- European Society for Clinical Investigation
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The European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) was founded on February 12, 1967 as a pan-European society of clinicians and scientists with a genuine interest in uncovering disease mechanisms. The term clinical investigation is interpreted widely, from bench-to-bedside and vice versa, including animal studies relevant to human health and disease.
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Objectives
The objectives of ESCI are
- the advancement of medical practice through biomedical science,
- the cultivation of clinical research by the methods of the natural sciences,
- the correlation of the science art and medicine,
- the fostering of high standards of ethical practice and investigation, and
- the diffusion of a spirit of fraternity and international cooperation among and through its members.
The goal is to be the leading clinical research society across Europe.
European Journal of Clinical Investigation
ESCI publishes the monthly European Journal of Clinical Investigation (EJCI), containing significant papers in the field of clinical investigation. The term clinical investigation is interpreted widely to include biomedical research from bench-to-bedside and vice versa including animal studies of relevance to human health and disease. The current journal impact factor is 2.784[1].
Awards
Every year, ESCI gives two awards to young outstanding investigators below the age of 45: the ESCI Award for Excellence in Basic/Translational Research and the ESCI Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. The awards are given for exceptional contributions to the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of human disease. A significant part of the research must have been performed in Europe. The prize for each award is 10,000 euro. The recipient of each of the awards delivers a plenary lecture during the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI and is asked to submit a review article to the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, summarising the work for which the award was given.
Previous winners of the ESCI Awards
Year Awardee 2011 Caetano Reis e Sousa, Georg Schett 2010 Reuven Agami, I. Sadaf Farooqi 2009 Josef M Penninger 2008 László Nagy 2007 John PA Ioannidis 2006 Michael Roden 2005 Lars Fugger 2004 Allan Flyvbjerg 2003 Raphael Scharfmann 2002 Hugh Edward Montgomery 2001 Hans C Clevers 2000 Seppo Ylä-Herttuala 1999 Guido Poli 1998 Anthony HV Schapira 1997 Irene Virgolini 1996 Paolo Golino 1995 Peter Valent 1994 Bo Angelin Year Awardee 1993 Thomas F Lüscher 1992 Roberto Montesano 1991 René RP de Vries 1990 Douglas Roland Higgs 1989 Daniel P Lew 1988 Anthony W Segal 1987 Gian Franco Bottazzo 1986 Lars-Inge Larsson 1985 Rofl M Zinkernagel 1984 Pierre Corvol & J Ménard 1983 Fritz R Bühler 1982 GG Rousseau 1981 Timothy J Peters 1980 Alberto Malliani 1979 Jens F Rehfeld 1978 Lelio Orci 1977 David JH Brock 1976 Jean-François Bach Annual Scientific Meeting
ESCI organizes an annual scientific meeting. ESCI awards travel grants for young scientists to attend the annual meeting.
Year Location 2012 Budapest, Hungary 2011 Heraklion, Greece 2010 Bari, Italy 2009 Frankfurt, Germany 2008 Geneva, Switzerland 2007 Uppsala, Sweden 2006 Prague, Czech Republic 2005 Athens, Greece 2004 Utrecht, The Netherlands Recent Presidents of ESCI
Year President 2011-2014 Piero Portincasa (Bari, Italy) 2008-2011 George P. Chrousos (Athens, Greece) 2005-2008 Joannes J.M. Marx (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 2002-2005 Heinrich M. Schulte (Hamburg, Germany) 1999-2002 Lina Badimon (Barcelona, Spain) References
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