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Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (centre) at
the 2010 Heineken Prizes awards ceremony
The Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences
have become a barometer of the best
performance in these fields, with 12 former
laureates going on to win a Nobel Prize.
Support for the Heineken Prizes is firmly
rooted in the belief that art and science
make a positive contribution to society.
This is very important to the De Carvalho-
Heineken family and to the Heineken
business today.
ROYAL MEDIA ATTENTION
The biennial awards ceremony, held
at Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage in
September, was attended by the Dutch
Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Some
450 academics, government officials,
ambassadors and their guests brought the
event international media attention.
This year, for the first time, young scientists
were included in the list of laureates chosen
by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
and Sciences (KNAW). The KNAW and the
Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation added
the Heineken Young Scientist Awards to
encourage scientists who have received their
doctoral degrees within the last five years.
Daughter of the late Alfred H. Heineken and
Chairman of the Alfred Heineken Fondsen
Foundation, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken,
said the addition was, "completely in line with
the vision and aims of the foundation. The
awards emphasise the relevance of research
to society and represent an important
addition to the Heineken Prizes, which are
among the most prestigious science awards
in the world."
SCIENCE WHICH CHANGES LIVES
Winners of the awards for young scientists
included Dr Puck Knipscheer, Biochemistry
and Biophysics, for her research at the
interface of biochemistry and molecular
cell biology; Dr Menno van Zelm, Medicine,
for his research on the cellular and
molecular mechanisms that cause antibody
deficiencies; and Dr Remco Breuker, History,
for his research on Korean identities.
Dr Appy Sluijs, Environmental Sciences,
received his award for research into the
changes that arose in the Earth's ecosystems
millions of years ago. Peruvian-born
Dr Paola Escudero, Cognitive Science,
received her award for research on second
language learning.
The 2010 Heineken Prizes for Arts and
Sciences laureates this year, in the fields
of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Art;
Medicine; History; Environmental Sciences;
and Cognitive Sciences are, respectively;
Professor Franz-Ulrich Hartl; Mark Manders;
Professor Ralph M. Steinman; Professor
Rosamond D. McKitterick; Professor G. David
Tilman; and Professor Michael Tomasello.
To find out more about the Heineken Prizes
and the 2010 winners visit;
www.heinekenprizes.com
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