development of practical interventions that have improved the lives and health of countless children and infants.

The eighth annual $200,000 Pollin Prize, the largest international award for pediatric research, recognizes outstanding achievement in biomedical or public health research resulting in important improvements to the health of children. Half of the award will be split between the two winners and the remainder will go to support institutions of the two doctors' choosing. These are the Baylor Research Institute in Dallas and McGill University in Montreal.

Dr. Brady is scientist emeritus and senior investigator at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Scriver is the Alva Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics at McGill University.
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About the Pollin Prize
The Pollin Prize in Pediatric Research recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in biomedical or public health research related to the health of children.
Established in 2002, the award was created by Irene and Abe Pollin and their family of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and is funded by the Linda and Kenneth Pollin Foundation.

Previous Pollin Prize Recipients

2009

Basil S. Hetzel, AC, MD, FRCP for his work with the effects of iodine deficiency on brain development – and the importance of incorporating iodized salt in the diet to prevent brain damage in newborns.

2008

John Allen Clements, MD for Development of Lifesaving Treatment for Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in Infants

2007

Samuel L. Katz, MD for the Development and Implementation of the Measles Vaccine

2006

(No Award)

2005

Eric N. Olson, PhD and Abraham M. Rudolph, MD for Advances in Understanding Congenital Cardiac Malformations

2004

Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS for Vitamin A: The 20-Cent Solution

2003

Emil Frei III, MD, Emil J. Freireich, MD, Donald Pinkel, MD and James F. Holland, MD for Development of Curative Treatments for Childhood Leukemia

2002

Norbert Hirschorn, MD, Dilip Mahalanabis, MD, David R. Nalin, MD and Nathiel F. Pierce, MD for Oral Rehydration Therapy

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