Molly Stevens Awarded Science Medal

Molly Stevens, PhD, a reader in regenerative medicine and nanotechnology with the materials department at Imperial College London, was awarded the 2006 Conference Science Medal by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Stevens, the first female scientist to win the award in its 40-year history, is developing nanomaterials for biosensing disease-related proteins and devising a portable kit to detect the presence of cancer-related enzymes or HIV. She is also researching self-assembling nanomaterials to help bones and cartilage regenerate and repair. The award will be presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference Sept. 12 in Manchester, England.