Dario has also just been awarded the Young Investigator G B Morgagni Prize for 2002, which consists of a silver medal and $8000. This prize is conferred every 2 years for a researcher under 40 years of age for "outstanding achievements in the field of metabolism". The award ceremony will take place at the 8th European Symposium on Metabolism held in Padova, Italy between October 2-5th of 2002. Padova is the home town of Giovanni Battista Morgagni a famous Italian anatomist and pathologist who lived from 1682-1771.