Awards & Fellowships

Andrea Prader

 

Introduction

The Andrea Prader Prize is an annual Leadership Award given to a member of the Society. It is the most prestigious ESPE senior award and was created to honour lifetime achievement in teaching and research, as well as to recognise outstanding leadership and overall contribution to the field of paediatric endocrinology.

The prize is awarded through nomination and final selection by the Andrea Prader Prize Committee.

Regulations

a) The membership are no longer invited to make nominations.

b) Each current year's Prize Selection Committee has a maximum list of six candidates from among ESPE Members who are eligible for the prize.

c) Each of the six candidates is invited by the ESPE Secretary to provide an up-to-date copy of their CV and a list of publications. The candidate will also be asked to provide a list of his/her ten pre-eminent publications on one sheet, together with a list of trainees in paediatric endocrinology who have received training in their department and their current positions.

Eligibility

Candidates must be ESPE members, excluding Corresponding Members and current members of the ESPE Council and the Prize Selection Committee.

This award is made possible by the generous support of Pfizer, USA.

Previous Winners

  • 1988 Dr. Milo Zachmann Zürich, Switzerland
  • 1989 Dr. Leo Van den Brande Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1990 Dr. Raphael Rappaport Paris, France
  • 1991 Dr. Albert Aynsley-Green Newcastle upon Tyne, England
  • 1992 Dr. Nathalie Josso Montrouge, France
  • 1993 Dr. Martin Ritzèn Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1994 Dr. Maguelone Forest Lyon, France
  • 1995 Dr. Pierre Sizonenko Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1996 Dr. Niels Skakkebaek Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1997 Dr. Walter Teller Ulm, Germany
  • 1998 Dr. Hans Åkerblom, Helsinki, Finland
  • 1999 Dr. Zvi Laron Petah Tikva, Israel
  • 2000 Dr. Charles Brook London, England
  • 2001 Dr. Paul Czernichow Paris, France
  • 2002 Dr. Jean-Louis Chaussain, Paris, France
  • 2003 Dr. Michael Ranke, Tübingen, Germany
  • 2004 Dr. Stephen Shalet, Manchester, England
  • 2005 Dr. Wolfgang G. Sippell Kiel, Germany
  • 2006 Dr Ieuan Hughes, Cambridge, UK
  • 2007 Dr Martin Savage, London, UK