Molecular Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Life Sci. 2012 Oct 15;91(13-14):470-4. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.07.002. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
Endothelium-dependent regulation of vascular tone was one of the key discoveries in physiology in the 1980s, including the characterization of endothelium-derived vasoactive factors such as endothelin. Young investigators, often while starting research as part of their PhD degree, have been instrumental in carrying out the work that led some of the most important discoveries in the endothelin field. This article reviews the importance of mentoring for research in general and for endothelin research in particular, including examples of outstanding young investigators that have been instrumental in some of the key discoveries in the endothelin field. Recognizing scientific excellence among young investigators has a long tradition in the history of the International Conferences on Endothelin. Winners of "Young Investigator Awards" of the past five endothelin conferences (ET-8, ET-9, ET-10, ET-11, and ET-12) are presented, as well as recipients of the "ET-12 Best Presentation Awards" established on the occasion of the Twelfth International Conference on Endothelin ET-12 in Cambridge in September 2011.
20 世纪 80 年代,内皮依赖性血管张力调节是生理学的重要发现之一,其中包括对内皮衍生的血管活性因子(如内皮素)的特征描述。青年研究人员在攻读博士学位期间,常常作为研究的一部分,参与了一些最重要的内皮素领域发现的相关工作。本文综述了指导在一般研究,特别是内皮素研究中的重要性,包括一些杰出的青年研究人员在一些关键的内皮素领域发现中所发挥的作用的例子。在国际内皮素会议的历史上,一直有认可青年研究人员科学卓越成就的传统。本文介绍了过去五次内皮素会议(ET-8、ET-9、ET-10、ET-11 和 ET-12)的“青年研究者奖”获得者,以及 2011 年 9 月在剑桥举行的第十二届国际内皮素会议(ET-12)上设立的“ET-12 最佳演讲奖”获得者。