Founded in 1903, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine promotes investigation in the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of scientific information among disciplines. The Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper published each year in the society’s journal, Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Jian Feng, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, is internationally regarded for his research on stem cell biology and Parkinson’s disease. His research focuses on the vulnerability of human nigral dopaminergic neurons, with the goal of finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, he studies how mutations of the parkin gene cause the disease. Feng is widely known for using human induced pluripotent stem cells to study the role that parkin plays in Parkinson’s disease. His outstanding research has led to a number of patent applications and inventions. He has also collaborated with fellow scholars to investigate other diseases, including Alzheimer’s. In 2022, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine selected his work to be recognized with their prestigious Best Paper Award.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Malcolm Slaughter, PhD, is an expert on neurotransmitter-receptor interactions, who works to understand information processing in the retina. Using electrophysiological, molecular and cell-imaging techniques, his research focuses on the events that occur at synapses, with a particular emphasis on neurotransmitter-receptor interactions. His research has clinical applications related to medicinal pharmacology and improving the analytical potential of the electroretinogram, a tool used by ophthalmologists to evaluate the health of the retina. In 2022, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine selected his work to be recognized with their prestigious Best Paper Award for basic science.
